Yaacov Kaufman (Hebrew: יעקב קאופמן; born 1945) is a Soviet-born Israeli industrial designer and academic.[1] Kaufman's work has focused on lighting, furniture,[2] and product design.[3] He is a longtime professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
Yaacov Kaufman | |
|---|---|
יעקב קאופמן | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Industrial designer, academic |
| Awards | Sandberg Prize (1989) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design |
| Website | yaacovkaufman |
Early life
editYaacov Kaufman was born in the Soviet Union (Russia) and lived in Poland until immigrating to Israel in 1957.[4][5]
Career
editKaufman has been a professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design for over 3 decades, training "several generations" of Israeli designers.[6][7] The Jerusalem Report calls Kaufman, "the elder statesman of Israeli design."[6]
Selected exhibitions
editKaufman has had more than 20 international solo exhibitions.[3]
- 2016 The Heart of the Matter, Eretz Israel Museum.[8]
- 2015 Design Museum Holon[9][10][11]
- 2011 Tel Aviv Museum of Art[12][13]
Awards and honors
editKaufman won the Sandberg Prize in 1989.[14] He received the 2003 Norwegian Design Council Award for Industrial Design Excellence.[15]
Collections
editKaufman's work is included in the collections of the Design Museum Holon,[16][17] the Tel Aviv Museum of Art[18] and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "yaacov kaufman". Designboom. Designboom. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Virgola Chair". Furniture Fashion. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ a b England, Lauren. "Israel's 10 Best Designers: Shape-Shifters, Table Tattoos and Happiness". Israel; the best art, food, culture, travel. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Byars, Mel (2006). New Chairs: Innovations in Design, Technology, and Materials. King Publishing. pp. 104–160. ISBN 9780811853644.
- ^ De Lucchi, Michele (2001). International Design Yearbook 2001. Lawrence King Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 1856692361.
- ^ a b Kopf, Shula (20 April 2015). "What Makes Israeli Design?". The Jerusalem Report.
- ^ Fevre, Anne-Marie (26 September 2011). "Tel Aviv, la bulle créative". Liberation.Fr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "The Heart of the Matter". eretzmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ Himelfarb, Ellen (25 March 2015). "Perfectly imperfect: two exhibitions at Design Museum Holon celebrate the collateral damage of design". Wallpaper. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "stools by yaacov kaufman at design museum holon". Designboom. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Yaacov Kaufman - Stools". Design Museum Holon. Desigh Museum Holon. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "The Tel Aviv Museum of art celebrates the opening of the new Amir building". thesqueeze. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Yaakov Kaufman: Running in Circles". Tel Aviv Museum. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Yaakov Kaufman". STYLEPARK. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Arketto“ light. Yaacov Kaufman, Israeli, born Russia 1945 Archived 2020-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Design and Architecture, Israel Museum. Accessed September 27, 2020.
- ^ "Design Museum Holon - Chairs from the Collection - Zigi | Yaacov Kaufman". www.dmh.org.il. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Chairs from the Collection: Six Out Of 400". dmh.org.il. Design Museum Holon. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Design and Architecture \ Tel Aviv Museum of Art". www.tamuseum.org.il. Archived from the original on 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ^ "Yaacov Kaufman | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". www.imj.org.il.
