Israeli designers

Miami staircase designed by Adam Steel 2022. Courtesy Adam Steel.

Israeli metal man Adam Steel rocks design world with luxe works from aluminum to zinc

A wunderkind of metal interior architecture, Steel is creating unique, high quality fixtures like stairs and doors for private clients and large corporations around the world

May 24, 2023, 6:49 am

Israeli metal man Adam Steel rocks design world with luxe works from aluminum to zinc

A wunderkind of metal interior architecture, Steel is creating unique, high quality fixtures like stairs and doors for private clients and large corporations around the world

By Danielle Nagler

Fashion designer David Weksler's models battle it out on the runway in Tel Aviv Kornit Fashion Week, March 19, 2023 (Courtesy Haydon Perrior)

March 21, 2023, 1:56 am

Tel Aviv Fashion Week sees anti-overhaul protest on the runway

Designer David Weksler places placards in some models’ hands; another, dressed as a police officer, hands out ‘fines’ to audience members

By Jessica Steinberg

Fashion design by David Cohen for his Studio.Schuna. (DAN YOSEFI)

February 2, 2022, 10:40 am

The emperor’s new clothes are digital: Israeli designers shape virtual fashion world

Israelis draw acclaim as they carve out a new niche for the future of fashion with digital clothing designs

By Viva Sarah Press

Revital Nadiv (left) and Viktoria Kanar, founders of textile innovation organization Re-Fresh Global, with designer Doron Ashkenazi jacket made from recycled fabric (Courtesy Re-Fresh Global)

July 14, 2021, 11:40 am

Something old, something new? Fashionistas urge industry to use recycled rejects

The women behind Re-Fresh Global aim to find new ways to embrace tons of new and secondhand clothing

By Jessica Steinberg

From the upcoming Jerusalem Design Week opening July 1, 2021 at Hansen House (Courtesy Alon Sarid, Dana Ben Shalom, Amit Portman)

June 28, 2021, 2:59 pm

Jerusalem Design Week focuses on escapism at Hansen House

Festival of local and international creativity opens on July 1; weeklong event will host a circus company and celebrate the move toward nature, alternative culture and identities

By Jessica Steinberg

Kobi Levi's Face It handbag, inspired by the blue disposable masks worn by many during COVID-19 (Courtesy Kobi Levi)

November 13, 2020, 3:18 pm

One designer’s COVID-19 accessories find irony in symbols of pandemic

Kobi Levi, known for his chewing gum booties and banana peel stilettos, finds his inspiration in the hallmarks of coronavirus

By Jessica Steinberg

Parts and a model of a mask are displayed by the Israeli jewelry company Yvel in Motza near Jerusalem, August 9, 2020. (AP Photo/ Sebastian Scheiner)

August 10, 2020, 11:06 am

Israeli jeweler makes $1.5 million gold, diamond virus mask

Isaac Levy says a Chinese businessman in the US has requested priciest face covering in the world; 18-karat mask will be decorated with 3,600 diamonds

By ISAAC SCHARF

Beyonce wearing a dress designed by Israeli designer Shahar Avnet, one of three Israelis who created looks for the singer's 'Black Is King' album (Courtesy Shahar Avnet)

August 8, 2020, 12:32 am

Beyoncé wears Israeli-designed looks in new filmed album

A fashion extravaganza in singer’s celebrated new ‘visual album’ includes clothes from Alon Livne, Shahar Avnet and newcomer Avy Amram

By Jessica Steinberg

Israeli designer Rinat Brodach working on a design while on Amazon Prime Video's 'Making the Cut,' which aired March 20, 2020 (Courtesy screen grab)

May 30, 2020, 11:39 am

Israeli designer Rinat Brodach raves about the realities of ‘Making the Cut’

The New York-based reality show participant proudly proclaimed her Israeli background, lighting Shabbat candles and mentioning her army service

By Jessica Steinberg

This Sept. 5, 2019 image taken from video shows a model wearing fashion from the Elie Tahari Spring/Summer 2020 collection during Fashion Week in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Cohen)

September 7, 2019, 8:31 am

Elie Tahari mixes sophistication with playful headwear, prints

Designer says clothes inspired by New York in the 1970s, around the time he immigrated to the US from Israel

By RAGAN CLARK

Crocheting a cover for a Mamluk dome at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem as part of 'Overall,' a three-day fashion event in July 2019 (Courtesy Ricky Rachman)

July 23, 2019, 11:24 am

Multifaceted Jerusalem wears many clothes in festival of contemporary design

Designers, artists and other creatives have fun breaking the rigid rules of fashion in ‘Overall’ at the ancient Tower of David

By Hannah Harnest

Rapper Kanye West shows then US president Donald Trump a photograph of a hydrogen plane during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House October 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

October 13, 2018, 9:05 am

Israeli designer behind hydrogen plane Kanye West pitched to Trump

Shabtai Hirshberg says he was taken by surprise when the rapper showed his idea to the US president, notes the aircraft is not actually currently practical

By ToI Staff

The inverted runway of 'Fashion Statement; Decoding Israeli Dress' exhibit at the Israel Museum, which opened June 13, 2018 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

June 14, 2018, 9:22 pm

Israel Museum exhibit puts decades of Israeli fashion on runway

‘Fashion Statements: Decoding Israeli Dress’ goes beyond glamour to examine ideology and social dynamics

By Jessica Steinberg

A five shekel stamp that the Israel Postal Service is issuing for Israels 70th Independence Day celebrations. (Israel Postal Service spokesperson)

April 8, 2018, 11:03 pm

Special stamp tries to sum up 70 years of Israel’s achievements

Postal service to commemorate Israeli inventions, such as cherry tomatoes and USB memory sticks, and nod to fields of excellence: science, agriculture, academia, and business

By Sue Surkes

Prince Harry and his princess to be, Meghan Markle, leave an evening event with Markle dressed in a body suit blouse by an Israel-trained designer Courtesy Instagram)

February 22, 2018, 12:44 am

Meghan Markle wore bodysuit by Israel-trained designer, and it sold out

The perfectly fitted floppy-bowed blouse is a Tuxe creation from Tamar Daniel, now a Philly-based designer

By Jessica Steinberg