Up until now i’ve been used to visiting graduate shows back home in Israel each and every year I get super restless and can’t wait to see some really exciting and original designs. This year I won’t be able to do so BUT I have an opportunity to explore the ones in San Francisco and I’m up for the challenge. Going to unfamiliar territories, experiencing different perspectives and above all getting to know some new graduates. Over the weekend I began my 2013 Graduates journey and first was the California College of the Arts. I’ll tell you all about it but for now let me leave you with some of my favorite projects.
{Photos by Me}

I first bumped into Jie Sun while cruising through my pinterest feed and what a revelation it was!
Bigger than life accessories make me happy and when it comes to accessories my motto is the bigger the better and it doesn’t hurt if it comes in bright colors.
So, you can’t blame me for falling head over heels with Jie Sun’s oh so feather-ish world.
I have a feeling that this guy just made me consider owning a brooch for the first time!
{DesignBreak found Jie here}
{This is a Chinese Break}

www.jie-sun.nl

Whenever I bump into cute stuff it’s like my inner child (some might say that I’m still a bit of a child) comes to life. And… when it happens, I usually need to let it out and share it with you, my sweet breakers! Sweet Bestiary is the cutest love child of Flor Panichelli. Flor is the one responsible for these cute as a button tiny creatures with her two magical hands and a pile of paper clay. Magical kingdoms might be only a fairy tail but in Flor’s universe anything is possible. and you’ll find a mix of swimmer in a teacup, a family of happy spotty cacti and many more.
{A DesignBreak by Yael Falk}
{This is an Argentinian Break}
www.sweetbestiary.com

Sometimes I wish I could gather all my designer friends in one room and force them to share with me their best designer friends (hint, hint 9367845 designers I need to know off).
Thanks to my sweetest friend Ruta I bumped onto Alissia Melka-Teichroew‘s oh-so-heavenly byAMT world of accessories! To me, Alissia’s Quilt Collection is the real deal. While using 3D Printing, she manages to transform and bring to life the most amazing textured jewelry out there. When your starting point is a quilt and you end up with this rad accessories the world is your oyster!
{Photos by Lisa klappe}
{This is a Dutch Break}

The minute I spotted Karen Vanmol’s statement pieces my heart missed a beat, but then the plot thickens and what I thought to be my future ring is apparently a brooch. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against brooches but I LOVE rings! The way Karen uses these pastel strokes of formica so beautifully on the wooden surface makes me want to plead my case and maybe (just maybe) get her to start thinking about transforming these oh-so-dreamy brooches to oh-so-yummy rings!
{DesignBreak found Karen here}
{This is a Belgian Break}

www.karenvanmol.com

When you love to eat, you also love looking at food and foodie pictures. At least that’s how it works for me…
I guess this is the only explanation I have for my instant connection with Ana Dominguez’s Bread series. Stacking baguettes, ciabatta, rye and other fancy kinds of bread never looked better. I feel like buying some and building my own version ;)
FYI, this is an Apartamento magazine production with the help of Omar Sosa.
{DesignBreak found Ana here}
{Photos by Nacho Alegre}
{This is a Spanish Break}

www.anadominguez.es

You all know by now (at least I hope you do) that I have a girl crush on Lital Mendel… I only tell you this cause I think I found my next girl crush (Hi, Isabel Dammermann!) Both Lital and Isabel like to collect stones (or make things look like ones) and other random materials and transform them in their own unique way into the most appealing piece of jewelry. If it was up to me, I would play a match maker for a day and make this match made in the accessories heaven. Do you think I should try?
{DesignBreak found Isabel here}
{This is a German Break}

www.isabeldammermann.com

Something in the way Julia Dely illustrates reminds me of my favorite childhood books. It’s not that easy to take you back in time with only an illustration… Times in which everything was Innocent and not so complicated. Times in which all you had to do is decide if you want to play in the sand box or read a book… Anyways, Julia’s Zuppa Atelier is a place in which I find the inner child in me. Her sensitive illustrations find a home in these white and welcoming tableware. A lot of black ink and a dash of color, that’s the right combination in my book!
{DesignBreak found Julia here}
{This is a Brazilian Break}
www.zuppaatelier.com.br

I if had all the money in the world, I would start my shopping spree at RIEN, there is no question about it! And to think I wouldn’t have known about it without the sweetest girl alive aka Ada Alti uploading this one life changing picture to her Instagram (YES, once again I should thank the gods of Instagram!). I see no point in writing any further, after all I’m sure all you really want and need to do is head to Penny Vomva’s magical kingdom and start adding each and every bag to your wish list. I guess we are lucky that there is still time before Christmas…
{Photos by Yiorgos Elphoto}
{This is a Greek Break}
www.rien.gr

Spring Vase. I like the sound of that!
I’m so over winter and if I could, I would fast forward these months…
It’s not a negative post but it could easly become one and so… Let’s move to a much more positive and brighter tone.
Let’s talk about this super flowy vase, which was designed by Samuel Ansbacher. I think the more I see still objects the more I love the ones that involve some sort of movement. I can’t really explain it but it feels right and this vase has a “Take a Bow” kind of moment…
{This is a British Break}

Back in 2008 Karen Barbé played with the idea of designing her very own pattern inspired by the Copihue, which is also known as Chilean Bellflower and as a national emblem. Fast forward to 2012 and Karen is launching her own Copihue totes, tea towels and kitchen aprons. Karen’s pattern has the most beautiful mix of colors (and it’s nothing like the traditional designs)!
It’s the most amazing feeling to be able to join the ride from the starting point until the end result!
{This is a Chilean Break}

www.karenbarbe.com

When I first bumped into Annie Larso‘s colorful playground, I was convinced that she is an illustrator. Little did I know that this wicked lady knits sweaters and hats for a living! AND if I want to be precise: “Each piece is designed, knit, and assembled by Annie on a Brother KH-965i knitting machine” which means it’s all about one of a kind pieces and if you ask me, it looks like art. I’d leave it just the way it is with the box and everything as a collector piece! I can’t believe this is the first time I’m hearing about this rad designer and it is too good to pass!
{DesignBreak found Annie here}
{Photos by Aaron Wojack}
www.allforeveryone.com

It’s no secret that I like to eat, scratch that I LOVE to eat! However, since I first began documenting my ever growing foodie outbreak, it became clear to me that I’m now addicted. From the actual real deal to photographs to illustrations… SO, the first time I visited Ryo Takemasa’s illustrated playground, I couldn’t stop looking at his beautiful vegetarian vintage like illustrations.
I’ve always been one of those who prefer salad over any other meal and now I think I know why. Ryo’s vegetables look so sophisticated and extra posh!
{DesignBreak found Ryo here}
{This is a Japanese Break}
www.ryotakemasa.com

I once tried to paint on the cute Munny by KidRobot. Trust me when I say that it was far from pretty! I’m only sharing with you this dark little detail because I bumped into the illustrated world of Lena Hanzel and I felt like I found someone who can do an awesome job! Lena, the one behind Room for Emptiness (I’m in love with her brand name), only needs a black marker and a few white ceramics and she is ready to go. If only I could buy each and every piece, my life would be complete…
BTW, Lena’s creations remind me of Roni Brot’s Illustrated Break.
{DesignBreak found Lena here}
{This is a German World Break}
www.room-for-emptiness.com

Earlier this week I meet a super special person, who shares my love for the Israeli design scene. To make a long story short, Kara Bieber, a bubbly Brit arrived to Israel for 81 nights with one mission in mind, documenting the world of some of the most talented designers that we have around here and showing the British people that there is so much they don’t know about the Israelis.
Kara, a photographer who knows a thing or two about creation and passion, opened a facebook page in which she is documenting her findings. I sure am joining the ride and I think you should too!