Ron Arad
April 8 - May 9, 2009
Timothy Taylor Gallery, London

We often wonder if design for designs sake is tenable in the 21st century. Maybe it is, as design sensibilities merge ever more closely to visual art.

Ron Arad, Thumbprint chair, 2008. Bronze. Image: artnet.com

Design legend Ron Arad is currently showing a series of experimental new works at London’s Timothy Taylor gallery, a show that we recommend checking out.

Arad’s distillation of form is reminiscent to that of British sculptor Henry Moore (whose work you can see all around the City of Toronto, including at City Hall and in the Art Gallery of Ontario), or more recently, to the mirrored pieces of Anish Kapoor.

The Thumbprint chair above is composed of multiple bronze rods and is available in editions of six. No word on the price.

Henry Moore, Figure in a Shelter. Image: basingstoke.me.uk

Anish Kapoor’s Bean sculpture, in Chicago’s Millenium Park. Image: designscene.net

For more on the exhibition, please visit designboom.com HERE or, for beautiful installation shots, Timothy Taylor gallery HERE