I'm an industrial designer from Israel, who also happen to do photography, graphic design, DJing, writing, toys inventing, entrepreneurship and curation. During the last years my works have been exhibited in tens of different exhibitions, festivals and public events - in Israel and abroad - and were published in various design and photography magazines such as Domus, Designboom, Design Wanted, Design Milk, Inhabitat, Core77, Axis, IDEAT and more.

I hold both bachelor’s (2009) and master’s (2013) degrees in industrial design from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem; I’m a graduate of the Keter Plastic's "d-Vision" internship program; a former research associate in the EU's DESURBS security project; a former lecturer and teacher in both Shenkar College and Bezalel external studies units, and a former manager of the Hansen FabLab in Hansen House, Jerusalem. At the moment I mainly consult companies and businesses in the fields of design, creative thinking, digital fabrication etc.

As a freelancer I also do product design works, prototyping, electronics (Arduino platform, IoT solutions and such) and simple mechanisms. I also do a bit of graphic design (logos, UX/UI), special events and studio photography, and consulting inventors and entrepreneurs in the field of retailing.  In complex projects I often collaborate with my dad - Izchak Zobel - who is a brilliant electronic engineer, handyman and partner. 

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Awards and Nominations

  • 2022 - Israel’s Ministry of Culture and Sport Prize for Design for 2021.

  • 2020 - YouFab2019 Global Creative Awards - First Prize.

  • 2019 - DesignArt Tokyo – Best Exhibition (team award).

  • 2012 - Ito Jakuchu Inspired – Designboom (shortlisted).

  • 2012 - Google Photography Prize – one of best hundred (shortlisted).

  • 2011 - Hands On Door Handles - Designboom (shortlisted).

Exhibitions, Festivals and Public Events

2023

  • “Event Horizon”, The Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts and Design 2023, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv.

2021

  • “Noise/Makers”, Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • “The New Shape of CoExistence”, Peres Center for Peace & Innovation, Jaffa.

  • “The Backstage” - JDW 2021, Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • “On and Beyond” - The Farm Gallery, Holon.

2020

  • American International Toy Fair, NYC.

  • YouFab2019 Global Creative Awards Winning - Winning Works Exhibition, Tokyo.

  • “East” - The Museum of Islamic and Near Eastern Cultures, Beersheba.

2019

  • “Hultiferet…” - Benyamini Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv.

  • “The Common Thread - Gardeners” - “Garden of Eden”, DESIGNART TOKYO, Tokyo.

  • “Jerusalem - Self Portrait”, Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem.

  • “The Common Thread” - JDW 2019, Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • American International Toy Fair, NYC.

  • Nuremberg Toy Fair, Nuremberg, Germany.

  • London Toy Fair, London.

2018

  • “Hanukalaim”, the old city of Jerusalem.

  • “Terracotta Rave”, Benyamini Ceramics Center, Tel-Aviv.

  • The Jerusalem Light Festival, Jerusalem.

  • "The Matchmaker"- JDW 2018, Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • Nuremberg Toy Fair, Nuremberg, Germany.

2017

  • "Spinning", Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • "Couple", Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • "Metabolism", the Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem.

  • "Southern Light" Light Festival, Beersheba.

  • The Jerusalem Light Festival, Jerusalem.

  • "Autarkic Studio" - JDW 2017, Hansen House, Jeruslaem.

2016

  • "Non Contagious Exhibition", Hansen House, Jerusalem.

2015

  • "De-Tech", Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • "OOPS", Hansen House, Jerusalem.

2014

  • Up(to)Date, Binyamini House, Tel Aviv.

2013

  • Up(to)Date, Hansen House, Jerusalem.

  • The Jerusalem Light Festival, Jerusalem.

2012

  • Tokyo Designers Week, Tokyo, Japan.

2011

  • Under Repair, Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv.

  • Nuremberg Toy Fair, Nuremberg, Germany.

2010

  • SaloneSatellite, Milano, Italy.

2009

  • The Jerusalem Light Festival, Jerusalem.


Curation

2020

  • “Single-Use Exhibition”, The Julia Mizrahi Vitrina Gallery, Holon - The exhibition was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.