Ron Arad | Restaurant On Mountain Top | Les Diablerets | Switzerland

Landmark panoramic gallery and restaurant on a mountain top

A truly unique site at the summit of ‘Glacier 3000,’ which as the name suggests sits at 3000m above sea level. The site itself is in Switzerland close to the border of the French and Swiss Alps, the nearest town is Gstaad. The peak commands spectacular views of the Western Alps, the project captures this panorama and make it accessible. The peak itself, and therefore the intervention, is visible from 50km in all directions. Towards the summit sits an existing ski lift structure and motor room designed by Mario Botta. The design connects the termination of the ski lift with the summit via a covered route, thus providing an enclosed and protected journey all the way from Les Diablarets Village to the peak.......more

Sofa Design | Do-Lo-Rez | Ron Arad

Description
Ron Arad's unconventional design approach always creates a challenge in the way materials are used in both the design and production stages.
His new Do-Lo-Rez mixes and merges the worlds of the arts, design and technology. Do-Lo-Rez is a very up-to-the-minute sofa composed of several soft, square-based cube- or rectangular-shaped units of various heights. The units are arranged in rows to form the shape of the sofa, and fixed to a platform by steel pins.
The units all have a 21x21cm footprint while varying in height from 27.5cm to 83cm. They are made of different-density polyurethane foam; a stiffer foam is used at the bottom of each unit in order to grip the steel pin, while softer foam at the top ensures optimum comfort. Do-Lo-Rez units may be rearranged to form a wide variety of shapes and compositions.
This seemingly simple product is actually extremely complex in construction, structure and production terms.
Ron Arad proposes a contemporary look at design to bring the virtual world into the real world.
-Moroso