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About
I’m a design leader working at the intersection of product strategy, emerging technology and material research, with over 15 years of experience across industry and academia.
I have led in-house design teams, most recently as Head of Design at Strauss Water, while running an independent studio that leads 0-to-1 projects for companies such as Keter Group and Eatwith, exploring new technologies and developing them into new concepts.
My research practice explores the edge where technology fails to fully replicate nature, using 3D scanning, generative AI and material science to open new design languages.
Shipping products at scale while pushing research to the edge of what materials and technology can do: this dual practice shapes how I lead design teams and set direction for new experiences
Teaching
For over 14 years, teaching at Bezalel has been my lab: a place to test experimental, material and practice-based approaches with undergraduate and graduate students.
I led the Experimental Design track of the M.Des program, and co-founded Science X Design – Performing Material Lab with the Hebrew University, bringing designers and scientists together.
Leadership & Recognition
[ 2026 ] Red Dot Design Award,
Product Design Winner
[ 2025 ] Edmond the Rothschild
Design Awards- Shortlisted
[ 2022 ] Sandberg Grant for Design Research, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
[ 2021 ] Design Incubator, Design Museum Holon & Mifal HaPais
Selected Exhibitions
[ 2025 ] “Present Matter” | Edmond de Rothschild Design Award Exhibition | Edmond de Rothschild House, Israel
Curator: Tzafi Sivan Spivak
[ 2022 ] “Food” | Design Museum Holon, Israel
Curator: Liora Rozin & Dana Ben Shalom
[ 2022 ] “And I lived amongst you” | B.Y5 Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Curator: Michal Krasny
[ 2020 ] “ First Person. Second Nature” | The Tel-Aviv Crafts and Design Biennale| MUZA Eretz Israel Museum, Israel
Curator: Henrietta Eliezer Brunner, Yuval Saar
[ 2020 ] “X,Y,Z,T- Material Investigation” | Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Curator: Shlomit Bauman
[ 2019 ] “State of Extreme” | Design Museum Holon, Israel
Curator: Aric Chen, Maya Dvash and Azinta Plantenga
[ 2019 ] “To The Glory- Local Souvenirs” | Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Curator: Galina Arbeli
[ 2019 ] “Not In Heaven” | Jerusalem Biennale
Curator: Judith Cardozo and Dr. Suzan Nashman Fraiman
[ 2019 ] “Point Cloud” | Manofim Festival, Azrieli Gallery, Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College (JMC). Curator: Galit Shvo
[ 2018 ] “Conservation” | Jerusalem Design Week
Curator: Anat Safran and Tal Erez
[ 2018 ] “Nature-Technology” | Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Curator: Shlomit Bauman
[ 2017 ] “High Contrast” | Seoul, Korea
[ 2017 ] “Image” | Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Curator: Shira Keret & Itay Laniado
[ 2017 ] “Violent Object” | Vitrina Gallery, HIT, Holon, Israel
Curator: Shira Keret & Itay Laniado
[ 2017 ] “Violent Object” | State of Design, Berlin
Curator: Shira Keret & Itay Laniado
[ 2017 ] “3D Print Studio” | Cuypershuis museum in Roermond, The Netherlands
[ 2016 ] “Over View” | Design Museum Holon, Israel
Curator: Maya Dvash
[ 2016 ]“High Contrast” | TWDW, Taipei, Taiwan
[ 2016 ] “World Design Capital” | TWDW, Taipei, Taiwan
[ 2016 ] “Yes&” | Triennale Museum Exhibition, Milan, Italy
[ 2016 ] “Matter of Fact” | Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Curator: Maya Ben David & Jhonathan Hope
[ 2014 ] “Design Underground” | Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Curator: Shlomit Bauman
[ 2014 ] “Design Museum at The Artists House” | The Artists House,
Tel-Aviv, Israel . Curator: Yuval Saar
[ 2013 ] “Online Offline” | Beit Meirov Gallery, Holon, Israel
Curator: Yuval Saar
[ 2013 ] “Imprinting on Clay” | The Tel-Aviv Crafts and Design Biennale | Eretz Israel Museum, Israel. Curator: Anat Getanio
[ 2012 ] “How To...” | Design Hop, Dashilar, Beijing Design Week, China
Curator: Liora Rozin & Nitzan Debbi
[ 2012 ] “Growth Curve” | Jerusalem Design Week, Israel
Curator: Dan Hochberg
[ 2012 ] “Memorabilia” | Liege, Belgium
Curator: Giovanna Massoni
[ 2012 ] “3D Print Show” | London
[ 2012 ] “The Machin- Designing a New Industrial Revolution ” |
Z3 House for Contemporary Art, Design & Architecture | Belgiume
Curator: Jan Boelen