Yuval Saar
By Yuval Saar
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The Schmooze Good, Bad, and Not-So-Ugly Israeli Designers
Crossposted from Haaretz A new exhibit at the Design Museum Holon is taking a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly – or in this case – not so ugly – works of 42 Israeli designers. “Designers Plus 10,” (subtitled: “42 ways To Be a Designer), which opens Sunday, features one older and…
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The Schmooze Tricycle, Candlesticks Win Israeli Design Awards
Crossposted from Haaretz The Industry, Trade and Labor Ministry announced yesterday the five winners of the 2011 Atir Awards for Israeli industrial design. Each year, one award is issued in each of five categories: consumer goods; tools and equipment; furniture and lighting; green/sustainable products; and concept design. The winners were selected by a panel of…
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The Schmooze How To Become a Collector
Crossposted from Haaretz Glass objects, old watches, antique furniture, ivory sculptures, tin cans, Judaica items, inkwells, fountain pens, etrog boxes and walking sticks are just some of the arcana to be found in the home of artist and collector Emanuel Kipnis. Unlike most collectors, who usually focus on one area or one type of object,…
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The Schmooze The Future of Israeli Design
Crossposted from Haaretz What could possibly be done that is new at an exhibition of works of graduates of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design visual communications department — especially after the successful exhibition curated last year by Yael Burstein in the same space? On the surface there is nothing revolutionary about what the…
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The Schmooze Molekula, a Jaffa Showcase for Original and Expensive Design
Crossposted from Haaretz When one talks about young Israeli design, one thinks not only about innovation and improvisation but also about materials that are inexpensive and that find expression for the most part in small items of furniture that are popularly priced. Molekula, a new store that recently opened on Jaffa’s Yehuda Hayamit Street, is…
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The Schmooze Customs Officials as Curators
Crossposted from Haaretz One day designer Eyal Burstein was asked to submit a proposal for the design of the Camper shoe store in Berlin, where he lives. For that purpose he visited the store, spoke to the salespeople and finally even bought a pair of shoes in order to use them as part of the…
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The Schmooze House Call
Crossposted from Haaretz.com The previous owner was a mosaic artist and did the bathrooms in mosaic tiles. Yossi Turisky, a director and producer of sound and light installations, kept them in his otherwise different home in Neve Yarak. The best moments in his productions, he says were “when a professional came up with a better…
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The Schmooze A Living Museum in Nahariya
Crossposted from Haaretz Near the door of Andreas Meyer’s home in Kfar Vradim hangs an old photograph of trees alongside a stream, Nahal Ga’aton, which cuts through the city of Nahariya. Opposite is a photo, from 1908, of Meyer’s grandfather and two uncles. Both images serve as a window into 90-year-old Meyer’s life and home,…
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