Born in Tel Aviv (Israel) in 1951, educated at the Jerusalem Academy of Art and later at the Architectural Association in London, Ron Arad co-founded with Caroline Thorman both the design and production studio ''One Off'' in 1981 and later, in 1989, Ron Arad Associates architecture and design practice. From 1994 to 1999 he established the Ron Arad Studio, design and production unit in Como, Italy. Ron Arad is currently the Professor of Design Products at the Royal College of Art in London.