Well people I can only assume that I have been living under a rock! On one of my usual daily internet travels I came across this:
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Exhibit A: Bookworm Bookshelf |
Yes, I know, it’s amazing and I NEED one in my house! Compelled to see more of these amazing designs, I googalised the designer (Ron Arad) and this is what I found:
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![Design Museum - Holon Design Museum - Holon](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3eK3CgmbZ2E/TUHbhGTK08I/AAAAAAAAAH4/eow3sHSu6lw/Design%20Museum%20-%20Holon_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Mediacite - Belgium Mediacite - Belgium](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3eK3CgmbZ2E/TUHbi2C25YI/AAAAAAAAAIA/scIkhpR3HLY/Mediacite%20-%20Belgium_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Mediacite - Belgium 3 Mediacite - Belgium 3](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_3eK3CgmbZ2E/TUHbltWxeqI/AAAAAAAAAII/-BtLitGD1b4/Mediacite%20-%20Belgium%203_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![Mediacite - Belgium 2 Mediacite - Belgium 2](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3eK3CgmbZ2E/TUHbnHTMC6I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/_6ITBSMQWZE/Mediacite%20-%20Belgium%202_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![RAAL_Olympic-Bridge-02 RAAL_Olympic-Bridge-02](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3eK3CgmbZ2E/TUHboJDU3MI/AAAAAAAAAIY/GbU9V72loWI/RAAL_Olympic-Bridge-02_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800)
Ron Arad has been hailed as one of the most influential designers of our time, and shamefully, I had never heard of him! He started out as a self-taught designer-maker of sculptural furniture but now works across both design and architecture. You can’t help but be (open-mouth) amazed at these inventive sculptural buildings. I am a sucker for any design that pushes the boundaries of what is possible and goes against the ‘norm’. I will definitely be keeping a close watch on his new projects, both in architecture and furniture design. You can read some of his bio here.