Ronen Kadushin

„"I work hard to make my designs appear effortless"”

Ronen Kadushin (born 1964) is an Israeli designer and design educator based in Berlin since 2005. Since 1993, he has taught courses in furniture design and design creativity at leading Israeli and European design academies. In 2004, Kadushin developed the Open Design concept, where his products can be downloaded, copied, modified, and manufactured, similar to open-source software. Based on this concept, he founded Open Design, a design and manufacturing company specializing in furniture, lighting, and accessories, manufactured in Berlin and sold in Europe and the USA. Open Design products are regularly presented in solo and group exhibitions worldwide and published in professional literature. Kadushin is a creative consultant in marketing and brand strategy, teaching Open Design courses at universities and presenting at conferences. In 2019, he founded the FIT Furniture brand and collection. He is the author of the Open Design Manifesto.