Saw this exhibition at the Barbican today – really good. I’d only recently realised that both the Rover Chair…
Ron Arad Rover Chair
…and the Well Tempered Chair…
Ron Arad Well Tempered Chair
…were by Ron Arad and had struggled to see a connection between the two, but this exhibition really helped to show the development of his work, so you could see the link between pieces as different as these two. It starts upstairs and is divided into eight types of production / phases of his output.
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Tagged Bodyguard, chairs, gomli, London Papardelle, rocking chair, Ron Arad, Rover Chair, SCP East, The Barbican, Thick Vac, thumbprint, Tinker, Tom Vac, Uncut, voido, Voids, Well Tempered Chair
On Sunday, the boy and I did the Shoreditch and Brick Lane walk from the London Design Guide 2010. Here are the best bits…
Arnold Circus, Boundary Estate, London's first council-housing project, built in 1900 to replace a slum
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Tagged Atomica, Brick Lane, chairs, Council-housing, eames, Eiffel tower, graffiti, london design guide, rocking chair, SCP, SCP East, Shoreditch, voido
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