Ran Lerner (born in 1969)[1] is an industrial designer and owner of Ran Lerner Design. Ran Lerner's product range includes household products, lighting, and furniture.[2]

Ran Lerner
Born1969
Alma materDomus Academy
OccupationIndustrial Designer
Known forFurniture, Lighting, household products design
Websitewww.ranlernerdesign.com

Lerner graduated from the Domus Academy located in Milan, where he received his Masters in Industrial Design in 1998.[3] The following year in 1999, Lerner moved to Manhattan.[4] In 2003 Ran Lerner Design Inc. was established, now known as RLD International Inc.[5] Ran Lerner also has design patents to his name.[6][7][8]

Lerner's clientele include Joseph Joseph, Polder, Umbra, Nambe, Kikkerland, Acme, Yamazaki, Cambridge Silversmiths, Rosenthal, Reed & Barton, Wedgwood, Waterford, SodaStream, and others.[9][10][11]

Lerner's work has been featured in publications such as "1000 Product Designs: Form, Function, and Technology From Around the World", The New York Times,[12] Food & Wine, ID Magazine, HFN, House & Garden, Gifts & Accessories, Maxim, Forbes, and others.[13]

Lerner has also taught design courses at Parsons School of Design (The New School), The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), and The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).[14][15]

Ran Lerner's designs can be found at retailers including Target, Costco, Macy's, Bloomingdales, Crate & Barrel, The Conran Shop, Moma Store, Bed Bath & Beyond, and more.[16]

Design award winner, such as the Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award,[17] Lerner has exhibited his work internationally, in design and trade shows such as Salone de Mobile Milan, New York Design Week, The Forum Exhibition in Barcelona, the Pitti Uomo in Florence, and NY Now.[18][19]

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  1. ^ "AKAR: Art / Artists / Lerner, Ran". akardesign.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  2. ^ "Ran Lerner | Umbra". www.umbra.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. ^ Academy, Domus (2015-02-03). "Ran Lerner | Domus Academy". Domus Academy. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  4. ^ Designophy. "A new spoon design by Ran Lerner Design, Inc. for Joseph Joseph". Designophy. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  5. ^ "Ran Lerner Pushing Design | CR8ID". cr8id.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  6. ^ "Stay-fresh Food Container". Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  7. ^ "Picture Frame Drawing Pad". Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  8. ^ "Ran Lerner Pushing Design | CR8ID". cr8id.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  9. ^ "Ran Lerner | Fashion Institute of Technology". www.fitnyc.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  10. ^ "ACME Studio - The Family". acmestudio.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  11. ^ "Friday Five with Ran Lerner - Design Milk". Design Milk. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  12. ^ Milioti, Stephen (2009-11-04). "Wine Bottles, Held Stylishly Aloft". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  13. ^ "ACME Studio - The Family". acmestudio.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  14. ^ "Ran Lerner makes ecologically sound wine rack". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  15. ^ "NJIT Magazine / Fall 2010". issuu. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  16. ^ Academy, Domus (2015-02-03). "Ran Lerner | Domus Academy". Domus Academy. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  17. ^ "The Chicago Athenaeum". chi-athenaeum.org. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  18. ^ "Ran Lerner | Fashion Institute of Technology". www.fitnyc.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  19. ^ "NJIT Art & Design Newsletter October 2012" (PDF).