Oct
28

Lighting Up Etsy: Yael Erel and Avner Ben Natan of ‘Lightexture’

Special thanks to Pascal Perich, over at the Etsy Storque blog, for sending a link to his video interview and feature of the serene and etheral lighting fixtures by Israeli designers Yael Erel and Avner Ben Natan. Having met in high school, Erel and Ben Natan draw their inspiration from architecture, nature and everything in [...]

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Mar
26

Israel’s Design Answer to the Fruit Bowl: The Fruiton by Tom Pol

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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Oct
15

Finger Licking Furniture

Everyone loves chocolate – even the dieting set find the smallest bite hard to resist – and that’s what Beitili, Israel’s ubiquitous mid-range furniture and home design chain, is hoping to achieve with their new season of couches, chairs, dining room sets and matching accessories for Fall/ Winter 2007/8. Their inspiration or theme for this [...]

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