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oikos is a Greek owned company which retails and wholesales contemporary furniture, lighting and design items for homes, apartments, offices and public places such as restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs and hotels.

Since 1980 located in Kolonaki the heart of Athens, oikos, with its two showrooms, has remained as the most progressive and sophisticated furniture and object store.

RON ARAD – 3 DECADES WORKING WITH MATERIALS

Three years after the iconic building he designed in Holon, renowned designer Ron Arad returns to the Design Museum Holon in Israel presenting In Reverse, his latest project which focuses on three decades of Ron Arad’s work in metal.

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Through physical experiments and digital stimulations, the project explores the way in which automobile bodies behave under compression.

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Arad became world known for his Bookworm bookshelf that he designed for KARTELL, which is one of the companies that he collaborates with and that we represent at Oikos.

 

Bookworm

Bookworm

Ron Arad has also collaborated with Italian company MAGIS and designed the beautiful Ravioli  and Voido chairs and the Folly sofa.

Ravioli chair

Ravioli chair

Voido chair

Voido chair

 

MOROSO  is another great collaboration for Ron Arad who has designed various products for the Italian company, which we also represent at Oikos. Below is one of them, the Big Easy armchair!

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