Israeli protests framed Jerusalem Design Week 2023
Lies and Falsehoods was the theme of Jerusalem Design Week 2023. Even if curators couldn’t predict Israeli protests, the design week’s main focus couldn’t be more contemporary.
Jerusalem Design Week 2023 explores the power of lies and falsehoods in contemporary societies
Deceiving installations, lab-grown food, AI-generated conversations. Jerusalem Design Week 2023 explores the bright and dark side of contemporary design. Where is the truth?
Cloud-to-ground: at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, the Israeli Pavilion is sealed off
The Cloud-to-ground exhibition at the Israeli Pavilion at Venice Biennale ‘un-displays’ the secretive and ominous architecture of data storage buildings across the country.
32°N adaptive sunglasses allow you to read your book and see from afar with a tap
Thanks to patented dynamic ‘Liquid Crystal’ lenses, 32°N glasses can seamlessly switch between “reading mode” for near vision and “scenic mode” for far distances.
Israel Pavilion at Dubai Expo welcomes the Arab world and beyond with a open tent-like architecture
For the Israel Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, AVS and Knafo Kilmore Architects have created a multimedia experience inviting visitors to explore the country’s commitment to smart and sustainable innovation springing from the common desert landscape Israelis share with their neighbours in the Gulf.
Multi-species architecture takes central stage at Venice Biennale 2021
We are not alone on this planet. To save it from the social and climate crisis, architects can team up with other beings, learn from bees and birds, look after elephants and harness the unexpected superpowers of algae: 8 multi-species architecture projects and exhibitions on show at the Venice Biennale.
Summer 2019: 7 architecture and design experiences for your holidays
A design festival on a stunning villa in Côte d’Azur, Tel Aviv’s Bauhaus tours and New York’s celebration of moon landing 50th anniversary but also Venice Biennale and São Paulo Design Weekend. Explore the best events, fairs and exhibitions marking Summer 2019!
The Conversation Show unveils the dynamics of design collaboration
From Snarkitecture’s hall of broken mirrors to mischer’traxler’s interactive pendulum by that glows and leans towards visitors… ‘The Conversation Show’ exhibition features site-specific installations exploring how design collectives work together.
IN STATU QUO: Israel Pavilion’s exhibition at Venice Biennale 2018 unravels the Geopolitics of Holy Spaces
The busy timetable of functions of the many Christian communities sharing the Holy Sepulchre, visionary and never-realized masterplans for the Western Wall Plaza and the unique routines of a site switching from mosque to Jewish worshipping venue within 24 hours. The In Statu Quo exhibition at Israel Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2018 shows the fragile system of co-existence of 5 iconic holy sites.
Holy, holistic, resilient, rebellious and on-the-border: 5 recurring keywords at Venice Biennale 2018
5 recurring keywords at Venice Biennale 2018. National pavilions respond to to the FREESPACE main theme with visionary masterplans for Jerusalem Western Wall, a Trump defying US-Mexico border, the millennials’ occupation of Budapest’s Liberty bridge and more…
Vegan design projects by Erez Nevi Pana show the way for a more sustainable approach
Recycled stools re-shaped by random salt crystallization, animal-free paper and silk clothes which harm no butterfly. Vegan design is possible, says Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana.
Horah lighting design installation by Raw Edges at Spazio Krizia is inspired by Jewish folk dance
A traditonal Jewish folk dance and the fascination for synchronized movement inspired Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges to design a poetic installation in collaboration with Wonderglass.
Border walls’ architecture from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
Trump’s wall and the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) splitting the Korean peninsula in two… These border walls are just the tip of a global iceberg. Archipanic explores protectionist and divisive constructions across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel is conceived as an “all-inclusive vandal resort” overlooking the Israeli-Palestinian border wall
Pillow fights, CCTV hunting trophies and an unconventional English tea room. Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem welcomes both Palestinians and Israelis just a few metres away from the controverse border wall.
2017 Venice Art Biennale celebrates art with 10 architecture-related pavilions
From Israel “molding” pavilion to US politically charged exhibition but also, floating shrines from Japan and a Bauhaus inspired recording studio. Archipanic picked up 10 architecture-related exhibitions at 2017 Venice Art Biennale.
Stone Age Folk: Jaime Hayon’s kaleidoscopic pavilion in Milan
At Caesarstone’s Stone Age Folk exhibition, African masks and bird-like furniture by Jaime Hayon animate the halls and the ballroom of a Milanese Napoleonic Palazzo.
OVERVIEW: Design Museum Holon showcases eyeglasses design evolution
OVERVIEW exhibition at Design Museum Holon explores the relationship between vision and design through one of the most important inventions in human history: eyeglasses.
World’s longest glass bridge by Haim Dotan is about to reopen for new sustainable vertigo experiences
The longest glass bridge on the planet could reopen within days after sudden closure. The 380 m long project by Haim Dotan in China will invite for breathtaking views of the 300m drop below.
Life Object: Israeli architects and scientists merge architecture and biology
A breathing building ventilated like a living organism, floating villages which bring life back to the Dead Sea and a Life Object inspired by the resilience of a bird’s nest. Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale foresees a more sustainable future achieved through blending architecture and biology.
Eight fronts, battlefronts and frontiers on show at Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Which are the fronts that architects can tackle in order to improve people’s life? We examine eight fronts and key topics explored by must-see exhibitions at Venice Architecture Biennale 2016.
BRIXO: Internet of Things, one brick at a time
BRIXO building blocks bring design to life: connect it to smartphones, make it respond to proximity and even switch it on… “Like Lego™ on steroids” that allow everyone to play with the Internet of things.
Pitsou Kedem: Float House for an Architect
Pistou Kedem’s family house in Israel features a floating ceiling, raw materials and modernist features to blend in the neighbourhood discretely, yet architecturally.
From iMilk to flour that wears Prada: Peddy Mergui reflects on marketing and food-design
From Prada flour to Tiffany yogurt. At Milan Expo, Peddy Mergui’s impossible posh packagings make people think on the relevance of marketing in food design.
Ron Arad designed a bulbous sofa for Moroso
Moroso launched Glider, a bulbous sofa designed by Ron Arad that is carved from a single volume and dressed with shaded coloured textiles by Febrik.
Cozì design studio challenges technology’s limits
Cozì design studio debuts in Milan with a collection of lighting fixtures and accessories that brings design technologies to the tipping point.
Israel Pavilion at MIlan Expo 2015 by David Knafo
ArchiPanic met David Knafo, architect of Israel Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015, who unveils how “vertical planting” technology can innovate agriculture and make way to sustainable cities where buildings will grow food from vertical crops on their facades.
Jerusalem: Bauhaus at Bauhaus Center in Tel Aviv
Bauhaus Center Tel Aviv hosts “Jerusalem: Bauhaus” an unconventional exhibition that reveals the unbeaten paths of the Israeli capital’s XX century architecture.
Scape Vases by Keret and Laniado for Caesarstone
Shira Keret and Itay Laniado designed for Caesarstone the Scape vases collection: a set of panoramic vessels inspired by stunning natural skylines.
Production Routes exhibition at Tel Aviv Museum of Art
3D printed models, movies and video-art. The “Production Routes” exhibition at Tel Aviv Museum of Art explores how modernist prefabricated architecture failed to reach utopian dreams of equality.
Iris Van Herpen at Design Museum Holon
Design Museum Holon showcased a solo exhibition of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen who meshed traditional craft tecniques with 3D printing.