Monday, March 8, 2010

Be4U - Furniture Design History

Ron Arad (1951 - )

Furniture designer, architect,
teacher, Ron Arad’s expertise
is broad and his reputation
formidable. He is also the
creator of the classic Bookworm
– a fresh approach to book
storage and shelving and the
Well Tempered chair. Ron
Arad’s life is a tribute to
fascination with innovative
approaches to design: marrying
unconventional forms or
materials with unexpected
functions.

He taught himself to weld and beat steel and then experimented
with highly polished metal finishes. Ron Arad's team rapidly
became expert in varios processes from ready made and welded
heavy metal to extruded plastic and rapid prototyping.

In recent years Ton Arad's work has focused more on architectural
comissions such as the Tel Aviv Opera House, Y's store in Tokyo for
a Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto as well as the Belgo
restaurants in London. It is difficult to know which direction he
will turn next. As Ron Arad once said in an interview, "I'm afraid
of boredom, fundamentalist, philistines". So anything is possible
with Ron Arad.



Article Resource:
Internet;
- http://www.m-eng.com/ftp/New%20Design/
- http://www.garageonline.se/shop/content/voido-ron-arad
- http://artblart.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/exhibition-ron-arad-no-discipline-at-the-museum-of-modern-art-moma-new-york/
- http://www.borkded.com/post/69112093/ok-remember-how-i-went-to-that-shitty-museum-last
- http://www.icollector.com/Ron-Arad-Split-table_i8513296
- http://www.kollerauktionen.ch/shared/pdf/g44/Presse/PNB_g44_d.pdf
Books;
The DesignEncyclopedia, edited by Mel Byars, published
by The Museum of Modern Art




Charles Ormond Eames, Jr (1907 - 1978) &
Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser Eames (1912 - 1988)

Charles and Ray
Eames were
American designers.
They worked
together in major
contributions to
many fields of
design including
industrial, graphic,
filming and also
achitecture as
well.

Mid-Century Modern pop out after WWII and Art Deco
Movement. The design in Mid-Century Modern were
more organic shapes and there were a lot of bending
manufacturing involved. During then, Charles and Ray
Eames came out with a few wonderful furniture designs
such as the Lounge Chair. The Lounge Chair was the
perfect example of a classic design of the 20th century.



Article Resource:
Internet;
- http://www.spacecraftint.com/brands/vitra/vitra-dsr-
side-chair-1.html

- http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/issues/current-
issue/articles/how-to-shop-dec08-2/

- http://www.flyingarchitecture.com/eames_lounge_
chair/

- http://www.paulsawyer-gls.co.uk/magical/media/gbu0
/prodsm/27%20Feb%202008%20014.jpg

- http://www.mastersofarts.fi/moa2008/images/stories
/06_press/events/large/vitraeames_charlesray.jpg

Books;
The DesignEncyclopedia, edited by Mel Byars, published
by The Museum of Modern Art

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