www.ariklevy.fr
ARIK LEVY
"Design is an uncontrolled muscle" according to Arik Levy (born 1963).
Artist, technician, photographer, designer, filmmaker, Levy's skills are multi-disciplinary and his work can be seen in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide. Best known publicly for his sculptures – such as his signature Rock pieces -, his installations, limited editions and design, Levy nevertheless feels "The world is about people, not objects."
Hailing originally from Israel and moving to Europe after his first participation in a group sculpture exhibition in Tel-Aviv in 1988, Levy currently works in his studio in Paris.
His formation was unconventional where surfing, as well as his art and graphic design studio, took up much of his time back home. Following studies at the Art Center Europe in Switzerland he gained a distinction in Industrial Design in 1991.
After a stint in Japan where he consolidated his ideas producing products and pieces for exhibitions, Levy returned to Europe where he contributed his artistry to another field – contemporary dance and opera by way of set design.
The creation of his firm then meant a foray back to his first love, art and industrial design, as well as other branches of his talents. Respected for his furniture and light designs on all continents, Levy also creates hi-tech clothing lines and accessories for firms in the Far East.
Considering himself now more of a "feeling" artist, Arik Levy continues to contribute substantially to our interior and exterior milieu, his work including public sculpture, as well as complete environments that can be adapted for multi use. "Life is a system of signs and symbols," he says, "where nothing is quite as it seems."
Artist, technician, photographer, designer, filmmaker, Levy's skills are multi-disciplinary and his work can be seen in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide. Best known publicly for his sculptures – such as his signature Rock pieces -, his installations, limited editions and design, Levy nevertheless feels "The world is about people, not objects."
Hailing originally from Israel and moving to Europe after his first participation in a group sculpture exhibition in Tel-Aviv in 1988, Levy currently works in his studio in Paris.
His formation was unconventional where surfing, as well as his art and graphic design studio, took up much of his time back home. Following studies at the Art Center Europe in Switzerland he gained a distinction in Industrial Design in 1991.
After a stint in Japan where he consolidated his ideas producing products and pieces for exhibitions, Levy returned to Europe where he contributed his artistry to another field – contemporary dance and opera by way of set design.
The creation of his firm then meant a foray back to his first love, art and industrial design, as well as other branches of his talents. Respected for his furniture and light designs on all continents, Levy also creates hi-tech clothing lines and accessories for firms in the Far East.
Considering himself now more of a "feeling" artist, Arik Levy continues to contribute substantially to our interior and exterior milieu, his work including public sculpture, as well as complete environments that can be adapted for multi use. "Life is a system of signs and symbols," he says, "where nothing is quite as it seems."
ART EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS
Natural History Museum, London - installation - Regeneration : Osmosis Chaton Superstructures at the Natural History Museum – 09/11
JGM. Galerie, Paris – M+C Design 2008-2011 – group exhibition – Facetmoon + WireFlowRandom + BigRock – 03/11
Galerie Pierre-Alain Challier, Paris – Un regard d'Obsidienne – group exhibition – Absence – 01/11
Design Museum Holon, Israel – Post Fossil: excavating 21st century creation – group exhibition – RockFusion + SelfArcheology – 01/11
21_21 Design Sight gallery, Tokyo – Reality Lab – group exhibition – Fixing Nature Log installation – 11/10
Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv - Untitled - solo exhibition - 10/10
Mitterrand+Cramer, Geneva - Geotectonic - solo exhibition - 09/10
Priveekollektie, Heusden aan de Maas, The Netherlands - My Name is Arik - solo exhibition - 09/10
Istanbul Modern - Log Forest - 08/10
Personality Disorder Social Codes installation – No Holds Barred – Art Amsterdam – 05/10
Eighth Veil Gallery, Los Angeles – Out there logging – solo exhibition – 05/10
Santa Monica Museum of Art, USA – Luminescence, between Fire & Ice – solo exhibition – 05/10
Lambretto Art Project, Milano – 13 798 grams of design – group exhibiton – RockFusion Brass – 04/10
21_21 Design Sight gallery, Tokyo – Post Fossil: excavating 21st century creation – group exhibition – RockFusion and SelfArcheology – 04/10
Slott Gallery, Paris - Confessions - group exhibition Préliminaires - 12/09
Kenny Schachter/ROVE, London - Fruit & Flowers - group exhibition 10/09
Vienna Design Week, Vienna - Arik Levy & Swarovski Osmosis Chaton Superstructures at the Liechtenstein Museum and TableScape architectural Jewellery at Sotheby’s - 10/09
Swarovski Crystal Palace, Ex Magazzini di Porta Genova Milano - Osmosis - 04/09
Oratorio Basilica di S. Ambrogio, Milano - Prophets & Penitents, Confessions of a Chair - group exhibition- Identity Disorder chair - 04/09
Galleria Nina Lumer, Milano - Love Design - group exhibition - Powered by JimmyJane - 04/09
Design Miami, Miami - Beyond Organic: Design In the State of Nature - group exhibition - 12/08
Kenny Schachter/ROVE, London - Diversion - group exhibition - 11/08
Chatsworth, UK - Beyond Limits - group exhibition - Log Corner + Log Corner Grid - 09/2008
Sudeley Castle, UK - The Artist’s Playground - group exhibition - Moon Tables - 06/2008
Wright20, Chicago, IL - Absent Nature - 04/2008
Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX - Imperative Design - group exhibition - 01/2008
Galerie Alain Gutharc, Paris - Propositions lumineuses 2 - group exhibition - 01/2008
Galerie NumerisCausa, Paris - Il était une fois… - group exhibition for the gallery’s opening - Shine light sculpture - 12/2007
The Mews Gallery by Rabih Hage, London - Sitting Pretty - exhibition of photos by Jonathan Root, featuring a portrait of Arik Levy with his creation Identity Disorder - 09/2007
Dialogues méditerranéens, St. Tropez - Big Rock - installation - 07/2007
Centre des arts, Enghien-les-Bains - L’Autre - 01/2007
Drugstore Publicis, Paris - MiniMaxi - installation - 09/2006
Baccarat, Paris - Phantom - installation - Designer’s Days 06/2006
Passage de Retz, Paris – Big Rock - permanent installation - 05/2006
Centre culturel français, Milan - République Libre du Design - installation Organ - 04/2006
Passage de Retz / Mouvements modernes, Paris - Du Bois Dont On Se Chauffe - 12/2005
Gallery Alain Gutharc - Propositions lumineuses - 2005-2006
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris - D.Day - installation From primitive to virtual - 06/2005
Garanti Gallery, Istanbul - Feel before you see - 05/2005
National Glass Centre/Glass Gallery, Sunderland, UK - Brilliant - 02/2005
Park Ryusook Gallery, Korea - Love counts - 09/2004
Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Brilliant - 02/2004
Hertzlia Museum, Israel Video Zone Biennale - Two stars hotel - in collaboration with Sigalit Landau, 2002
Pascale Cottard-Ollsson Gallery, Stockholm - personal exhibition - 11/2001
Isart Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich - Virtual light - 2000
Isart Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich - Virtual/Religious’ - 2000
Sculpture Biennale Ein Hod, Israel - Humanism 2020 - 1997
Louisiana Museum, Danemark - Design og identitet - 1996
Sculpture Park, Jaffa, Israel - 1986
DESIGN EXHIBITIONS
JGM. Galerie, Paris – M+C / Design 2008-2011 – group exhibition – FacetMoon + WireFlowRandom + BigRock – 03/11
Galerie Pierre-Alain Challier, Paris – Un regard d'Obsidienne – group exhibition – Absence – 01/11
Design Museum Holon, Israel – Post Fossil: excavating 21st century creation – group exhibition – RockFusion + SelfArcheology – 01/11
21_21 Design Sight gallery, Tokyo – Reality Lab – group exhibition – Fixing Nature Log installation – 11/10
Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv – Natural Disorder – solo exhibition – 10/10
Mitterrand+Cramer, Genève – Geotectonic – solo exhibition – 09/10
Priveekollektie, Heusden aan de Maas – My Name Is Arik Levy – solo exhibition – 09/10
Istanbul Modern, Istanbul – Log Forest installation – Dice Kayek’s Istanbul Contrast – 08/10
Personality Disorder Social Codes installation – No Holds Barred – Art Amsterdam – 05/10
Eighth Veil Gallery, Los Angeles – Out there logging – solo exhibition – 05/10
Santa Monica Museum of Art, USA – Luminescence, between Fire & Ice – solo exhibition – 05/10
Straf Design Hotel, Milano – Confessions – installation – 04/10
Lambretto Art Project, Milano – 13 798 grams of design – group exhibiton – RockFusion Brass – 04/10
21_21 Design Sight, Tokyo – Post Fossil: excavating 21st century creation – group exhibition – RockFusion and SelfArcheology – 04/10
Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm – DesignBoost : Design for Life – group exhibition – Crisis Blow Up Furniture – 02/10
Slott gallery, Paris – Confessions – solo installation in Préliminaires exhibition – 12/09
Design Miami – HSCB Designers Lounge - Connection Collection / Volume 1 – Rockshelves and Rocksplit – 12/09
Swarovski Crystal Palace, Ex Magazzini di Porta Genova Milano - Osmosis - 04/09
Oratorio Basilica di S. Ambrogio, Milano - Prophets & Penitents, Confessions of a Chair - group exhibition - Identity Disorder chair - 04/09
Galleria Nina Lumer, Milano - Love Design - group exhibition - Powered by JimmyJane - 04/09
Design Miami, Miami - Beyond Organic: Design In the State of Nature - group exhibition - 12/08
Kenny Schachter/ROVE, London - Diversion - group exhibition - 11/08
Chatsworth, UK - Beyond Limits - group exhibition - Log Corner + Log Corner Grid - 09/2008
Sudeley Castle, UK - The Artist’s Playground - group exhibition - Moon Tables - 06/2008
Wright20, Chicago, IL - Absent Nature - 04/2008
Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX - Imperative Design - group exhibition - 01/2008
Tai Ping, Cologne - The Rock carpet collection : Rock World installation - Passagen - 01/2008
Home Table Deco Fair 2007, Seoul - guest of honour - Arik at Home exhibit - 11/2007
The Gallery, Brussels - Limited Edition Collections by Bitossi Ceramiche - Tubes - 11/2007
Super Design Covent Garden/Kenny Schachter Rove, London - Cosmic Nature - 10/2007
Hedge Gallery, San Francisco - Not Furniture : XXI century design - 10/2007
Triode, Paris - Total White - Galactica - 11/2006
Kunstpaviljoen, Nieuw-Roden - Museum House - by Li Edelkoort - Rock - 10/2006
Centre culturel français, Milan - République Libre du Design- Organ installation - 04/2006
Forum Diffusion, Paris - 24H - 01/2006
ShimmerGlimmerTwinkleSparkleShine! - Moss Gallery, New York - 01/2006
Passage de Retz, Paris - Du Bois Dont On Se Chauffe - 12/2005
Museum of Modern Art, New York - Safe: Design Takes On Risk - 10/2005
Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Design Museum 10/2005
Espace Silvera, Paris - Vipp for Handicap International - 10/2005
Gwangju Design Biennale, Korea - New wave in design - 10/2005
Traveling exhibition - 40/4 forty chairs in four feet - 09/2005
Universal curiosities / trend union by Li Edelkoort - 09/2005
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris - D-day, from primitive to virtual - 06/2005
Galeries Lafayette Home, Paris - Le Petit Poucet - Designer’s Days - 06/2005
Forum Diffusion, Paris - Belle Rebelle au Bois Dormant - Designer’s Days 06/2005
Design_Mai, Berlin - Shots on brave new world - 30’ film, 05/2005
Garanti Gallery, Istanbul - Feel before you see - 05/2005
Espace Tajan, Paris - Le siège dans tous ses états - presenting Book stool 03/2005
Maison & Objet, espace tendance, Paris - ULTRALUX - 01/2005
FNAC, Fond national d’art contemporain, France - Design en stock - 2004-5
Park Ryusook Gallery Seoul - Love counts - 09/2004
National Glass Centre/Glass Gallery, Sunderland, UK - Brilliant - 02/2005
Design lab, Paris - Rocks - 01/2005
Furniture Fair, Köln - Multi functional -01/2005
Villa Noailles, Hyères - Sentiers lumineux - 07/2004
Appel d’air - by Chantal Hamaide, Paris 05/2004
“Design shooting stars” “think with the heart and feel with the brain” DVD and objects, Berlin 05/2004
Foundation Armando Alvares Penteado, Brazil - Iluminar - 02/2004
Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Brilliant - 02/2004
Cassina, Paris - Umbilical light - 11/2003-2004
Hannovermesse, Hannover - Aspects of French design - 09/2003
St. Pare Gallery, Paris - Emotional ergonomics - 05/2003
Design lab, Paris - 01/2003
Sentou, Paris - In the Air - 01/2003
EURO RSCG BETC agency, Paris - 2D 3D - 01/2003
Cité de la sciences et de l’industrie, Paris - Observeur du design - presenting Arik sofa, 11/2002
VIA, Paris - Translucide - presenting light Octopuss, 11/2002
Gallery H2O, Tokyo - French design - 10/2002
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris - My different Garden - 09/2002
VIA, Paris - Label VIA - 2002
Espace Silvera - Designer’s Days - presenting Get-set office system, 06/2002
Abitare il tempo, Verona - Israeli designers - 03/2002
VIA, Paris - Label VIA - presenting Slim chair and cd rack, 2001
Pascale Cottard-Ollsson Gallery, Stockholm - personal exhibition - 11/2001
Galerie En Attendant les Barbares, Paris - 10/2001
Sentou Galerie, Paris - Tabourets - 2001
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris - Collection design - 2001
Museum of Modern Art, New York - Work Shipers - presenting an office system, 2001
Galerie für angewandte Kunst, Munich - Licht - 2001
Gilles Peyroulet & Co, Paris - Surprises - 2001
Colette, Paris - Objets à transformer - 2001
Israel Museum, Jerusalem - Ldesign at the Israel Museum - 09/2000 - 04/2001
VIA, Paris - Label VIA - 2000
Musée de la Mode et du Textile/Union centrale des arts décoratifs, Paris - Jouer la lumière - 2000
Isart Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich - Virtual light - 2000
Sotheby’s, London - Contemporary decorative arts - 2000
Lanvin, Paris - Loft éphémère - 2000
VIA, Paris - Carte Blanche mobilier - 2000
Salon du Meuble/ Metropole, Paris - Repères 2000 - 2000
Salon Luminaire, Paris, 1999
French design - Design week, Tokyo, 1999
Galerie Passage de Retz, Paris - Le passage du siècle 1899-1999 - 1999
VIA, Paris - Label VIA - 1999
Salon du Meuble - Repères 1999 - 1999
Sentou Galerie, Paris - 980°/220V - 1999
Gallery Openspace, Milan - Labirinti di luce - 1998
Interior 98, Design for Europe, Kortrijk, Belgium - Contemporary light design - 1998
Spazio gallery, Milan - Contemporary light design - 1998
Galerie Passage de Retz, Paris - The future to meet - 1998
Galerie Passage de Retz, Paris - Light light - 1998
L'Ara di Diogene gallery, Paris-Milan Paris-Milano rencontre avec une nouvelle génération - 1997
Ozone Gallery, Tokio - presenting Terra porcelain light, 1997
Seiko AGS Ginza Gallery, Tokio - Conceptual watch design -1996
Louisiana Museum, Danemark - Design and identity - presenting an installation, 1996
¬Giepac Groupe emballage, France - Exposition Creapac - 1995
"Lustra" modular lamp, exhibition of new designed products, 1995
AXIS gallery, Tokio - Design Thinking - presenting six projects with full scale models, 1991
MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS
museum acquisitions
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago – Contemporary Domestic Confessional – 2010
Museum of Arts and Design, New York – Giant Giant Mega Heliodor – 2010
Triennale Design Museum, Milan – Meteorite drawing – 2009
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris – installation Fractal Cloud – 2006
Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul – Umbilical Light – 2005
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris – Handshake light – 2005
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris – Piflow light – 2005
Victoria & Albert Museum, London – Umbilical ball and Umbilical knitted lights – 2004
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris – Xm3 duo, Light pocket, Alchemy tube lights – 2002
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris – Double layer chair, CD shelf – 2002
FNAC, Fond national d’art contemporain, Paris – Infinite light video – 2001
Israel Museum, Jerusalem – White hole light installation – 2001
Israel Museum, Jerusalem – Need light – 2000
Museum of Modern Art, New York – Need light – 1998
collections
HSBC Connection Collection / Volume 1 – Rockshelves + Rocksplit – 2009
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
2011
Design Plus powered by ISH 2011 award : best product – Structure collection for Inbani – Frankfurt
2010
Grand Prix Stratégies du Design 2010 : best Branding Packaging – bottle A Scent for Issey Miyake – Paris
2009
Red Dot Design Award : best product design 2009 – SH05 ARIE shelving system by E15 – Essen
The Interior Innovation Award, category “Best of the Best” - SH05 Arie shelving system by E15 – Köln
Wallpaper* Design Awards 2009 – Best new beds – Landscape by Arik Levy for Verardo – Italy
Wallpaper* Design Awards 2009 – Best shelving – Fluid by Arik Levy for Desalto – Italy
2008
JANUS Award for Industry, design and innovation 2008 – Log Light by Saasz – Paris
Label VIA, Torch table lamp by Baccarat – France, 2008
Red Dot Design Award : best product design 2008 – Mistic collection by Gaia & Gino – Essen, Germany
ELLE Decoration International Design Awards 2008 – Designer of the year
Wallpaper* Design Awards 2007 – Best modular furniture – Cubic Meter by A. Levy for Kenny Schachter – London
Design PLUS Award 2008, Mitos glassware collection by Kvetna – Frankfurt
Globes de Crystal Arts et Culture 2008 Paris Première – Best Designer – Paris
2007
JANUS Award for Industry, design and innovation 2007, Invisible system by Visplay – Paris
Wallpaper* Design Awards 2007, Furniture designer of the year, finalist – London
Wallpaper* Design Awards 2007 – Best centerpiece – Mistic collection by Gaia & Gino – London
2006
Design PLUS Award 2006, Mistic vase by Gaia&Gino
2005
The Interior Innovation Award, category “Best detail” 4to8 table by Desalto – Köln
The Interior Innovation Award, category “Best detail” Liko glass table by Desalto – Köln
Elle Decoration magazine Design Award for lighting (2nd edition)
2003
The Interior Innovation Award, category “Best of the Best” Liko table by Desalto – Köln
2002
Prix de l’Observeur du Design/APCI, Arik sofa by Ligne Roset – France
Grand Prix de la Presse Internationale de la Critique du Meuble Contemporain, Arik sofa by Ligne Roset – France, 2002
Label VIA, Arik sofa by Ligne Roset – France, 2002
2001
Cartier international office furniture and light system in collaboration with Vitra
Label VIA, Slim stacking chair by Ligne Roset – France, 2001
George Nelson Award, Interior magazine, 2001
2000
Label Via, U cd shelf by Ligne Roset – France, 2000
iF Award light fixtures – Germany, 2000
L'Express Best of category Light – France, 2000
Carte blanche VIA – France
1999
Label VIA, Light Pocket lamp by Ligne Roset – France
Grand Prix de la Presse Internationale de la Critique du Meuble Contemporain, Cloud lamp – France
Design PLUS Award 1999, Ambiente Fair, Seed porcelaine lamp – Frankfurt
1997
Mouvement français de la qualité – posters for “Qualité 97” campaign – Paris, 1997
1991
Seiko Epson (International Art Center Award) – Japan, 1991
Among Ldesign / Arik’s clients :
Vitra, Vizona, Desalto, Ligne-Roset, Cinna, Seiko Epson Inc., Gaia&Gino, Boutet, Sentou, L’Oréal, Serralunga, Cerruti Baleri, Lanvin, Boucheron, Belux, Elica, Ansorg, Renault, Tronconi, Sector Sport Watches, Designers Carpets, Tai Ping, Baccarat, Galeries Lafayette, MGX Materialise, Swedese, Softline Allkit, Bitossi, ENO, Zanotta, Bernhardt Design, Council, Viccarbe, Kvetna, Molteni & C., Living Divani, Hennessy, BBBemmebonacina, BPI-Issey Miyake Parfums, Verardo, Visplay, E15, Christofle, Woongjin Coway, Flora, Planika Fires, Swarovski, EMU, Vibia, Inbani, ACME Studio Inc., Guzzini, Confidence and Light, Kolon Sport, Robba di Noi …
and galleries :
Alon Segev Gallery, Downtown, Hedge Gallery, Kenny Schachter / ROVE, Mitterrand + Cramer / Design, Nilufar, Priveekollektie, Slott Gallery, Wright21 …