Holon Design Museum

About to open, Ron Arad's Design museum in Holon, Israel. The steel acts as a filter, wrapping the two more conventional buildings inside. The interest comes from how the steel ribbon and buildings react, creating the 'other' spaces, where you are inside the total form but still outside. I guess the choice of material is partly colour based as it will have strong chemistry with the clean blue skies. Of course there are going to be comparisons made to Richard Serra's sculptures but they only apply to the material used, the form is different, much more designed, dare i say it; prettier. I have seen Serra's Torqued ellipses and they are powerful and arresting, i expect the museum to be a more soothing experience. See loads more images here.