Continental was the first painting I saw by Tahel Maor. At the time I didn’t know who was behind it but I knew that I had to find out. A few months went by and during one of my daily Pinterest breaks I came across a beautiful painting. Scrolling down I saw the name Tahel Maor appearing and from there things became clearer – I found the one I was looking for.
I still don’t know much about her but one thing I know for sure is that this girl has a magical world inside her head and from there the road to paper is one hell of a journey but one which is worth while!

www.tahelmaor.com

Not so long ago I met a new friend. It all started with Ziv playing the role of the sweet matchmaker.
To make a long story short, I’m super happy to have found Shiri Ashkenazi and that I’m able to experience my San Francisco journey with her.
Not only is Shiri the sweetest person alive, she is also one wicked illustrator, who was kind enough to take me up on my offer and once a month, she will illustrate her way through the city. While both of us left Israel behind, we have different POV and Shiri’s is much prettier!
“San Francisco, an Illustrated Journey”, is coming your way in a matter of minutes. Stay tuned!

50×70 are not just the dimensions of your average poster. It’s a lot more than that! It’s Israel’s most exciting and brand new online store which is all about celebrating the mad talent of some of Israels best illustrators and graphic designers. I think that being one who can illustrate his way through the world is one of the most incredible gifts you can get and that is why I started my very own Illustrated Break in the first place. Although the site is Hebrew friendly, the language of art and design is universal and so all you have to do is start browsing and click on each and every link you can put your mouse on!
www.5070.co.il

Usually whenever I bumps into a new shoe catalog most of the time they all feel the same. The shoe is always center stage, usually on a white background and sometimes I spot an actual foot here and there. BUT this time it’s different, really different! The girls behind UnaUna (Almog and Mira) turned to some of their favorite artists and designers and asked them to create a compatible piece of art that will accompany each and every one of their summer 2013 collection aka Reaction. The outcome is refreshing, beautiful, sensitive and intriguing all at the same time.
{Photos by Guy Gilad}
www.una-una.com

Now here is a topic I’d never want to explore up close. I always prefer to stay on the bright side of life. HOWEVER, there are some people, who can take on the darkness out there in the most surprisings way. One of them is Sharon Webber-Zvik, who is responsible for the branding of the Pain and Suffering Research. How crazy are her collages and disturbed characters?! You can read more about this crazy yet intriguing process here and here. Not only has she dealt with this troubled subject like a pro, she also received the Golden A’ Design Award (!!!) As I said, CRAZY!
{A DesignBreak by Sivan Askayo}
You can get in touch with Sharon at:
sharonweb {at} gmail {dot} com

Since I first met Lital Gold a lot has changed. Lital has moved to Philadelphia where she works as a textile designer for Free People (!!!) and I… well you know where I am. I’ve been following her ink-y foot steps for more than two years and one thing hasn’t change, her ability to put a smile on my face the minute I stumble into one of her colorful and lively illustrations. I won’t exaggerate if I say that I wish for one of her magical illustrations to appear in my instagram feed whenever I open it. Lately she re-designed her site and it’s a perfect opportunity to show you some of her latest dreamy yet complicated work.
www.litalgold.com

As I’m getting ready to celebrate my first Passover here in San Francisco with some new friends, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to share with you one ah-mazing gem.
Have you heard of Lior Yamin and Tomer Roth, two energizers (and young designers), who opened one special store celebrating young Israeli design? Anyways, for this Passover these two turned to some of Israel’s most talented illustrators and designers and together they assembled the happiest Haggadah out there! Can you imagine turning page by page and really enjoying reading the extra long Haggadah?!

Science, labs and petri trays are definitely not my cup of tea! And to be honest, I sure don’t mind leaving all the smart talk to the smart people (hi there, soon to be Dr. Kayless aka my little brother!). I only say that because the minute I saw Amitay Gilad’s lab beauties it all changed. I don’t really know what went inside Amitay’s head while illustrating this super magical-chaotic-complex creation, but I know for sure that I wouldn’t mind seeing a lot more from where that came from!
FYI, This series of 3 illustrations is part of the LaCulture art exhibition, which was curated by the inspiring and energetic Dar Rotem and Itay Blaish.
cargocollective.com/amitay7

I’ve been following Avraham Cornfeld’s footsteps for quite a long time (since he graduated back in 2010 to be exact). This guy has a special and unstoppable drive and he does it all (some Hebrew friendly examples like: alefalefalef, Untitled, backtomenu and not to forget his artistic side as a photographer…) Anyways, next week he’ll be showcasing his latest adventure, a typographic collaboration with design student Didi Kfir, who illustrated the Hebrew alphabetical letters of Avraham’s Mekomi font (“Mekomi” means “Local” in Hebrew). Didi illustrated the most whimsical and dreamy animals, which compliment the letters perfectly.

Thanks to Sivan Askayo, my super talented friend and photographer, who loves to take pictures of graffiti and street art, I became more and more aware of all the cool stuff that is waiting to be discovered in the street of TLV. However, this Keen Screen installation was found when I stumbled upon Hagar Ben Yishay’s instagram feed. Don’t know what about you but I feel like these super colorful and happy pixels will brighten even the saddest and darkest alley out there!

www.pixelsninja.com

You probably noticed that I’ve been a bit of M.I.A…
I’ll tell you all about it later this week but in the meantime, Gabriella Barouch’s Sail Away illustration says a lot about what I’m going through these days.
Gabi has a way of portraying illustrated emotions like no other and I find myself keep wanting more!
To be continued…
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You can read the previous posts I wrote regrading Gabi’s magical world here, here and here.

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

There is something quite endearing in approaching a catalog and finding out that it is illustrated.
This is exactly what happened when I found out about the collaboration between fashion designer Gal Angel (aka Ugly Duckling) and illustrator Hagar Wertheim (aka 1 hug a day), one of my new exciting revelation of this year (and a new friend!)
Gal who usually designs swimsuits designed a collection of super fine laced underwear and Hagar helped her with her illustrated skills to style and make every little thing feel cozy and wintery.
What can I say, let it snow!
{Photos by Lee Orpaz}

Next week I’ll visit the “If There is No Bread, Let Them Eat Cake” exhibition. This exhibition examines the fine line between culinary, art and design. I’ll tell you much more after I see it all but until then, I have no choice but to share with you Shira Barzilay’s interpretation to this famous phrase by Marie Antoinette.
Shira, one of my favorite fashion illustrators, created the Feed Me series. In her own charming way she took five random cake plates and dressed them with her fun/happy/passionate illustrations. And if you ask me, the red cherry on top of the hats should be her trade mark!

Last month while joining the Kinetis gang, I had the pleasure of seeing with my very own eyes Adam Gefen’s first commercial collection, which goes by the name “1″. I wanted to share with you my thoughts about it but then… I visited Adam’s website and was blown away by his Monster Shells illustrated collection. I was taken by surprise but then again I should have seen this one coming. “Monster Shells is a project focusing on the ability clothing has to recreate ourselves as someone else… We all have a monstrous side in us, why not let it shine out.” Why not?!

www.adamgefen.com