239 - ARAD Ron (born 1951) VITRA (Produced by)

ARAD Ron (born 1951) VITRA (Produced by) Chair known as the “School Chair,” with a black-lacquered aluminum sheet frame folded into a “Z” shape; the base consists of two continuous strips that cross each other and rest on flat glides. Backrest and seat consist of three slats, the entire piece covered in black neoprene (small tears in the neoprene). Circa 1988 H 94 cm – W 35 cm – D 53 cm - Bibliography: Deyan Sudjic, “Ron Arad. Restless Furniture,” New York, Rizzoli, 1989, model reproduced on p. 74 - Oscar Tusquets Blanca and Nonie Niesewand, “The International Design Yearbook,” Éditions du Chêne, 1989, model shown on p. 18 - Deyan Sudjic, “Ron Arad. Restless Furniture,” New York, Rizzoli, 1989, model shown on p. 74; “100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum,” exhibition catalog, Weil am Rhein, Vitra Design Museum, 1996, model shown on p. 130.