Ron Arad (born 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel) studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem before continuing his education at the Architectural Association in London. Early on, he distanced himself from classical industrial standards and began producing his unconventional furniture by hand, typically welded from sheet steel and characterised by a sculptural quality.

From the late 1980s onwards, he also designed furniture and objects for serial production. From 1997 to 2009, he served as Professor of Industrial and Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art in London. His work is included in major international museum collections, including the Vitra Design Museum, MoMA and the Centre Pompidou. For Vitra, he designed, among other pieces, the Well Tempered Chair and the Bad Tempered Chair.