$5,199
H 38 in W 52 in D 24 in
Big Easy 1990s Ron Arad Design for Moroso Italian Postmodern Lounge Chair
By Ron Arad
Located in Biella, IT
Ron Arad big easy armchair by Moroso Italy years '90, material; polietilene glossy red, this is a red lacquered version designed bin years 1991.
Plastic
Soft Pink Big Easy Lounge Chair by Ron Arad for Moroso
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in amstelveen, NL
Ron Arad's big easy collection began as a steel chair designed in 1988 and has since been translated into other forms by reinterpreting the materials and production processes.
Wool
20th Century, Ron Arad for Moroso Armchair mod. The Big Easy
By Ron Arad, Moroso
Located in Turin, Turin
Ron Arad experiments with materials and technology as well as the re-conception of objects’ form and structure.
Plastic
$3,350
H 39 in W 48 in D 33 in
"Big Easy" Ron Arad Design for Moroso Italian Postmodern White Lounge Chair 1990
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Portland, OR
Fabulous postmodern "Big Easy" chair designed by Ron Arad for Moroso in 1991.
Plastic
Ron Arad Soft Big Easy Chair
By Ron Arad
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Vibrant in yellow, a soft big easy chair and ottoman, by Ron Arad for Morroso, Italy, 1988.
Wool
Vitra Miniature Big Easy by Ron Arad
By Vitra, Ron Arad
Located in New York, NY
With the kind permission of Ron Arad, London. All rights reserved. In 1988 and 1989, Arad's London One Off work shop created an entire series of Big Easy armchairs using bent sheet s...
Steel
Unavailable
H 37.01 in W 52.37 in D 34.65 in
Ron Arad, Armchair Big Easy, Moroso Edition, Spring Collection, 1991
By Ron Arad
Located in Biarritz, FR
Very good condition for this white Big Easy armchair by Ron Arad.
Polymer
Sparkling White "Soft Big Easy" by Ron Arad for Moroso
By Ron Arad
Located in Basel, BS
Lounge chair model Soft Big Easy for Poltrana Moroso, 2005. From big easy, steel chair designed by Ron Arad in 1988, the collection grew and shows that a volume, as simple form, c...
Steel
Moroso Soft Big Easy Lounge Armchair by Ron Arad, Italy
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soft big easy lounge armchair by Ron Arad for Moroso, Italy.
Steel
Armchair “Little Big Easy” by Ron Arad for Moroso 1989
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Wien, AT
Early Armchair “Little Big Easy” by Ron Arad for Moroso, Italy 1989.
Steel
Unavailable
H 41.74 in W 81.11 in D 40.56 in
Double Soft Big Easy Sofa by Ron Arad, 1991 Moroso, Italy
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Double soft big easy design by Ron Arad for Moroso in fair distressed condition.
Foam
Sold
H 38.19 in W 72.05 in D 35.83 in
Sofa Loveseat "Double Soft Big Easy" by Ron Arad 1991, Moroso, Italy
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Munster, NRW
Double soft big easy design by Ron Arad for Moroso in very good condition.
Red Soft Big Easy Chair by Ron Arad for Moroso Italy 1990s
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Vienna, AT
This iconic postmodern Lounge chair model Soft Big Easy has been sesigned by Ron Arad 1888 for Poltrona Moroso Italy.
Steel
Modern Artist Made Steel Lounge Chair After Ron Arad
By Ron Arad
Located in Round Rock, TX
Offered is a fantastic artist made steel chair after Ron Arad’s famous chair titled “Big Easy”. A functional piece of art made from formed and welded thin gauge steel.
Steel
Sold
H 38.85 in W 51 in D 33.5 in
Ron Arad, Early "Big Easy" Chair, Patinated Steel, One Off, Great Britain, 1988
Located in High Point, NC
A very early example of one of Ron Arads most iconic and important works, the "Big Easy" chair.
Steel
Red Soft Big Easy Armchair by Ron Arad for Moroso
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ron Arad's big easy collection began as a steel chair designed in 1988 and has since been translated into other forms by reinterpreting the materials and production processes necessa...
Steel
Armchair Big Easy by Ron Arad
By Ron Arad
Located in Milan, IT
Armchair big easy by Ron Arad. Production Moroso, 1991.
Armchair Big Easy- Ron Arad- Moroso
By Ron Arad
Located in Milan, IT
Armchair by Moroso- 1991
Fiberglass
Red Big Easy Armchair by Ron Arad
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Fossano, IT
Beautiful large armchair designed by Ron Arad for Moroso in 1988. This model is the first edition with a full voluminous form and curved sculptured iconic design , made in red lacq...
Plastic
Ron Arad Double Soft Big Easy Sofa in Green by Moroso Italy, circa 1991
By Ron Arad
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
The big easy steel chair designed by Ron Arad in 1988, shows that a volume, as simple form, can be translated, without compromising the design principles, through a reinterpretation ...
Steel
Soft Big Easy armchair by Ron Arad
Located in New York, NY
Ron Arad’s iconic Big Easy armchairs were originally created in his London workshop using bent sheet steel welded at the edges and were usually available only as unique pieces or ver...
Steel
BIG EASY-RED LACQUERED ARM CHAIR BY RON ARAD
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
ARM CHAIR
Sold
H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 7.09 in
Vitra Miniature "Big Easy, Volume 2" Chair by Ron Arad, Germany, 1990
By Vitra, Ron Arad
Located in Wilnis, UT
A rare miniature version of the "Big Easy, Volume 2" chair designed by Ron Arad, produced and distributed by Vitra Design Museum in Germany in the 1990s.
Aluminum
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Miniforms, Yiannis Ghikas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$9,500 / set
H 35 in W 20 in D 20.5 in
Postmodern Sculptural Steel Brown Leather French Pair of Chairs, 1980s, France
By Maria Pergay
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural steel brown leather French pair chairs, 1980s, France These are very rare leather and steel chairs form France. From the Maria Pergay, Michel Boyer Era. The leather is in...
Steel
$12,900
H 25.9 in W 22 in D 38 in
Frank Gehry, "Contour" Rocker, Cardboard, Masonite, Easy Edges, Inc, 1970s
By Frank Gehry
Located in High Point, NC
An early production "Contour" Rocker / Rocking Chaise, designed by architect Frank Gehry. Produced by Easy Edges, Inc, United States / Canada, 1970s. Produced in corrugated cardboard...
Masonite, Paper
$6,145
H 28.35 in W 70.08 in D 38.59 in
Le Bambole sofa in velvet By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful Le Bambole sofa in coral/pink coloured velvet designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in the 1970s. This beautiful edition is reupholstered in a high quality cotton velve...
Velvet
$8,200
H 31 in W 45 in D 36 in
Adrian Pearsall Channeled Post Modern Slipper Chair in Ivory White Bouclé
By Comfort Designs, Inc., Adrian Pearsall
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Channeled and plush post modern chair designed by Adrian Pearsall for Comfort Designs, Inc. If you're seeking a chair to wind down and relax in - the sort you can sit in for hours an...
Upholstery, Bouclé
$4,963
H 33.08 in W 14.18 in D 23.63 in
Mid Century Modern Vintage Cardboard Wiggle Side Chair by Frank O. Gehry, 1972
By Frank Gehry
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid century modern vintage cardboard wiggle chair, which is a great design side chair by Frank O. Gehry, 1972 for Jack Brogan, USA 1972-1973. Reissued by Vitra from 1992 as Wiggle ...
Paper
$23,000
H 34.26 in W 38.19 in D 35.44 in
Early 90's Production Getsuen & Rose Lounge Chairs Masanori Umeda for Edra Italy
By Masanori Umeda, Edra
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of early 1990's production Getsuen & Rose Flower lounge chairs by Japanese designer Masanori Umeda for Edra Italy 1990 Very rare to find 2 early production examples now combine...
Aluminum, Steel
$23,045
H 27.56 in Dm 118.12 in
Rare and Exceptional 'Gilda' Circle Sofa in Velvet by Michel Ducaroy, 1972
By Michel Ducaroy, Ligne Roset
Located in Echt, NL
Very rare extra large 'Gilda' circle sofa in excellent condition. Designed by Michel Ducaroy in 1972. The sofa is manufactured by 'Roset' the company name of Ligne Roset prior to 1...
Metal
$819 / item
H 29.7 in W 26 in D 21.2 in
"Clover" Flower Shaped Monobloc Armchair Designed by Ron Arad for Driade
By Ron Arad, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Clover" is a white, orange or green polyethylene flower shaped monobloc armchair, designed by Ron Arad and manufactured by Driade. White version only is available in quick ship. Ind...
Plastic
$8,272 / set
H 27.56 in W 37.41 in D 35.44 in
Lounge chairs in peach pink velvet by Luigi Caccia Dominioni for Azucena, 1960s
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Located in amstelveen, NL
Rare pair of sculptural lounge chairs in peach pink cotton velvet by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Italy, 1960s. These iconic armchairs embody Dominioni’s signature aesthetic: architectur...
Chrome
Big-E, Armchair by Ron Arad for Moroso, Italy, 1990s
By Ron Arad
Located in Greding, DE
Large red armchair out of plastic. Signed on the back “Big-E by Ron Arad for MOROSO”.
Plastic
Ron Arad Chair
By Ron Arad
Located in NYC, NY
'Horns' chair by Ron Arad 1985-1989 Measures: 108.2 x 50 x 48.5 cm (42 5/8 x 19 5/8 x 19 1/8 in.) Aluminium, stainless steel.
Aluminum
$15,225 / item
H 26.38 in W 149.61 in D 30.71 in
Osaka Sofa in Stretchy Blue Upholstery by Pierre Paulin
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1967, the French designer Pierre Paulin challenged the rationalism that was predominant at the time by envisaging a range of seats with naturally winding lines. Developed for Expo...
Upholstery
Folly Bench by Ron Arad for MAGIS
By Magis, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Item of furniture or sculpture? Folly bench expresses both these spirits in its dy- namic, flowing form, inspired by nature. Equally artistic and functional, it is made of rotational...
Plastic
Ron Arad, Victoria and Albert Moroso Armchair
By Ron Arad
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ron Arad, Victoria and Albert Moroso armchair, blue wool cover.
Leather, Wood
Ron Arad was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1951 and studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Art (1971–73) and the Architectural Association in London (1974–79). In 1989, he and Caroline Thorman founded Ron Arad Associates. Arad has exhibited at many major museums and galleries throughout the world and his work is considered definitive within public collections of contemporary design, including those at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y; Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Vitra Design Museum, among many others.
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