Designist Dream

Heart-Beans is a coffee grinder that uses lay-zer-beams to detect your heart rate - the pulse of which fuels the machine. Designed by students at Bezalel as part of a course called ‘Food for Thought’, the coffee grinder doubles as a statement on our culture of consumption; our obsession with objects; and our worshiping of [...]

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Step 1. Take your old-fashioned boom box in concept, a cutting-edge mp3 player in practice and a kitschy-toy hoola hoop for fun.
Step 2. Mix and modernize with a crazy new design.
Step 3. Get your groove on as you moves on.
The Boom Box by Israeli designer Inbal Dayagi brings new meaning to the portable MP3 player [...]

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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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From the biblical to the technological - and a lot in between - it’s been a big 60 years. Happy birthday, Israel… and many more.
Look for my post on 60bloggers.com honoring Israel’s achievements over the past 6 decades in the fields of art, fashion, culture and design towards the end of the month.

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Check out these great pics by Harry over at Jerusalemite, The Jerusalem Culture Guide, of internationally-acclaimed architect Santiago Calatrava’s Bridge of Strings. The photographic angle really shows the intricate steel cables of the bridge which both support the overpass for Israel’s light rail and soar above the city’s skyline weightlessly.

Personally, I love this bridge. [...]

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Well, I did and I’m sorry I didn’t get to share info about this event during Passover break or before it closed last Saturday. But I didn’t expect my Passover holiday to be so much fun that I would be too pooped out at the end of the day - mentally and physically, man those [...]

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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 [...]

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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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