Designist Dream

About a year ago, I found these two items at the Yaffo flea market: A beautiful, hand-embroidered cosmetic case bound in a Tiffany-blue, textured leather and a similar compact mirror. The shop owner told me they were made in Israel in the early years of the State but he had no specific information, other than [...]

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Well, who knew the Israeli Community of Designers and the Design Museum in Holon actually had the Israeli Design festivities detailed in English too!? I for one did not. Probably because it’s neither featured on the ICD website, even though they have an English option (which only shows their board and member lists), nor highlighted [...]

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Hooray for the Israeli Community of Designers for launching a week-long (alright, ten day long but who’s counting) parade of workshops, exhibitions and special events for and by Israeli designers! Initiative applauded and just in time for Yom Haatzmaot this week too! Not so hooray for their ability to feature this information in Hebrew only [...]

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A two-legged table?! I know what you’re thinking, “can’t be!?” “why that’s impossible!” “are you outta your mind!?” Aha, but it can; and it’s not; and I am. (But that last part is unrelated). Israeli designers Shay Carmoun and Ben Kilinger, collaborating as StudioVe here in Tel Aviv, have reinterpreted the traditional coffee table relying [...]

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From the Israeli Center for Digital Art: Last date for first round of proposals: 27.04.2010 The Jessie Cohen Project wishes to explore the ways in which art can take part in processes of change on a city or neighbourhood scale, by working side by side with other municipal, governmental, and private institutions. To learn about [...]

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I was so excited to see this morning the dramatic rise in number of Israeli artists on Etsy – the global, online marketplace for all things handmade. And was inspired to kick off an albeit late but still exciting holiday gift guide featuring some of the loveliest jewelry I drooled over this morning. It’s not [...]

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I was psyched that journalist extraordinaire, Karin Kloosterman, turned to me for research help with her article featuring Israel’s leading Israeli designers for a feature article for ISRAEL21c.org. Read the full article reprinted below, or see the full article here alongside other great spotlights on Israeli innovations. Their designs are comfortable, hip and beautiful and [...]

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A very creative, inspiring and funny friend of mine has started a new blog called Levavot which is Hebrew for hearts. It’s all about givin’ some luv, as her posts feature hearts in the oddest of places – bus stop ads, shops, streets, high schools, and more – the point is (well, there are several, [...]

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Taking the outdoors in. Meeting nature with industry. Israeli born, Paris-based designer, and my personal superstar, Arik Levy, has done it again. Revamping the traditional indoors fireplace for a new, modern and abstracted collection for Planika Fires. Stripped down to the basic elements – fire, fuel and protection (albeit not exactly child-proof, but still encased [...]

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Hooray! Hooray for everyone – Obama is the US President and there’s a new and incredible sense of hope, optimism and belief that you can do it (or yes, we can do it to paraphrase his empowering and inspiring slogan/ motto/ mantra). I can’t even begin to tell you what a great and moving experience [...]

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