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Student Break | Noa Himelfarb | Playing with dirt

Would you like to step back in time and play with dirt yourself? Noa surely thought it would be an exiting thing to do and I have to agree with her.
Her animals caught my attention at the first sight. “MuZoo are toy animals made of soil with accessories that distinguish and enhance the characters. It renews the interaction with natural materials and turns soil into a toy”.
BTW, Noa is a 2010 graduate of the Industrial Design Department of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.

www.noa-himelfarb.com

Jenny Meilihove | Tiny People

Jenny has the magic touch.
If her name rings any bells you’ll remember that I wrote about her portraits a while back.
Today I stumbled upon her “Toys Dreams” Etsy shop. Her dolls are as cute as it can get! Each doll is one of a kind and handmade by the magic hands of miss Jenny.

www.mytinydream.com

Student Break | Isaac Eskayo | ConnecToy

  •  ConnecToy Animals | Dog
  •  ConnecToy Animals | Crocodile
  •  ConnecToy | The Animals Collection
  •  ConnecToy | The Automobiles Collection
Isaac is a 2010 graduate of the Industrial Design Department at the Holon Institute of Technology.
ConnecToys are toys based on connections between different materials. The toys are a result of research that focussed on how materials can be connected, disconnected and create movement.

www.eskayodesign.com

One On One Break | Two Industrial Designers | Self Portrait

  • Head in the sand
  • Oh boy
  • Head in the Sand
“Two industrial designers” are Ran Kazes and Liran Elbaz.
Their limited-edition collection of unique, handmade dolls made we want to crawl to bed and hug my own “Head in the sand” doll.
Each and every doll was created with a zero waste policy, out of leftovers from the upholstery and fashion industry (One man’s dirt is another man’s treasure…)
The guys are working on their own web site but until then the dolls are waiting for you at their Etsy Shop.

www.two-idesigners.com

I’d love to hear about you, your journey, how it all began.
We are both graduates of the Industrial Design Department of Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. After working for several years for leading design companies we decided to open our own studio. Two Industrial Designers studio was founded in 2009 and creates self-initiated projects as well as providing full design services.TwoDesigners
Can you describe your work process for me?
It all begins with characterizing and research. From there we start developing the form till we get to the final products and prototypes. The process varies from product to product. The level of complexity of the process differs for medical products, toy or furniture design.
The dolls portray life in Israel. We named the collection “self-portrait” because each doll reflects our own personal portrait and social phenomena that bothered us at that time.
TwoDesigners
Which materials do you work with?
We work on various types of projects and therefore the materials vary depending on the project. It can be textiles, wood, metal or plastic.TwoDesigners
What is the most unusual piece you have ever designed?
Definitely our latest project which is still in development stage, bionic foot for Handicaps.TwoDesigners
What’s next? What is your dream?
To continue what we’re doing right now, just under a pecan tree.TwoDesigners
I’m curious to know where does your inspiration come from?
Our local reality, life and people.TwoDesigners
Can you tell me which designers inspire you?
Theo Jansen, Jaime Hayon, Marti Guixe, Dunne & Raby, and Daniel Simon.TwoDesigners
What about some web sites and blogs that you visit regularly?
TED, Notcot, and the Hebrew friendly sites Untitled, Captain Internet, and Ran Levi Podcasts that deal with science, technology and history.TwoDesigners

World Break | Erik Stehmann | Paper Puppies

What is your morning ritual? Erik’s is starting each morning with puppy love. He makes one puppy every day, with the daily newspaper.
I have to have one of these cute puppies! Genius!
FYI, I’m mad crazy with Erik’s web site. The smartest homepage ever!
{This is a Datch World Break}

www.erikstehmann.nl

Ayanaki | Ayana Nissan | Colorful Touch

  • Line Dolls
  • Summer Dolls
Last week I ran into Ayanaki’s printed dolls. I have to admit that those dolls melted my heart! Ayana says that by making those dolls she is mixing two of her favorite love, illustration and sewing. You should take a closer look at those lined dolls… I love the way Ayana uses those lines!
Her Flickr page can be your color fix of the day.
BTW, one of Ayana’s favorite illustrators is the talented Yoko Furusho.
Ayana, Thank you for this one!
As you can see I love finding out about designer’s inspiration. I’d love to hear about yours as well.
You can get in touch with Ayana here:
ayanaki {at} gmail {dot} com

Student Break | Keshet Levy Tavor | In Your Dreams

Last week I visited the Holon Institute of Technology mid term exhibition.
One of the items that caught me eyes was Angie.
“Angie seems like a sweet and harmless little girl with an angelic smile and a cute little rabbit in her hand. But the shadows conceal Angie’s trough nature, behind that innocent smile lays a dark shadow. Every Angie doll has a different shadow that tells a distinctive story about her inner demons, about her dark and devilish side, a side that no one will expect to find in a sweet little girl.”
Angie is part of the Mini-me exhibition. You can find lots of cute Mini-me over there :)

Manuella | Merav Flam | Doodle Doll

I wish I had one of these dolls when I was a child. It might have helped me develop my drawing skills ;)
You can find these cool dolls here.

www.manuelladesign.com

Tamar Mogendorff | Fairy fingers

I have to thank Yuval Saar for introducing me to Tamar’s world.
I love each and every creature in her world. I especially love her color scheme and choice of fabrics.
Tamar’s pine cone has been on my mind for days, just can’t help myself.
You can buy your own creature here.
{DesignBreak found Tamar here}.

www.tmogy.com

goga design | Tuly | Your babys best first friend

What do you think about this muslin cotton happy doll? Lately I found myself buying lots of maternity presents and for some reason this is the one I like the most.
Apparently it is a doll, a burp cloth and a pacifier holder, all in one. So I guess I have to thank Michal Levy-Cogan and Merav Ofri-Vax for this one!

www.gogadesign.com

Timo | Timor Cohen | A touch for fabric

  • The Bird Line
  • The Mouse Line
  • The Rabbit Line
  • The Family Line
I had to share with you Timor’s inspiration, here goes: “A small case of multicolored threads I once inherited. A well-loved shirt, wrong sized, I couldnt pass on for its magnificent texture. A jar of buttons. A handkerchief with grandpa’s initials. An embroidered pillow cover, hole included. A romantic dress once found in a second hand shop abroad… The desire to sew these together, to make something new, was born of the materials themselves”.
Pure magic!

www.timo.co.il

OTOTO Design Studio | I Need My TeaSub ASAP!

This TeaSub is allover the blogosphere so, when I first saw it at SwissMiss I had to find out who is the designer. Then I found out that the studio is an Israeli studio! I was so proud! Studio OTOTO is one of my favorite Israeli studios ever! Yesterday all I could think to my self was “I am seriously getting one of these”, so today I went to the store only to find out that I have to wait till next week… oh well.
Ori Saidi and Dani Gassner you are so creative!
BTW, Ototo means “in a moment” in Hebrew.

www.ototodesign.com

Tulale | Liat Levin Rotman | Do I need to give birth first?!

Everyone says that I haven’t grown up. I don’t even know if I’ll ever feel grown up! I love all those babies products minus the babies :)
I’m really digging this blanket. I don’t think that I have to wait for a child of my own in order to get one. What do you say?

www.tulale.com

Gal Shkedi | Criminal russians dolls

  • Pasha
  • Kirill
  • Dima
  • Boris
  • the gang
Hilarious! I especially love Pasha!
You can follow Gal’s Flickr page. He has such a unique seance of humor.
{Photos by Jonathan Hayon}

www.galshkedi.com

Shay Aaron | His little grocery store

Oh my, oh my, have you ever heard about food jewelry?!
I just find Shay’s jewelry so adorable and I have to admit that he has such a unique sense of humor!
You can find lots of yummy stuff at his Etsy shop and at his Flickr page.
You can read an interview with him here.
You can get in touch with Shay here: Shayque {at} netvision {dot} net {dot} il

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