Assa Ashuach
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Assa Ashuach was born in Israel in 1969. He studied a BA in product design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Just after graduating, he opened a design studio that dealt mainly with design in cooperation with architects. One of the studio’s major projects was the Football stadium VIP lounge at Bloomfield Tel Aviv.
In 2001, he moved to London where he continued to work on his studio’s projects while completing a MA at the Royal College of Art and Design. He graduated in 2003 and received the RCA Society and Thames & Hudson Art Book Award for 2003.
His studio focuses today on three main tracks: product design, collaboration with architects and self-production. Assa also teaches 3D design using digital tools and machinery.
He exhibited at numerous galleries and museums and was invited to Japan by IDEE to show at the Esplanade Spiral Building in Tokyo. Some of his work was bought by The Contemporary Art Society for The Special Collection Scheme in London 2004.
In 2001, he moved to London where he continued to work on his studio’s projects while completing a MA at the Royal College of Art and Design. He graduated in 2003 and received the RCA Society and Thames & Hudson Art Book Award for 2003.
His studio focuses today on three main tracks: product design, collaboration with architects and self-production. Assa also teaches 3D design using digital tools and machinery.
He exhibited at numerous galleries and museums and was invited to Japan by IDEE to show at the Esplanade Spiral Building in Tokyo. Some of his work was bought by The Contemporary Art Society for The Special Collection Scheme in London 2004.
Selected Exhibitions
2009 "123" Moss Gallery, New York
Design Miami/2009, Moss Gallery, Miami, FL
2007 "Trans Forms" Assa Ashuach, Rabih Hage Gallery, London
"TCT '07", Coventry, UK
"GIL china", Gwangju, Shanghai, Beijing
"Designmai", Beryline
The Israel museum, Jerusalem
ART Basel, Gabrielle Ammann Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2006 Shanghai Art Biennale, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai, China
"Gravity and Glow", Assa Ashuach and Tomoko Azumi, Metropolitan Works, London
Paris Fair, Conran Shop, Paris
Design Mart at the Design Museum, London
Design Museum Atrium, London
Gabrielle Amman Gallery, Köln, Germany
2005 The Design Museum Tank, London
Ron Arad - The Master Selection, Sparda Bank, Muenster, Germany
Materialise at Gallery Forum Diffusion, Paris
The European Design Show, Design Museum, London
Sit? A show of contemporary seating, Geffrye museum, London
Two Liners, Assa Ashuach and Sam Buxto, Aram, Experimental Or New Gallery, London
2004 Esplanade, Spiral building, IDEE show, Tokyo
Preserve your Instinct, a space in Shinjuku, Tokyo
The Daily Mail Concept Products Feature, Ideal Home Show, London
Step 2, Aram, Experimental Or New Gallery, London
2003 Preserve your Instinct, Space in Kingly Court, London
RCA Show, Henry Moore Gallery, London
The Ideal City, Art Biennale Valencia
2002 Dalsouple Robber stand, 100% Design, London
Moroso of scale Milano, touring exhibition for Moroso's 50th anniversary: Moroso show room, Milan, Galeria arte moderna, Udine.
2000 Designers' Saturday, Langenthal, Switzerland.
Salone Satelite, Betzalel’s Stand, Milan
Yearly Design Exhibition, Exhibition Park, Tel-Aviv
Awards
2006 - winner of The Design Museum and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Award
2006 - winner of the Red Dot Award for product design
2004 - winner of the IDEE Award
2003 - winner of the RCA Society and Thames & Hudson Art Book Prize
2003 - shortlisted for the Science Museum Products of the Future Award
2003 - short-listed for the Kokuyo Award
2002 - highly commended in the 100% Rubber competition
2002 - runner-up in the Swarovski Crystal Emotion competition
2000 - winner of the Bezalel academy of Art & Design Lighting Competition
Selected Collections
The British Council collection, UK
The HUB, Permanent installation, Collection, UK
Gabrielle Amman collection, Germany
Simon Mills private collection, London
Sir Ronald Cohen and Lady Cohen private collection, France
Manchester Art Gallery permanent collection, Manchester, UK
The Contemporary Art Society Special Collection Scheme, London, UK
2009 "123" Moss Gallery, New York
Design Miami/2009, Moss Gallery, Miami, FL
2007 "Trans Forms" Assa Ashuach, Rabih Hage Gallery, London
"TCT '07", Coventry, UK
"GIL china", Gwangju, Shanghai, Beijing
"Designmai", Beryline
The Israel museum, Jerusalem
ART Basel, Gabrielle Ammann Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2006 Shanghai Art Biennale, Contrasts Gallery, Shanghai, China
"Gravity and Glow", Assa Ashuach and Tomoko Azumi, Metropolitan Works, London
Paris Fair, Conran Shop, Paris
Design Mart at the Design Museum, London
Design Museum Atrium, London
Gabrielle Amman Gallery, Köln, Germany
2005 The Design Museum Tank, London
Ron Arad - The Master Selection, Sparda Bank, Muenster, Germany
Materialise at Gallery Forum Diffusion, Paris
The European Design Show, Design Museum, London
Sit? A show of contemporary seating, Geffrye museum, London
Two Liners, Assa Ashuach and Sam Buxto, Aram, Experimental Or New Gallery, London
2004 Esplanade, Spiral building, IDEE show, Tokyo
Preserve your Instinct, a space in Shinjuku, Tokyo
The Daily Mail Concept Products Feature, Ideal Home Show, London
Step 2, Aram, Experimental Or New Gallery, London
2003 Preserve your Instinct, Space in Kingly Court, London
RCA Show, Henry Moore Gallery, London
The Ideal City, Art Biennale Valencia
2002 Dalsouple Robber stand, 100% Design, London
Moroso of scale Milano, touring exhibition for Moroso's 50th anniversary: Moroso show room, Milan, Galeria arte moderna, Udine.
2000 Designers' Saturday, Langenthal, Switzerland.
Salone Satelite, Betzalel’s Stand, Milan
Yearly Design Exhibition, Exhibition Park, Tel-Aviv
Awards
2006 - winner of The Design Museum and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Award
2006 - winner of the Red Dot Award for product design
2004 - winner of the IDEE Award
2003 - winner of the RCA Society and Thames & Hudson Art Book Prize
2003 - shortlisted for the Science Museum Products of the Future Award
2003 - short-listed for the Kokuyo Award
2002 - highly commended in the 100% Rubber competition
2002 - runner-up in the Swarovski Crystal Emotion competition
2000 - winner of the Bezalel academy of Art & Design Lighting Competition
Selected Collections
The British Council collection, UK
The HUB, Permanent installation, Collection, UK
Gabrielle Amman collection, Germany
Simon Mills private collection, London
Sir Ronald Cohen and Lady Cohen private collection, France
Manchester Art Gallery permanent collection, Manchester, UK
The Contemporary Art Society Special Collection Scheme, London, UK
