tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:40:57 +0000Israeli designDZionIsraeli designersfashionDesign Holon MuseumFashion DesignTel-Avivart exhibitionscompetitionexhibitionjewlery3D printingAdi LevyBerlin artistsBezalelBooooooomCampana brothersCeramicsDeTnkDesignboomDesignboom MartDesigner ShopsDezeenDo It YoursEfrat EzuzEyal BursteinGlobal Sustainability JamHolidayHolon Institute of TechnologyIndustrial DesignIsraeli artistsIsraeli cultureJerusalem DesignersJoanna LandauKinetisLanvinLimor YaronLondon Design FestivalNew YorkSchirSothebyStav AxenfeldSukkotSustainabilityTamar BranitzkyTel-Aviv Museum of ArtVibeIsraelWeHeartchaircraftselfdesign eventecologicalfine artfurniture deisgngallerynew designersrecyclestufftextile designertexturethreeASFOURקרמיקהתערוכהDZion blog is an online design community dedicated to Israeli designers' and artists' creative visions.http://d-zion.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-372402225635769030Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:02:00 +00002012-01-23T01:17:47.427-08:00Berlin artistsfine artIsraeli artistsSchirWhat is art? Why are we so attracted to it? What makes us like one piece over another? Is it just personal taste or do we have an interest in what the artist is trying to say? All these questions are far too profound to answer here in this one blog post…but as we've visited the SCHIR art exhibition this weekend in Tel-Aviv, we discovered the importance of discourse in the fine arts discipline. http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2012/01/german-israeli-artists-unite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5636185291589251667Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:54:00 +00002011-12-28T04:05:31.908-08:00DZionMany  people have been asking us about our name, DZion. Firstly, the name DZion is not intended to reflect any political or religious connotations; we are an apolitical self funded business promoting home grown Israeli designers and products, without bias of ethnicity, religion or gender. The DZion logo is a combination of two letters, the letter "D" in English and the letter "ז"(http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/12/many-have-been-asking-us-about-our-name.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5437408381682218471Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:27:00 +00002011-12-22T01:28:42.051-08:00chairIsraeli designerstextureIn an attempt to connect the Hanukkah holiday spirit with design, we found the Olive Chair, created by Israeli designers Adi Tasa and Yoav Avinoam, the perfect choice! Hannukah…Oil…Olive…get it? :) The Olive Chair  was created using a molded polyester-based textile which when heated forms the shape. Adi Tasa and Yoav Avinoam designed a basic structured chair but with a very unique three http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/12/israeli-olive-associations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5041967898849307670Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:42:00 +00002011-11-26T08:55:17.177-08:00Fashion DesignIsraeli designIsraeli designersTel-AvivThe Tel-Aviv Fashion Week received so much publicity we thought we may skip posting about it…But such a historical event cannot be and should not be overlooked. The international fashion week held in Tel-Aviv after 30 years is an accomplishment worthy of celebration! So here is a list of just some of the articles written about the event, read more about it:  Exposing Tel Aviv Fashion http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/11/tlv-fashion-week-web-publicity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5427746020521973422Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:03:00 +00002011-11-19T03:01:36.680-08:00BooooooomDesignboomDeTnkDezeenDZionJoanna LandauKinetisVibeIsraelWeHeartFive international notorious design bloggers have been touring Israel this past week, and we will finally get to meet them this evening! Dezeen, Designboom, DeTnk, Booooooom and WeHeart bloggers, were invited to Israel by Kinetis, a nonprofit apolitical social organization dedicated to generating domestic and global awareness of Israel as the creative energy capital of the world. Seeking to http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/11/re-branding-israel-with-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-4987045530240019143Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:38:00 +00002011-11-15T03:38:42.479-08:00Israeli designTamar Branitzkytextile designerIt was a pleasure and a privilege meeting Tamar Branitzky, a talented eccentric Textile Designer working and creating in her studio in Tel-Aviv. A Shenker graduate of Design Engineering, Tamar explores and invents textile design techniques involving printing, hand painting, embroidery, sawing, burning and collage making sometimes all on one piece made up of layers of different types of materials.http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/11/exploring-textiles-inventing-textures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-4129544784699134004Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:37:00 +00002011-11-03T04:37:33.239-07:00Israeli designSothebyTel-Aviv Museum of Art"There's outstanding creativity and talent in Israel- the work is very fresh, original and independent " explains  Janice Blackburn, co-coordinator and curator of Sotheby's  design selling exhibitions which took place in London last May, in Tel-Aviv this Tuesday at the opening of the Tel-Aviv Museum of Arts new wing, and excitingly soon in December  in New York! Senior vice http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/11/sotheby-celebrates-israeli-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-8378193767749913484Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:30:00 +00002011-10-31T05:30:54.674-07:00Global Sustainability JamIsraeli designersSustainabilityTel-AvivThis weekend a Global Sustainability Jam took place in over 6 continents and 42 cities, including Tel-Aviv, Israel. The jam brought together passionate people in various fields of interest, joining together to brainstorm and create brand-new real-world ideas that can better the planet! The design-based jam was not about talking it was about doing. Participants bounced ideas off one another and http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/global-sustainability-jam-in-tel-aviv-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-3740009473554044295Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:29:00 +00002011-10-26T05:29:56.501-07:00furniture deisgnIsraeli cultureIsraeli designMichael Tsinzovsky is an Israeli industrial designer who dares to challenge sensitive and complex issues like politics, culture and ethnicity through his design and technique. For example, The Little Night Lamp was created from a bomb shelter light switch as a gesture to the citizens of Sderot, Israel who have been living under siege for years. Other examples, are less provocative, however still http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/culturally-designed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5567758098242254808Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:33:00 +00002011-10-26T05:31:31.632-07:00competitionDZionLimor YaronHi everybody! DZion is giving away a free gift for the holiday! The Eco-friendly 2D Vase, designed by the Israeli designer Limor Yaron, is made of wood and reuses small plastic bottles you have at home to place flowers that need water. The vase arrives flat, in 2d, and can be easily assembled into a smart ecological 3d vase. For more about the product visit our site.  To enter the raffle http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/spoiling-with-free-gifts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-2980499119686635028Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:50:00 +00002011-10-16T05:50:43.275-07:003D printingcompetitionjewleryFor inspiring creative professionals out there, Materia, one of the leading material libraries in the world, has initiated an international 3D Jewellery Competition, “Materia goes 3D Printing”. Winners are selected on the basis of innovation and aesthetics in their design and creative use of the 3D technology. Winning projects will be 3D printed and exhibited in the Materia Inspiration Centre. Onhttp://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/materia-goes-3d-printing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-7849707317458641164Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:39:00 +00002011-10-26T05:32:57.063-07:00BezalelexhibitionIndustrial DesignThe annual theme "Tikun", "Correction" or "Under Repair", emerged from the shared notion of the Bezalel faculty of the Master of Industrial Design "About Design" Program, as an idea that continuously echoes in our time. Examining the term in depth, Tikun Olam as a Jewish – Kabalistic concept, restoration as artistic repair, technological mechanisms of damage and repair, design in a repairing http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/bezalel-ma-industrial-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5969641113071156188Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:02:00 +00002011-10-26T05:39:41.575-07:00craftselfDo It YoursHolidaySukkot Something different for the holiday…design and create unique lanterns for your Sukka this year! Thanks to Ruffled for the great idea, using only balloons, glue and twine, below are instructions on how to easily make these beautiful decorations for special occasions. Enjoy and Chag Sameach! Instructions:1. Inflate the balloon to a medium size so the shape is a little http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/unique-sukkot-decor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-6605543096334901290Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:53:00 +00002011-10-06T05:53:13.556-07:00Designboom MartHolon Institute of TechnologyStav Axenfeld“Two Sugars” designed by Stav Axenfeld, a graduate of the Department of Visual Communications Design at the Holon Institute of Technology. Stav’s “sweet” design - a sugar cube in the shape of Roman numerals- was exhibited at the Designboom Mart at Designers Week in Tokyo last year. Smart and humorous, challenging the most common question, “how much sugar?” J We love the idea and wonder is hehttp://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-much-sugar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-1438203264221119419Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:21:00 +00002011-10-26T05:36:43.283-07:00Designer ShopsJerusalem Designers Yesterday we visited “Designers in the City” of Jerusalem. Just recently opened, “Designers in the City” hub is situated in the back area of the “Gallery – Café Boutique” in 7 Bazalel St. (walking proximity from the market) and is home to 20 selected talented Israeli designers. Established by the Design Center in the Jerusalem Development Authority, by means if the “Ariel Municipal http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/10/promising-designers-of-jerusalem.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-1299053374738721959Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:24:00 +00002011-09-27T01:57:27.765-07:00Adi LevyEyal BursteinIsraeli designersLondon Design FestivalBefore The London Design Festival comes to an end, we would like to pay tribute to two leading Israeli born designers presenting at one of the world's most important annual design events: Arik Levy and Eyal Burstein.Arik Levy, originally from Israel where most of his time was dedicate to surfing and his graphic design studio. In 1988 Levy moved to Europe and in 1991 completed his studies in the http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/london-design-festival-showcases.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-8425568409867008134Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:44:00 +00002011-09-22T04:44:56.211-07:00Fashion DesignNew YorkthreeASFOURWe know the political situation is delicate at the moment, and it is not our intention to go there, rather despite of it, we wanted to share with you a bit about the multicultural threesome designers, threeASFOUR, which to us, shed some light and hope for more future peaceful partnerships. As sport enthusiasts connect and bond on the basis of solely the group or game they are rooting for, with http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/breaking-through-cultural-barriers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-969942796956538100Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:07:00 +00002011-09-21T10:07:45.933-07:00Campana brothersIsraeli designWe know this post is not about an Israeli design/event or designer achievement specifically, but we found it very interesting the reference to Israeli design the Brazilian Campana brothers made in an interview they had with one of the most popular financial newspapers in Israel today, the Calcalist. Humberto Campana said he connects with Israeli design as it is similar to where he comes from."http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/campana-brothers-note-israeli-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5142666474900751352Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:36:00 +00002011-09-20T01:36:04.676-07:00art exhibitionsDesign Holon Museum To follow up on our post from the other day, we couldn't attend the opening ceremony of Holon's exhibition season, but here is a short preview of what went on that evening, credited to the Holon Municipality. We must visit there soon! http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/holon-kicks-off-exhibition-season.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-385357704017356796Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:49:00 +00002011-09-20T01:43:12.747-07:00DZionEfrat EzuzfashionjewleryExciting news! The Israeli model Tamar Diskind wears Efrat Ezuz jewelry in her fashion shoot! Efrat Ezuz is a young fashion jewelry designer whom creatively fuses the colorful world of fashion with the precise elegance of handmade crafting. The use of vibrant colored quality stones, crystals and plastics, combined with gold plated necklaces, is what makes Efrat’s jewelry so attractive! For more http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/efrat-ezuz-in-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-2544769998125856463Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:26:00 +00002011-09-17T02:28:43.162-07:00art exhibitionsDesign Holon MuseumThe Israeli art scene and culture is continuously growing outside of Tel-Aviv too: The Israel Museum in Jerusalem and this summer's culture festivels and events, Ashdod Museum that conitues to refresh with innovative quality exhibitions, Bat Yam and also Pardes Hana opened  Art in the Community weekends this summer too. DZion actually visited Pardes Hana this weekend. So many http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/art-outside-tel-aviv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-2066860001752993904Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:22:00 +00002011-09-15T14:22:03.826-07:00exhibitionfashionnew designers We visited the opening of the TA Fashion Weekend at "The Station", "HaTachana" in the Neveh Zedek neighborhood, Tel Aviv. It was a bit disappointing the few amount of fashion accessories displayed at the exhibition entrance (right on the left when you walk into the station, we almost missed it!). But then the live Salsa music and the creative Israeli designer stands and shops are http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/ta-fashion-weekend-15-179.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-5676105837266924347Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:39:00 +00002011-09-14T05:47:00.634-07:00fashionLanvin We stumbled on the Lanvin Fall Winter 2012 Commercial, an amusing fashion viral campaign. Lanvin fashion brand, is the house of Alber Elbaz, the famous and talented Israeli fashion designer. We love the concept and think it’s a cool humorous approach to spread the word about the new winter collection! http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/09/lanvin-fall-winter-2012-commercial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-1702132065413809314Fri, 06 May 2011 09:09:00 +00002011-09-14T05:07:57.919-07:00design eventgalleryThis week we visited the Periscope gallery on Ben Yehuda 176, for the launch of a new art book called Contemporary Israeli Design, by editor Avi Lubin and creative Tomer Sapir. Tomer is a young inspiring artist and designer whom I've had the privilege of studying with, I took two courses directed by Tomer and recently witnessed his art presented at the largest Israeli art event, Fresh Paint,http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/05/periscope-gallery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689493813100119811.post-3734679359919620849Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:05:00 +00002011-09-06T13:13:11.736-07:00Ceramicsקרמיקהתערוכהבתערוכה הדו-שנתית המתקיימת זו הפעם השישית במוזיאון ארץ ישראל ברמת אביב, משתתפים 110 אמנים ומעצבים, המציגים את מיטב יצירתם העכשווית כאשר המכנה המשותף הוא דרכי העבודה והעיבוד בקרמיקה !ממליצים לבקר התעורכה פתוחה עד 15 ביוני 2011 http://d-zion.blogspot.com/2011/04/biennale-ceramics-tel-aviv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0