Ron Arad (industrial designer)

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Ron Arad (b. 1952) is an industrial designer, artist and architect. He attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusaleum between 1971-73 and the Architectural Association in London from 1974-79.

He is Head of Design Products Department at the Royal College of Art.

Arad and his older brother, violist Atar Arad were born in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In 2005, Arad designed chandeliers for the Swarovski crystal company which if one has the number, can display text messages that are sent to it by incorporating light-emitting diodes (LEDs) operated by SMS text messages. He also has had tables that climb walls instead of being centered in the room. [1]

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  1. ^ Sarah Douglas (December 6, 2005), Ron Arad, ARTINFO, <http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/9082/ron-arad/>. Retrieved on 28 April 2008 

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