Forget the eco-friendly lightbulbs. Arik Levy’s got a new solution: Teaming up with couture lighting company Saazs and other noted designers, the invention is light-emitting glass plates. Apparently something called “planilum technology”, which sounds like its straight from a work of science fiction or comic book, enables the glass itself to emit light. And cutting-edge [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Home Decor'
Enlightenment by Arik Levy: Our Future’s So Bright, Green and Beautiful
June 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Design · Home Decor · Uncategorized
60 Years of Israeli Design, Art and Achievement in 6 Highlights from 6 Decades
May 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Architecture · Design · Events · Exhibitions · Fashion · Fine Art · Furniture · Home Decor · Prints and Drawings · Sculpture
The Kind of Misfit You’ll Want to Make Fit: Ron Arad’s Misfit Couch for Moroso Now Available
April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
The New York Times recently called it, “A Sofa Dr. Suess Might Have Dreamed Up”. Apartment Therapy thought it resembled a “giant cheese” (in the golden yellow upholstery option). And it’s by no other than Israeli design legend Ron Arad. Labeled as Misfit, Ron Arad breaks couch convention with this six-part sectional, comprised of two [...]
Tags: Design · Furniture · Home Decor
Mutual Attraction: Etsy and Designist Dream
April 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Fine Art · Home Decor · Jewelry · Prints and Drawings
Israeli Design PSA: Recycle and Recr(e)ate for Your Home with Lool 82
April 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Though I’ve been busy with my mom visiting, I haven’t forgotten the fun at last weekend’s HaSalon Israeli designer home accessories fair in Tel Aviv. And that’s because one of these supergreat industrial crate benches is now in my living room.
Lool 82 is an Israeli design collective that creates funky home accessories from benches [...]
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We Art the World: Ethnicware Home Accessories from Israel
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments
In preparation for visiting tomorrow’s HaSalon home furnishings designer sale in Tel Aviv, I’ve been taking stock of what I have around the house and what I’d love to add or change. For sure the easiest way to change a room’s look or feel is through accessories like pillows or cushions. And I’m thinking of [...]
Tags: Home Decor · Textiles
Body by Design: Israeli Designers Get Physical in Material
April 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
I came across these products separately, but together I think they pose some interesting questions about designing the body and for the body. Each work below reflects layers of meaning in the recreation of the body into a particular medium. Each has something to say, perhaps, beyond, hey nice bod.
Take these three tee-shirts by [...]
Tags: Accessories · Ceramics · Design · Home Decor
Bamboo Redux: Israeli Designers (And Daniel Fintzi) Do it. Why Don’t You?
March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
I was very excited to happen upon this Designboom’s feature article on the Israeli design student art exchange and training program in Chinese bamboo production and craft. Back when I first posted about it, I could only find photos of three bamboo toys. Now we can all drool at the super cool Metropolis cityscape set [...]
Tags: Babies and Kids · Design · Home Decor
HaSalon 2008: The Kind of Design Israeli Homes Dream About
March 30th, 2008 · No Comments
“Go, get it yourself,” never sounded as good as when Lior and Tal from Chunt Designs told me that their ‘By the Book” night table will be available for purchase at this weekend’ s HaSalon home furnishings fair in Tel Aviv. Now in it’s second year, HaSalon - meaning the living room, parlor or sitting [...]
Tags: Design · Home Decor · Lighting
Israel’s Design Answer to the Fruit Bowl: The Fruiton by Tom Pol
March 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Yes, that’s right. A fruiton. What a name!? I was so excited to see this in a Tel Aviv design store last week. Loved the design, the name made me smile and then there’s the concept. This isn’t your beat-up old post-college futon. The Fruiton is made by Israeli Design studio Tom Pol because “every [...]
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