Designist Dream

Photos of Steven Wiltshire’s finished drawing of Jerusalem - including a few words from the artist himself on the experience - have been posted, by yours truly, over at Jerusalemite - The Jerusalem Culture Guide. I’ll be posting at Jerusalemite on art and culture in the Holy City but, don’t worry, dear readers, you’re still [...]

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It’s not hard to celebrate 60 years of awe-inspiring accomplishments in the fields of art, architecture, fashion and design. It is hard however, to sum it up or highlight it or point it out for the whole world to see and exclaim together in amazement and joy, “Oh, riiiiiiiight. That was super cool. And totally [...]

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“The Human Camera” has landed in Jerusalem. Or at least, he has circled above it and surveyed our holy streets. Sounds like something straight out of Marvel comics, but this is real life. A real man. An accomplished artist. And an extraordinary talent - or, dare I say, power.
Internationally renown British cityscape illustrator Stephen Wiltshire [...]

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It goes without saying that I’m a big fan of Etsy. I can spend hours looking for artwork, crafts, toys, clothes - you name it and I’ve searched for it, either to purchase to inspire. I’ve also featured several Israeli artists from Etsy on Designist Dream like Rafya by Alona Lahav and Shirae by Shira [...]

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I love urban renewal/ development projects that utilize art and culture. And lord knows, Israel’s Southern region could use a boost of tourism these days. Below two new sites down South (or at least South of where I live) for seeing Israeli art that don’t appear in your guidebooks:
You’re going to have to start [...]

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All eight postings (that is a total of 32 gifts!) of the Hanukkah gift guide can be found here for your convenience.
Or alternately you can find each day listed here:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8

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Well Hanukkah’s finally here and the Gift Guide is officially reaching its final day of amazing Israeli design gift ideas. As a reminder for the non-Hanukkah-observing readers, these gifts will also make someone happy this Christmas! Here’s to wishing you and your families a wonderful holiday season. And now for the last time in 2007, [...]

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Well, Hanukkah is almost here and I think I’ve both lost count and let life get a bit in the way, so just to finish off my 8-day gift guide extravaganza, I think I’ll take some artistic license and feature the final Day 8 ideas during the holiday. That way, those of you who are [...]

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Five days left until Hanukkah and four amazing ideas for your gift giving pleasure:
(clockwise, from top left)
If your man is anything like mine, then he likes his products. A lot. My only complaint - and believe me sharing an exfoliator with your husband is not necessarily a bad thing - is that the brands he [...]

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