Not so long ago, I wrote about Daniel Zelig‘s Stones Collection, and I quote: “I need to arrange a close and personal meeting with this white heaven.”
So, after all the talking, it is only fair that I share with you, my very own beautiful ceramic stone!
What do you think?
I’m in love with it and can’t take it off my finger ;)
{Photo by me}

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to get rid of my wavy hair. You probably don’t see why this is relevant to a design post… Well, I’ll tell you why.
“Formatka”, the wavy light fixture by Hila Gal and Anna Weil, the two behind “Studio Matka”, made me feel like if they can do it I can do it. It’s great seeing all these waves transform into a rich stack of light. I know, I know, I need to work on my world of associations but until then, take a look inside the Matka playground. I’ve been looking forward for their new website to come out, and now it’s finally here. FYI, “Matka” means “Paddle Ball” in hebrew.
www.studiomatka.com

You probably heard before about Hanan Kedmi’s super intriguing graduation project. However, when I laid my hands on his latest photo shoot, I had to share it with you. It doesn’t hurt that your wife is your personal photographer. You got it, this power couple is the one behind this “low-tech” production, as they like to call it. In Hanan’s “Felt Follows Form”, he experimented with recycled aluminum parts (computer heat sinks) and felt, which shielded them. The felt not only holds the parts together but is also woven into them! Did I mention he is brilliant?
{Photos by Noa Kedmi}
You can get in touch with Hanan here:
hanankedmi {at} gmail {dot} com

When living in Hawaii is your reality, you better bring some of it’s flavor to those who can only dream about it! I guess, this is the exact way to describe Shelley Leemor’s “Polynesian Sun”, as seen in her latest collection. While exploring her surreal surroundings, it was just a matter of time until tribal and oceanic associations come to mind and that’s exactly what happened to Shelley. Anyways, enough talking about inspiration, let’s stare at these super brilliant creations! Oh, if you ask me, I need to add these goldish bracelets with the yellowish dot (and I don’t really wear bracelets) to my humble abode.
{Photos by Keith Glassman}
www.o-shan.com

I’m in love with Geffen Refaeli. There, I said it out loud. She is one of my favorite illustrators these days and I can’t get enough of her mad talent.
I’m telling you all of this because… While going through my instagram feed (I know you want to strangle me for the constant instagram mentions… sorry!), I got a follower alert and behind it was @dailydoodlegram aka Geffen Refaeli’s daily doodle account. This wicked girl, chooses once a day, a picture from her own instagram feed, and does what she does best, giving her own unique flavor to it.
I’m sure she heard it before but… Geffen, I hope you’ll doodle one of my pics one of these days ;)

Gal Shkedi is an illustrator and animator, a brilliant one! Since first bumping into his criminal russian dolls almost three years ago, I’ve been hooked. This guy has such a unique way of portraying emotions in each and every project.
His latest project is a some sort of animation for Holy Divine, a song by the Israeli indie band, Love Grenade. It all began, when Gal wanted to create an animation with a real life doll. I have a feeling that this super touching bearded creature will be around for a while… Can’t wait to see some more melancholic animated moments, with him as the lead star.
www.galshkedi.com

When you think about leather, you don’t necessarily think about transparency. Well, Maya Levi, the brilliant designer behind Olive Thomas, managed to make this crazy idea work. For her 2012 SS collection, she had fun layering different kinds of leather and by puncturing them, she created her very own unique textures!
Leaving the design aside for just a minute, the concept and the execution of the catalog, which was photographed by Sarai Kirshner, is like a breath of fresh air!
So colorful and simply happy.
{Photos by Sarai Kirshner}

www.olive-thomas.com

Shira Paz and Sharon Goldman’s first creation was the woolish Goldfish. That was last winter… and now, since these two energetic girls know that no one in Israel can even touch wool (probably until December), it’s already SO hot around here, they wrapped their brains around the next best thing and came up with a cousin satin necklace. Shira and Sharon understood that we all need a dash of neon in order to spice up our accessories drawer, however don’t get worried all you anti-neon gals ;) One last thing, I’m loving the fact that you can play with the length of the necklace. It’s like buying 5 in 1!
You can get in touch with the girls here:
goldfishisus {at} gmail {dot} com

It’s been a long time since I stumbled upon a kids related product, that I really wanted to write about. That all changed when Tamar Shor and Elisheva Manekin wrote me about their picture perfect wall art. Give me some fabric, add a sweet little silhouette to the mix, don’t forget to leave some white space and I’m yours for good.
Yep, I know I’m not easy to please at times but these two ladies behind Hook n’ Loop are the real deal, or in other words, totally my cup of tea!
The word ca-yute is written all over their sweet little piece of childhood heaven.

www.hooknloopdesign.com

As I was on my hourly break, on my never ending Instagram feed, I saw the most brilliant paper rings by Yael Friedman on Shira Shoval’s stream… and you know me, I immediately wrote her, needing to know more. That’s when I entered into Yael’s super versatile world and found a lot more rings. Leather rings, paper rings, fabric rings and basically all things rings!
So, as I meant to write about Yale’s paper rings, I fell in love with her animal rings. It almost feels like when wearing it, you carry your very own favorite doll with you in a very stylish and unique manner. I’m hooked! There is no other way to put it.
www.yayo-design.com

Today was a good day!
The 2012 Graduate Shows began with Shenkar College‘s Textile Design Department “Going Fabric” exhibition. Thanks to a special someone (thank you, Noa!), I got a private VIP tour by the super sweet and extra talented Maya Haimovich.
I enjoyed the behind the scenes look and I can honestly say that it’s always fun hearing a designer talk about the design process.
I’ll be writing a lot more about my favorite projects in the up coming weeks but in the meantime, here is a sneak peek from my Instagram feed.
{Photos by me}

Whenever you look up, you probably see this sweet little creature, around the streets of Tel Aviv. It was chosen as the face of I am an Other, The Sixth Exhibit of Israeli jewelry at the Eretz Israel Museum. I haven’t been there yet but I feel like this little guy has been following me around… The one behind this super sensitive creation is the young jeweler, Tehila Levi Hyndman. I need to do my thing and find out a lot more about her! I’m sure I’ll be writing about this exhibition once I visit but in the meanwhile I had to share this part gecko part butterfly mixture.
{Photos by Igal Fredo}
You can get in touch with Tehila here:
tehilalevi {at} gmail {dot} com

Lately I’ve discovered a treasure that goes by the name Marianne Gassie. This incredible woman is the one responsible for my recent infatuation with Dana Hakim. After spending a few years in Europe, Dana returned to Israel and I can’t help but wonder what her next creation will be.
While abroad she created the super intriguing “My Four Guardian Angels” and I found myself especially drawn to her blue series… Anyways, I should let you get lost on your own in Dana’s magical world.
{Photos by Josef Bercovich}

www.danahakim.com