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Metal Studio Nachshon

Wood Ba’alot Melacha After years of working in other design domains, Bezalel Academy graduate Doron Shai and École Boulle graduate Anat Glazer, devoted themselves to woodwork and carpentry, founding their own design studio in 2015. Their creations combine the traditional with the contemporary, be it in terms of technique or in the choice of materials, with the aim to create timeless pieces that will be passed down through the generations. Their hanukkiahs, one made of ash wood, the other of American walnut, have an easy-to-clean detachable iron element, and can be placed in the home as beautiful sculptures during the rest of the year. Price: NIS 690 (measurements: 14.5cm x 23cm x 4cm) baalot-melacha.com and brass: NIS 1,400; the Pzura - nine-element aluminum hanukkiah, Price: NIS 1,800 nachshon.com Architect and designer Tomer Nachshon’s hanukkiahs are all expressions of the clean-line aesthetics so characteristic of his style. Exquisite simplicity is achieved through a unique mix of material, shape, technique, and function. There are three menorahs to choose from, each made of a different type of metal (steel, aluminum, and brass), distinctly minimalistic in style and easily integrated into the home as a design object throughout the year. Price: the Ola - steel hanukkiah with lacquer finish: NIS 500; the Trio - three-element hanukkiah made of steel with lacquer finish, aluminum,

Photo courtesy of Nachshon Studio

Salt SaltwareDesign

Salt has been a major substance for creation for Lia Bruce, a Bezalel Academy graduate who decided recently to focus on product design, founding her own brand called SaltwareDesign. In collaboration with the Hebrew University’s chemistry research institute, Bruce has developed a new, eco-friendly, non-polluting technology based on a byproduct of salt that is considered an environmental problem. For her, using salt as a design material is also an expression of her cultural and spiritual attachment to Israel. Her hanukkiah has nine branches and can be assembled in various ways – as a Hanukkah menorah, a set of Shabbat candlesticks, or as a decorative object. Price: $297 saltwaredesign.com

SaltwareDesign I Photo courtesy of Lia Bruce

Ba’alot Melacha I Photo: Natalie Eichengreen

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ATMOSPHERE DECEMBER 2022