If Israeli design had a superstar, Arik Levy would be it. An all-around Renaissance man for the 21st century, Israeli-born Levy works in various media - from print and graphic to sculpture and industrial design - and venues across the world through his French-based company ldesign. Most recently, Levy’s Rockfusion line of installation-art-turned-home-interior-fashion was drooled over at Apartment Therapy.
As I noted in my comment there, I think these end tables are reminiscent of the Superman 2 phantom zones. Which is certainly appropriate because not only is Levy a superman but he’s also out of this world.
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1 I’m in Love: Israeli Designer Arik Levy’s Newest Modular Storage Trove // Feb 14, 2008 at 9:54 pm
[...] Levy. I featured Levy’s glamorous approach to Modernism on Designist earlier this year and last, but considering that it’s Valentine’s day today around the world, I figured I’d [...]
2 Out of Office and Links I’m Loving // Mar 9, 2008 at 6:16 pm
[...] ~ The Wall Street Journal asks, “Is it art or just really expensive furniture?” Great question. Great article. And leading the discussion visually - the first photo featured - is Israeli design legend Ron Arad’s aluminum “After Thought” series (2007), at the Jablonka gallery space at the Frieze Art Fair last fall as featured above. Also peppering the discussion are works by Israeli design superstar Arik Levy. [...]
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