Today post is super bright and white-ish as we celebrate Shavuot.
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Naama Hofman, a girl who designs light objects, is on a roll. After designing the brilliant 005, 006 and 008 it was time to expand and test the boundaries a little more. And so, this time Naama collaborated with textile designer Dikla Benari and together they created the most amazing, painting like, light objects. I’m in love with the bright and sometimes happy splashes of color on the white surface and with Naama’s circled structure it’s truly one special artistic creation! FYI, this time it goes by the name 009. Duh!
www.naamahofman.com

I wish I could pop on a plane and land at Milan Design Week, just so I could see and feel Nir Meiri’s genius Marine Light. Yep, it’s a SEAWEED lamp! Nir loves playing with the unknown and unexpected and he has done it before with sand and now this. It all began with him turning to a seaweed organic farm, where he could get as many green and soaked seaweed as he likes. From there he began playing with it until coming up with this oh so intriguing piece of light.
You can read a Hebrew friendly interview about the process (use your google translator!) or head to Milan and interview him by yourself.
www.nirmeiri.com

Nir Meiri (yes I’m talking to you), let’s set the record straight: I don’t think that it’s even possible for me not to write about each and every one of your creations. You are that good. There, I said it!
Now that I got it out of my system, I can tell you about Nir’s sleek new table lamp. In his Spot lamp, Nir drew inspiration “from industrial images such as a crane, a spot light, or a street lamp…” and it’s base is made out of metal or concrete. Something in this design reminds me of Nir’s Deseret Storm. Do you see the connection or am I hallucinating?

www.nirmeiri.com

Around here everyone is talking, smelling and eating jelly donuts and yeah, you got it right we are only on day three of Hanukkah! And as we light the third candle I feel like it’s appropriate to keep on going with the lighting theme that I began yesterday. Anyways, say hello to 006 and 008 aka Naama Hofman’s brand new light objects!
006 is a light object made from two trapezes made of glass and perspex and 008 is a light object made of a marble block with a hole in its center. It feels like special agent 007 has to have his very own Naama Hofman light ;)
{Photos by Yael Engelhart}
www.naamahofman.com

Aviad Petel is having the time of his life playing with wood veneer pieces and while at it developing techniques in which he attaches the wooden pieces in the most gracious ways. It happened with his “99″ collection and it happened again now with his brand new collection, Grappa. This time Aviad sew the pieces one by one. “Alike textile methodology, I use a diagonal strip and fuse the wood parts with an industrial sewing machine. Objects that are created in this method are stable and don’t need a solid construction to support its balance.” BTW, the inspiration behind it all is a combination of a petunia flower and the old gramophone device.
www.aviadpetel.com

I’m not that much into flee markets although when seeing what Re’em Eyal digs up time after time in his regular visits around the world it makes me wonder. If I really think about it, I don’t have the patience to search for something I don’t even know exists. Oh well, I know when to leave it to the experts to do what they do best.
After discovering Re’em’s work back in 2011 visiting his vintage kingdom on a regular basis felt like the right thing to do and so… that’s what I’m doing and so should you!

www.studioryx.com

Who doesn’t love balloons? I sure do!
Eden Ohana, a graduate of the Avni Institute of Art and Design, researched the world of latex and came up with a super brilliant idea in which he poured latex into a mold and a balloon like object was born. Well, not just any object, a balloon-ish light fixture!!!
I can imagine a sea of these… Who am I kidding, I want a sea of these lighted balloons.
You should watch the magic happen. Trust me, it’s a fun process.
You can get in touch with Eden at:
edenjha {at} gmail {dot} com

Bug Light by Omer Inbar is just hilarious!
There is nothing like giving your ordinary bulb a life of it’s own, and Omer just makes it work.
Even the tag line “your first pet lamp” is spot on.
It’s so ca-yu-te!
{DesignBreak found Omer here}

www.omerinbar.com

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

By now you all are probably familiar with my obsession with concrete . Once my eye lays on a concrete design I immediately want to have it… go figure.
I’m not really sure where I first saw Praktik‘s work of art for the first time but one thing is for sure, I need to pay a visit to their studio and the sooner the better. And when I’m saying “their” I’m referring to Daniel Rotmensch, Erez Laniado and Sagi Stern. The fun fact about these guys is that they do it all from branding to industrial design and in between. Fun, fun, fun!
Now, if you don’t mind, I’m gonna keep staring at their concrete lamp.

www.praktik.co.il

Last week I shared with you my interview with Asaf Weinbroom but that won’t stop me from sharing with you his latest wooden adventure, Fervency. You can trust this wicked guy to come up with new and exciting ways to use wood in a chic and elegant way.
As I told you before, I’m not a big fan of wooden items but there is something endearing and different in Asaf’s way of thinking and definitely in the way he executes his initial ideas. What amazes me the most is the fact that his final design is practically identical to his sketch, or maybe it’s only my gut feeling ;)
{Photos by Gilad Langer}
www.weinbroom.com

Asaf Weinbroom. Asaf Weinbroom. Asaf Weinbroom. I’m a huge fan of this mega talented designer, hands down!
It was just a matter of time till I had the chance to ask him all these questions that I’ve been meaning to ask for a long long time.
Oh, with all the excitement I didn’t mention that he is an industrial designer who devotes every single day to design the most brilliant wooden light fixtures you have ever seen. If you grew up watching Pinocchio as a child you should definitely join me at my Jerusalem Post series and read “Doing Design: A modern Geppetto”, my interview with Asaf.

Seeing Naama Hofman’s light objects (as she refers to them) I couldn’t help thinking of the Star Wars’ Lightsaber… Do you see it, or is it just me?
I guess having a husband who loves all things “Star Wars” has something to do with it ;)
In her 005 Collection, Hila used glass, acrylic tube and LED light for creating four different creatures. These objects feel at times 2D objects rather than 3D… and I have a feeling that’s what makes me love them so much… What can I say, I’m a 2D girl!
{DesignBreak found Naama here}

www.naamahofman.com

Did you see my NY Break? It’s been way too long so the minute I stumbled upon Allison Patrick’s rad lighting pendant lamps, I knew it was time to have some extra delicious New York flavor around here. It feels like Allison gives the term “crafty person” a new meaning. She is crazy talented and her lamps are so pretty! I’m sure there are piles and piles of new designs over there just waiting to come out.
BTW, you can read an interview with Allison right here or even visit her blog right here.
Just one more thing, the name behind it all is Zipper8Lighting, that’s right Zipper8Lighting, start memorizing it ;)