In Conversation With Ron Arad

Always pushing design boundaries, the Israeli born, London based designer wants to constantly challenge the way we look at the world through his architecture and products

- Nadezna Siganporia

I hate speed bumps. I understand controlling speed, but this is a silly solution and every time I come across one, I think about what the alternative could be.” About 30 minutes into my interview with Ron Arad, we are talking about what inspires him. “Sometimes it’s the things you dislike that can be powerful motivators,” continues the prolific artist, product designer and architect, “other times you come across something new, like a different material, and wonder what you can do with it. There’s no format or single source.”

His inspirations are as varied as his creations. What Ron is known for the most are his relentless experimentations with form, structure and materials. He has created his own design language and the masterpieces he draws up have the remarkable ability to make the viewer question the way things are “supposed to be”. “To design is to do something that did not exist before I did it, and to ask, ‘What if I do this?’ I’ve said it many times, boredom is the mother of creativity.”