Ronen Kadushin

Ronen Kadushin (b. 1964) is an Israeli designer and design educator living in Berlin since 2005. He taught furniture design and design creativity courses at leading Israeli and European design academies since 1993. In 2004 Kadushin developed the Open Design concept, where the designs of his products can be downloaded, copied, modified and produced, much as in Open Source software.

Based on this concept, he formed Open Design, a design and production company for furniture, lighting and accessories which are produced in Berlin and sold in Europe and the USA. Open Design products are regularly presented in solo and group exhibitions world wide, and published in professional literature.
Kadushin is a creative consultant in the field of marketing and brand startegy, teaches Open design courses in universities and speaks at conferences. He is the author of the Open Design Manifesto.

2004 - Awarded an M.Des degree with Merit in Industrial Design from Middlesex University (London).
1991 - Awarded a B.Des degree Cum Laude in Industrial Design from the
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design (Jerusalem).
1987 - 1991 – Studies Industrial Design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design(Jerusalem).

2016 - “Digital Cyrcus” Design d’autore in digital fabrication, Vicolo Folletto Art Factories, Reggio Emilia
2016 - Do It Yourself Design, Bröhan-Museum Berlin
2016 - State of Design Berlin
2016 - Brutal Beauty-Violence and Contemporary Design, MARTa Herford contemporary art museum,Curator Max Borka, Herford DE
2015 - Do It Yourself Design, Museum für Gestaltung – Schaudepot, Zürich
2014 - Download Design, curated by Denis Santachiara, Palazzo dei Musei, Reggio Emilia
2014 - Italian Design Beyond the Crisis,Triennale Design Museum, 8th edition, Milan
2014 - Ménage à Quatre " Let's talk about"- Sarpi Bridge Gallery, Milan
2013 - Refugium group exhibition curated by Max Borka, DMY festival, Berlin.
2012 - Helmrinderknecht Gallery exhibition at Vienna Design Week, Vienna.
2012 - DMY tour- Group exhibition in New York and Miami.
2011 - Mythos Original - Universität der Künste, at DMY International Design Festival, Berlin
2011 - The form of Co-Creation: reality in the“Creative Commons Era” at theCity University of Arts Art Gallery, Kyoto.
2010 - Recent Uploads, Solo exhibition at Appel Design Gallery, Berlin.
2010 - "Prototypes and Experiments" 4, group exhibition at the Aram Gallery London. Curator: Daniel Charny.
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