Ron Arad

Ron Arad is an Israel designer, in his career he did not only creating new products but also build architectures and make graphic designs. As for products he focused more on chairs and the mostly used material is metal. Arad's work has been described as scary and bulky for his heavy metal use in his products.

One of his products is the Well Tempered Chair it was made in the 1986. Arad he wanted to explore and experiment in new ways of using metal. He wanted to see the the limits of what it can take. For this chair he used thin sheets of steel and twist them in different form and matter. He designed it by tensioning and bending the steel and formed a chair. He left it simple but with its natural look without any colour or texture even he left the bolt sticking out. In my opinion it is an astonishing chair but for me it is cold in the look even for the form. It look light weight but it is not to the fullest. If it had a bit of texture in it, it would look much better. The material he used is too thin for holding a person for a long period of time. By wear and tear it will lose its shape. 

                                                                        Well Tempered Chair





Another chair that Arad designed is the Big Easy that was made in 1988. This chair look similar to the Well Tempered Chair but in a more comfortable and good looking. It is made with the same material in sheets of steel with welded joints not yet perfectly smoothed down and polished. He also studied well the ergonomics of a chair and he discovered a new design that one can stay comfortable with the flexibility of the steel. As for finishing he covered his chair with polyester fibre was adopted for the very soft and comfort. In my opinion this is a much better chair even how the ergonomics are and he also make use of the flexibility of steel.

Big Easy Chair

This chair is the After Spring-Before Summer made in 1992. From the first look you can see the beauty in it but on the other hand it does not look comfortable nor ergonomic well. He mainly designed this chair for a different look and style. He used steel but in different layers and thickness. He wanted to see the flow in the chair with one single sheet of steel, the main thing he gave much importance is the gap in the middle where you can sit in it and it prevent you from slippery. For me this chair is more for the look then comfort or else you would not stay on it for long.

After Spring-Before Summer

Ron Arad designed a lot of strange looking objects but they came out very successful, he also was well know for his architecture work. As I can see this designer wants the viewer to amaze him with the look and with the design, then it comes to ergonomics.

Reference:  

Christian Galli, (Year 2011) Minimum Design, Ron Arad