Excellent Ron Arad Rover Armchair in Painted Tubular Steel and Leather, 1981
By Ron Arad
Located in London, GB
A fantastic Rover armchair by Ron Arad, designed in 1981. This iconic postmodern chair features a painted tubular steel frame with a leather car seat, combining industrial materials ...
Steel
Ron Arad, Rare Aluminium "HORN CHAIR" 1985, UK
By One Off, Ltd., Ron Arad
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Rare and incredible example of Ron Arad HORN CHAIR, designed in 1985 for ONE OFF ltd UK.
Aluminum, Steel
Ron Arad “Size Ten” Lounge Chairs for Moroso, Italy, 1990s — 15 Available
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Almelo, NL
Ron Arad “Size Ten” Lounge Chairs for Moroso, Italy, 1990s — 15 Available (Priced per Chair) Fifteen Ron Arad “Size Ten” lounge chairs for Moroso, Italy, 1990s. Good condition with ...
Steel
2004 Ron Arad for Moroso Victoria and Albert Lounge Chairs 8x Available
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Victoria and Albert Lounge Chair, originally designed by Ron Arad for Moroso in 2000. These particular examples date to 2004. The chairs are comprised of an injection-molde...
Steel
2020 Victoria & Albert Easy Chair by Ron Arad for Moroso in Grey Kvadrat Fabric
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Victoria & Albert Armchair, designed by Ron Arad for Moroso in 2000. This particular example dates to 2020, and has seen little use, as it was acquired for staging in a mod...
Steel
Rare Flipping-chair by Ron Arad
By Ron Arad
Located in PARIS, FR
Ron Arad (b. 1951) Flipping chair, ca. 1994 Part of a series of five prototypes produced by Dirk Hainlen, Stuttgart, Germany Black lacquered steel frame, black nylon webbing seat and...
Stainless Steel
$90,000
Ron Arad, Before Summer 1992 Polished Stainless Steel Chair Sculpture small ed.
By Ron Arad
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
RON ARAD (BORN 1951) Before Summer 1992 Stainless steel, signed 'Ron Arad' and numbered 5/5 along lower edge height 41 3/4in (106cm); length 74in (188cm); width 15in (38cm) Liter...
Stainless Steel
Zeus Chair by Ron Arad for Zeus United Kingdom / Italy, 1992
By Ron Arad
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Rare Ron Arad Hotel Zeus Chair, 1990s A striking fusion of industrial design and sculptural artistry, this rare Hotel Zeus Chair by Ron Arad is a true collector’s piece.
Steel
Moroso Soft Heart Rocking Chair by Ron Arad, Italy
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft heart rocking chair by Ron Arad for Moroso, Italy, 1991.
Steel
Sparkling White "Soft Big Easy" by Ron Arad for Moroso
By Ron Arad
Located in Basel, BS
From big easy, steel chair designed by Ron Arad in 1988, the collection grew and shows that a volume, as simple form, can be translated, without compromising the design principles, t...
Steel
Moroso Soft Big Easy Lounge Armchair by Ron Arad, Italy
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft big easy lounge armchair by Ron Arad for Moroso, Italy.
Steel
Unavailable
H 35.4 in W 39.35 in D 39.25 in
Moroso Misfits Central 1 Sectional Modular Sofa Unit by Ron Arad, Italy
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Misfits is a modular seating system with many modules, all different, whose shapes appear to mould the material almost as if they were sculptures, a play on volumes, solids and empty...
Steel
Vitra Miniature Tom Vac Chair by Ron Arad
By Vitra, Ron Arad
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. The Tom Vac chair was first realized as one element in a sculpture consisting of 70 stacking chairs named Totem. Commissioned ...
Steel
Vitra Miniature Well Tempered Chair by Ron Arad
By Vitra, Ron Arad
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. Ron Arad is one of the liveliest and most productive figures in contemporary designs.
Steel
Ron Arad
By Ron Arad
Located in Chicago, IL
RON ARAD Studio, Hotel Zeus chair.
Zeus Noto
Steel
Modern Artist Made Steel Lounge Chair After Ron Arad
By Ron Arad
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a fantastic artist made steel chair after Ron Arad’s famous chair titled “Big Easy”.
Steel
Hotel Zeus Chair by Ron Arad, United Kingdom / Italy, circa 1990
By Ron Arad
Located in Montréal, QC
Designer : Ron Arad Design Period : 20th century Material : Steel / Ash plywood Condition : Good, vintage condition , shows signs of wear and imperfections.
Steel
Pair of "Rover" Chairs by Ron Arad, UK, 1980's
By Ron Arad
Located in New York, NY
A vintage pair of the iconic ''Rover" chairs that launched Ron Arad's career and his edition company, One-Off LTD. Arad, then a design student, set to show that you could make a goo...
Cut Steel
Rocking Chair, Designed by Ron Arad for One Off, England, 1980s
By Ron Arad
Located in Stockholm, SE
Chromed tubular steel and vinyl covered springs. Adjustable height.
Steel
'Hotel Zeus Chair' by Ron Arad for Zeus, 1992
By Zeus, Ron Arad
Located in Surbiton, GB
A scarce 'Hotel Zeus' chair designed by Ron Arad in 1992 and produced by Zeus, the design collective established in 1984 by Maurizio Peregalli and partners as a minimalist and monoch...
Steel
Ron Arad Spring Collection Soft Heart Chair for Moroso
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Miami, FL
Spring Collection Soft Heart chair designed by Ron Arad in 1988 for Moroso. This example is from the early 1990s.
Steel
Red Soft Big Easy Chair by Ron Arad for Moroso Italy 1990s
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Vienna, AT
It features beautiful red fabric upholstery. From big easy, steel chair designed by Ron Arad in 1988, the collection grew and shows that a volume, as simple form, can be translated, ...
Steel
Ron Arad "One Off" Silver Anodized Aluminium Tom Vac Chair
By One Off, Ltd., Ron Arad
Located in Dronten, NL
A rare and important "One Off" Tom Vac Chair. Made of one single piece of pre-polished and silver anodized aluminium seat on tubular steel supports, made by Ron Arad Associates.
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
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H 38.85 in W 51 in D 33.5 in
Ron Arad, Early "Big Easy" Chair, Patinated Steel, One Off, Great Britain, 1988
Located in High Point, NC
A very early example of one of Ron Arads most iconic and important works, the "Big Easy" chair.
Steel
Sold
H 35.44 in W 14.18 in D 20.87 in
Post-Modern Schizzo Chairs, Two in One, Paire Des Chaises by Ron Arad for Vitra
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
pair of ’schizzo‘ (two-in-one) chairs, designed by ron arad 1989, produced by vitra, germany.
Steel
Ron Arad - Well Tempered Chair
Located in New York, NY
Well tempered (decorative) chair by Ron Arad edited by Vitra in 1989.
Only 100 items were made
Stainless Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chair for One Off LTD, London, 1980. Great Condition.
By Ron Arad, One Off, Ltd.
Located in Kansas City, MO
A vintage ''Rover" chair that launched Ron Arad's career and his edition company, One-Off LTD.
Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chair, circa 1981
By Ron Arad
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ron Arad Rover Chair 1981, Black leather Rover chair with reclining action.
Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chair, circa 1981
By Ron Arad
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ron Arad Rover chair 1981, Black leather Rover chair with reclining action.
Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chairs Pair by One Off Ltd, circa 1981
By Ron Arad
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ron Arad Rover chairs pair by One Off Limited, circa 1981 Fabulous pair of Ron Arad Black leather Rover chairs by One Off Limited circa 1981, both chairs finished in black leather...
Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chairs Pair by One Off Ltd Circa 1981
By Ron Arad
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ron Arad Rover Chairs Pair by One Off Ltd Circa 1981 Fabulous pair of Ron Arad Black leather Rover chairs by One Off Limited circa 1981, both chairs finished in black leather with ...
Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chairs Pair by One Off Ltd, circa 1981
By Ron Arad
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ron Arad rover chairs pair by One Off Ltd, circa 1981 Fabulous pair of Ron Arad black leather Rover chairs by One Off Limited circa 1981, both chairs finished in black leather with ...
Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chair by One off Limited circa 1981
By Ron Arad, One Off, Ltd.
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ron Arad rover chair by One Off Limited Circa 1981 Ron Arad 'Rover' armchair by One Off Ltd London circa 1981 finished in black leather upholstery, designed by Arad in 1981 during...
Steel
Soft Big Easy armchair by Ron Arad
Located in New York, NY
Over 4 feet wide, this is a Big chair. Featured in the Ron Arad installation at the Museum of Modern Art, NO DISCIPLINE.
Steel
Moroso Clear Wavy Chair by Ron Arad, Italy
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A chair has a given shape, a well-defined function. The very fact that its design has been so thoroughly explored and reinterpreted makes the discovery of new territories even more e...
Steel
Ron Arad Rover Chairs Pair by One Off Limited circa 1981 Set 2
By Ron Arad
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Ron Arad rover chairs pair by One Off Limited circa 1981 set 2 Fabulous pair of Ron Arad black leather rover chairs by One Off Limited circa 1981, both chairs finished in tan leat...
Steel
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H 38.59 in W 26.78 in D 25.99 in
Wingback Chair by Ron Arad / Moroso in Inox and Trasparent Pegt / 21st Century
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
WIngback Chair designed by Ron Arad to Moroso. Structure is in stainless steel and single shell is transparent in PEGT.
Stainless Steel
Ron Arad was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1951 and studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Art (1971–73) and the Architectural Association in London (1974–79). In 1989, he and Caroline Thorman founded Ron Arad Associates. Arad has exhibited at many major museums and galleries throughout the world and his work is considered definitive within public collections of contemporary design, including those at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y; Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Vitra Design Museum, among many others.
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