Ron Arad

I have for a while been a huge fan of Ron Arad, an Israeli industrial designer, artist and architect. And so when I heard he was exhibiting at the Barbican in London I was quick to go and visit to get some inspiration for my project

At the exhibition I had the opportunity to experience sitting in one of his chairs to see how they differed from ones in my everyday life. I found I was intrigued to sit in them like a fly is to a Venus Flytrap, not by the scent but to explore how I will interact with the form of his chair. I was drawn to one chair in particular, shown below based on the concept of how a mother holds a baby in her arms, and I would like to use this as a possible means to lull someone to sit in the chair, giving me the advantage over the restrained victim

As you can see from from the image you lie on your back, on a cleverly formed piece, then you can rock forwards and back, up and down in all directions with little effort