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5 Design Stores to Fall in Love With

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Saga The home of Israeli design

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Saga is both a gallery and a store specializing in Israeli design and craftsmanship. It is situated in Jaffa’s vibrant Flea Market neighborhood and offers a wide range of designer brands can be found aside budding designers that share the ability to instill a certain Israeli spirit into their creations – something which may not necessarily be put into words but shines through every object. Events and openings are occasionally held in the store’s coffee shop ‘Café Saga’, located right beside it, and serving delicious food and quality coffee all through the day. Saga is the sister-store to Asufa, a few streets away and it too brimming with objects and items made by the best Israeli designers. Rabbi Pinhas st. 4, Jaffa (above the Flea Market parking lot) Opening hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-17:00, homeware and accessories. Household names of designer

If there’s one thing we can be thankful to the pandemic for, it’s the boom it sparked in home design. Spending all our time at home during lockdown inspired many of us to invest thought and effort in decorating our homes, and design stores have mushroomed and multiplied as a consequence. Here are five of our favorite Israeli design stores to explore at leisure \ By Adi Fogel Hollander

HaAsam Tasteful designer goods in the heart of the Judean Hills Located in Kibbutz Kiriyat Anavim in the heart of the Judean Hills, this establishment is a family-run designer hub that produces original items in its own workshop and showcases them in the vast and beautiful adjoining gallery. Father Zion Shoshan and his son Ronny handpick exquisite objects among the best international designer brands. HaAsam offers a plethoric range of furniture, lighting fixture, textile, kitchenware, etc. Impressively located in the middle of nature – this place is a mecca for design fiends and aficionados. Kibbutz Kiriyat Anavim, Sun-Thu 09:00-17:00, Fri 09:00-14:00 haasam.co.il

Fri 09:30-16:00 sagatlv.com/en

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