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Miniature vases Design: Tal Batit

The Asufa store specializes in Israeli design and showcases more than 250 local designers of every creative field. The store’s signature project is its yearly illustrated Haggadah. This year, as it celebrates its tenth anniversary, Asufa has invited 45 illustrators new in the field and eager to make their mark, to take part in the project, each having received a page of text to illustrate according to their own interpretation and graphic sensitivity. The result is a fascinating Passover art book, containing a myriad graphic languages, styles and techniques that you’ll want to admire and flick through all year round. Price: NIS 120 @asufadesign An Illustrated Haggadah Design: collective of Israeli illustrators Artist and designer Tal Batit studied Industrial Design at the Holon Institute of Technology. He creates limited edition vases characterized by their hybrid use of materials, humor, and reinterpretation of traditional motifs. Through them, Batit explores the notions of contrast and paradox via the hybrid use

of opposing shapes, techniques, materials, and textures. The miniature version of his “hybrid” vases are beautiful collectible pieces of art, 11-17 cm high, making them easy to place anywhere in the house. Price: between NIS 450 and NIS 520 per vase @batit_studio

Knitted cushions Design: Tal Kovalio

Tal Kovalio studied Textile Design at Shenkar College and now runs its knitting department. During the pandemic, she founded her own knitted cushion brand, characterized by its minimalistic yet vibrant style. Each cushion is handmade with sustainable materials, allowing it to stay plush and comfortable with time. Kovalio explains that she dresses only in black and white and that in turn, her designs also include a minimal amount of color, rendering them compatible with any space in the home. Price: 42 cm cushion: NIS 360, 50 cm cushion: NIS 500 @tal.kovalio

Cover design: Elad Oren

38 ATMOSPHERE APRIL 2023