Hello dear readers, We are currently renewing our website telavivian.com (that’s why our content below is slightly old…). Meanwhile you are welcome to...
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It’s no secret that we are thrilled to occasionally buy gifts for ourselves and our loved ones. But we are aiming to be more...
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KAV’s latest collection was inspired by the designer Dikla Einat’s collection of memories; from her childhood home, from the courtyard where she celebrated...
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Over the past decade, a high new skyline has emerged in Tel Aviv. Towers peak prominently from the low rise “carpet” of the...
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According to Sahar Shalev, a new era of Israeli fashion has just begun. Thanks to the emergence of young Israeli designers who draw...
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The first edition of Telavivian Market took place on June 15 in Diego San’s courtyard. The participating designers are listed below. Click on...
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That one stop Tel Aviv flower shop, one bouquet at a time, delivered straight to your door – Bloomy was founded to create...
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Tel Aviv-based musician and producer iogi (Yogev Glusman) has been active in the music scene for quite some time. He started as a...
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Noam Noy is the artist and creator behind the Tel Aviv based textile brand, No-No – the name under which she designs beautiful...
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The name says it all. No Shit Beauty is a lifestyle brand that really has no shit in it. Three years ago, founder...
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The flat terrain, sunny weather, and compact size of Tel Aviv makes cycling one of the best ways to get around. When Middleasta...
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Ethiopia born, Tel Aviv based singer Gili Yalo has returned to his roots and native language to create a fascinating new project that...
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It’s not easy to convey the feeling that Tigris evokes when you hear their music. It’s so colourful and entrancing that it seems...
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In the 20 years since it was established, Tel Aviv’s avant-garde Clipa Theater has been looking far into the future of visual performance arts....
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Nahat Cafe is a stylish microbrewery founded by Dean Urieli and Asaf Bittion in 2015. The self-proclaimed ‘bean fanatics’ envisioned a cafe that...
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Israeli Chef Yuval Fachler has anchored in Tel Aviv to conceptualize “Salva Vida”- Restaurant in Movement, the innovative toque’s newest culinary endeavor, which...
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Messa, one of Tel Aviv’s oldest and most stable restaurant, has been operating for over a decade. For those who don’t know it,...
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For over 18 months, on the corner of Yehuda Halevy and Mazeh Streets, the Cicchetti has been open, an Italian resto-bar offering cuisine...
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Mashya is a local traditional restaurant. Chef Yossi Shitrit took the roots of his upbringing, the Moroccan cuisine, dismantled it and reassembled it...
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Most Tel Avivians are familiar with the name Goocha, as for over a decade it has been a seafood institute in Tel Aviv,...
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Sweat is a word that best describes the Tel Avivian state of being, between the months of June and August, as it’s about...
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This January, Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art held a fascinating workshop called “DesignWorkShop”. The College invited both MBA students from Cornell Tech and professionals from...
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The talented stylist Shiran Mania, known for styling some of the best fashion campaigns in the industry, has recently launched a new and...
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The Duchess restaurant opened its doors last June in Amsterdam. It resides in one of Amsterdam’s best-kept historic gems; the former KAS Bank building, over...
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Israeli creation is thriving in Amsterdam more than ever with new and exciting projects in the culinary fields. The most recent one, is...
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Recent events in Israeli news remind us how living here can be strange and surreal, so much so, that sometimes it feels like the...
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After a festive launch at the Berghain Canteen in Berlin, Aviv Magazine arrives to Tel Aviv for a launch party at Gabirol Gallery....
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It was selected as Britain’s ugliest building yet hailed by Queen Elizabeth as a world wonder; The Barbican, one of the most controversial projects...
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“One must remember that the architect is the emissary of many, as such architects must be constantly presented throughout the overall life cycle...
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For two weekends every year, ‘Open House Jerusalem’ and ‘Open House Tel Aviv’ gives us a unique opportunity to gaze inside the hidden...
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Tel Aviv has always been at the heart of Yoav Messer’s professional and personal life. An Eighth generation Israeli, he was born and...
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In a special interview for TELAVIVIAN, 85-years old Mordechai (Moti) Ben Chorin shares his vision and inspiration for the unique Asia House, his...
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The sun light glides across the rose and seafoam-colored walls of SPACE NUMBER 2, the new Israel Abou Guest House in Jaffa....
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What does a pioneering Israeli-Yemenite disco singer from the 70’s; a spoken-word piece by one of Israel’s leading poets; and a unique electronic...
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As adopted Tel Avivians, we are curious and restless beings by nature. It is in our DNA to explore the world, fleeing our beloved...
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As a true urbanite, I tend to shy away from chances to flee the addictive grind-and-grit of Tel Aviv for greener (and quieter)...
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It’s not often that we are treated to a live performance by a musical artist like Teebs in Tel Aviv. So when I...
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I met Yotam Mahler on a whim. One day, an enigmatic email appeared in my overcrowded inbox, somehow demanding attention over the mountain...
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In one of the courses Noa Zilberman took as part of her M.D. program at Bezalel’s Industrial Design Department, she designed jewelry that...
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When Rotem Nahlieli’s son was born six years ago, Rotem was living in London, but despite his fixed residence in the UK (“the...
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When Israeli illustrator Eitan Eloa prepared his exhibition for last year’s Illustration Week (which took place in Tel Aviv), he knew that what...
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The often unbridgeable gap between our expectations to reality is the overarching theme of “Mom in Stripes”, Israeli illustrator Racheli Shalev’s new blog. If...
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Earlier this year, designer Avihai Shurin was surprised by a cute video sent to him by a customer who purchased via Amazon a...
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Two and a half years ago, Shlomi Eiger conducted a research for Israeli toy company Kodkod. It was then that he realized that...
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38 year old Yair Perez is an autodidact who already as a teenager knew that he would paint, and although his education at the...
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Since its establishment in 2012, Artport Tel Aviv has become a key art hub of Tel Aviv. Artport is a nonprofit organization founded by...
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Art historian and curator, Ron Bartos, has recently published an intriguing book on the first Tel Avivian art gallery, and introduces a number...
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Something cool and arty is happening on Ibn Gvirol Street in the old north of Tel Aviv, offering a refreshing alternative to the...
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A picture of a studio, a photo of current inspirations, an image of an exhibition or work – all of these are gems...
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Five years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Bracha Ettinger’s studio in her home in the north of Tel Aviv. The meeting was...
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Adam Yekutieli, aka Know Hope, is known in Israel for his sensitive conceptual art and street art. His art consists of mainly site-specific installations,...
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Combination. If you ask me, that is one of the most important abilities that an artist can have nowadays. As most artists and designers...
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Here is your monthly opportunity to meet the most interesting Israeli and Telavivian illustrators in short questionnaires. Dafna Freidenreich is a Tel Aviv artist through...
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Roni Hajaj is a Tel Aviv-based multimedia artist whose work ranges from painting, costume design and music to fashion and curating. Using different materials,...
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The Mā Project created by Ori Topaz originated when the designer regarded the point of friction that exists between a person and their bag—the physical and metaphoric...
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Inspired by the vast world of insects, the Julliett Summer 2017 collection represents the delicateness of those insects we see on the daily and the vibrancy of...
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Israeli designer Hila Tzadok believes that inspiration can be found everywhere—“from the grains of sand on the beach, to the stars in the...
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Thanks to Investment and Development Agency of Latvia and LiveRiga for the invite to Riga Fashion...
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Yael Keila Sagi is a statement jewelry brand based in Tel Aviv, and founded in 2012. Yael is a fashion designer who graduated...
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Asaf Einy is a Tel Aviv based photographer and visual artist. A graduate of the Fine Art department in Bezalel Academy of Art...
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Designer Idan Laros is a rare bird in the local fashion scene, an independent soul with signature style of his own. Known for...
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A new collection by local menaswer designer Ariel Bassan is celebrating conceptual and minimal style, inspired by American artist Sol LeWitt. Bassan, in...
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Jonathan Katz is a young Tel Avivian illustrator, graduate of the Shenkar College in Visual Communication and this month opening his first solo...
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It’s not the usual step for a a talented musician, a pop star, to open a photography exhibition in a well known contemporary...
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The legendary artist Sheila Hicks opened last week a new solo exhibition in Magasin III Jaffa’s space, curated by Karmit Galili. The breathtaking...
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After 3 solo albums (two of them under the name Alon Eder & Band) the Indie singer-songwriter Alon Eder is releasing “Casio2” (or...
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Rosh Ha’Shana (The Jewish new year) is the ideal time to choose the best Israeli albums that came out in the past year....
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How does a small local brand, started by a couple who left the corporate world in favor of a new career run in the premises of their...
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A few weeks ago, Telavivian’s fashion editor Roza Sinaysky popped into the chic and sophisticated Eliane Stoleru boutique and studio on Dizengoff Street—it...
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SAMPLE founders and designer Einav and Nofar have done it again—the sisters have designed another fascinating, strong, feminine and playful collection this season with a nostalgic...
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He is one of the most successful designers in Israel with a new studio in New York and a blossoming ready-to-wear collection; she is...
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You know how much we adore summer clothes, right? As huge fans of summer dressing, we Tel Avivians are always on the lookout...
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Art and fashion always go hand-in-hand—these two worlds feed of each other’s creativity and it is not uncommon that a designer becomes inspired by...
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Malki Tesler is a Tel Aviv-based video artist and painter. Born in 1984, she received a degree from the Avni Institute of Art...
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Artist Gilad Ratman is known for his large scale video installations which create a verbal, visual and audial dialogue between his work and...
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Roy Menachem Markovich is a Tel Aviv-based cinematographer and sculpture artist. Born in 1979, he earned his degree from Hamidrasha School of Art...
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Noa Yafe is a Tel Aviv-based artist who has studied and exhibited internationally. Yafe studied at the School of Visual Arts in New...
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Michal Makaresco is a Tel Aviv-born multimedia artist who earned her BFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts in Jerusalem, as well as additional...
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Bold, raw, “the strongest girl in the world”—Rona Yefman is an artist whose ideas are radically calculated and heroically materialized. Yefman wants to tell the most authentic...
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Set in a stone building jutting straight into the Mediterranean Sea, chef Amos Sion’s elegant seafood eatery Helena feels like the dining cabin...
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With little intention of making a quiet exit, the raucous Middle Eastern summer rages on, sending Tel Avivians scurrying, booking long-haul flights to...
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A recent crop of Thai restaurants in Tel Aviv is dedicated to revolutionizing what Tel Avivians think they know and love about food...
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Spend an evening at Chef Aviv Moshe’s Messa, a Tel Aviv landmark on Haarba’a Street that dispenses with logic and venerates fantasy in...
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Nilus—33 Allenby Street—is steeped in history. Housed in a former hotel that opened its doors in the 1920s, Nilus is crowded every night...
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While British cuisine is often code for dull, bland… inedible, life affords few higher pleasures than afternoon tea, that exquisite indulgence in scones,...
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Jason Danino Holt is a multidisciplinary artist, playwright, theatre director and performer based in Tel Aviv. In 2016, he was appointed as the...
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For the last six years, Tamar Bar has been embracing tattooing as a way of life. Bar began experimenting with tattoos while living in Berlin,...
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A pastry chef turned ceramic artist, Sivan Sternbach describes the similarities between the two crafts: “Kneading the clay (or the dough), putting it...
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Zucker is the brainchild of two sisters and fashion designers – Einav and Hadas Zucker. The brand was founded four years ago with...
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Craft & Bloom is a design studio founded by Emma and Ofer Shahar. The husband and wife duo are renowned for their thoughtful use...
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HOTCROWN is a couple-led fine jewelry brand, founded in 2013 by Yisgav and Ginat Rotem. The couple left their careers in the corporate world to...
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Avi Lubin is a curator and writer who wears several different hats. In the last year he has been appointed curator of HaMidrasha...
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Under the trees of Jaffa, I had the pleasure to interview artist Karam Natour about his solo exhibition Repeat After Me currently on...
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The Israeli Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale analyzes what is often overlooked – holy spaces and the role of...
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A stone’s throw from Kikar Rabin is the paper store, Papier. Papier’s distinctive aesthetic combines paper, design and typography and is the lovechild...
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In a narrow alley between Herzl and Yafo Street lies Uganda, the nightlife staple in Tel Aviv known for their keen taste in...
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It is a monumental moment in Israeli art, Gordon Gallery is moving from their Ben Yehuda location, where the branch has stood for...
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Since the Summer of 2011, Esprit de Vacances has created a fashionable wave of luxury swimwear in the heart of the Mediterranean beaches in Tel...
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TheyDream’s handmade jewelry pieces are a perfect balance of classic and contemporary design. TheyDream’s designer, Osnat Ambar, is inspired first and foremost by...
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It is always a treat to find clothing that make us feel comfortable and appreciative. Anjaly is a brand of casual and athletic...
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Coffee Bar is a hidden gem set in the heart of an obscure neighborhood in Tel Aviv. First opened in 1994, Coffee Bar...
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As one opens the door to Yoko Kitahara spa, they encounter a wave of serenity– Omotenashi, the essence of Japanese hospitality – which cleanses...
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Set in the American Colony of Yafo, The Drisco Hotel has recently re-opened for visitors to Tel Aviv who are yearning to experience...
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Throughout the years, furniture design has grown to be more than just functional – it has been converted into a kind of art....
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Magpie Goose is a waterbird species with an eagle-like beak, partially webbed feet and a long thin neck. It looks like the combination...
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Uri Buri was brought up in a full and lively house in the northernmost coastal city of Israel, Nahariya. His mix of creativity...
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Alas, the pencil case has made a comeback and with it the paper filled notebooks imploring you to turn to the next page....
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Maskit, Israel’s first fashion house, was established by Ruth Dayan in 1954 during a time of hope and uncertainty in the Middle East....
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Within the heart of Tel Aviv lies a foodie’s haven in the form of Cafe Xoho, where the hand written café sign peers...
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The ceramicist, Adi Nissani creates unique dining experiences through her artisan tableware, whereby a plate is transformed into a canvas onto which a...
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In pursuit of their dream the dynamic creative duo, Noa Keder and Tal Nisim, founded the architectural design company, This Is It, as...
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Arieh Sharon was born as Ludwig Kurzmann in Poland, and emigrated to the then Palestine in 1919. In 1926 Sharon had left to...
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Photography: Ran Golani Throughout history, food has always been in the spotlight of rituals. For a prosperous and good life, we created this...
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Close your eyes and imagine Ancient Greece. What do you see? People in white robes with olive branch garlands, discussing philosophy, eating figs...
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Photography: Ran Golani You will find coffee stations in hotels, office buildings and conferences—stations that were influenced by the Kibbutz buffet style of serving....
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We love desserts Malabi Bavaria Photography: Ran...
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In 1973, artist Salvador Dalí published his surrealist cookbook Les Dîners de Gala, a lavish and grotesque commentary on culinary tradition as “the...
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Now open at Tel Aviv’s P8 Gallery, Galia Pasternak’s latest solo show, Tiger Fashion, explores the relationship between the artist and society, placing...
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There’s a misconception that art embodies an inherent sincerity, but I haven’t found that. Instead, I see a surplus of talent, a saturation...
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Politics cannot always overcome borders, but every so often, art can. For the past two years, The Mediterranean Biennale has established itself as...
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Examining structures of human consciousness, artist Michel Platnic has taken our understanding of the world: defined it, translated it, destroyed it. A project...
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This week’s Telavivian Cinema pick is Last Calls, a short film that explores the journey seventeen-year-old Tal sets off on when she finds...
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This week’s Telvivian Cinema pick is the film Under the Table, created by up-and-coming video artist Sara Laimon, who goes by the artistic...
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This week’s Telavivian Cinema pick is Room to Forget, a film written and directed by Amnon Ron, a Tel Avivian filmmaker and the...
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Yogev has just had a big fight with Hadas, who thinks he’s not paying attention to her because he is constantly distracted by...
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A young Tel Avivian girl walks down one of the city’s central, sun-dappled boulevards. Her hair is trimmed into a fashionable bob, she’s...
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The film Barbie Blues begins when Mika, a suburban teenager, finds a disturbing creature in her pool. She asks her new friendly neighbor Gershon...
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For lovers of architecture, most people come to the city of Tel Aviv to enjoy its architectural qualities of the Art-Deco and Bauhaus...
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At Fifteen is a new platform for art. It is a gallery, but without a permanent space. It mounts shows, but it does...
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Two weeks ago, the Tel Avivian Braverman Gallery opened it’s pop up branch in New York, on the second floor of the Lower...
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Elmgreen & Dragset, a half Danish half Norwegian artist duo, have been working together since 1995. They are known for morphing spaces: they turned...
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Only a month ago, Renana Raz’s name appeared in the Foreign Agents in Culture campaign, published by Im Tirtzu Zionist movement to...
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Tempo Rubato, meaning stolen time in Italian, is a playful musical term referring to stealing tempo by speeding up and slowing down the...
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Ben Hagari’s distinctive figure can be seen in most of his films and video installations. The Israeli artist, living in Brooklyn, usually transforms...
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Johanna Asseraf and Assaf Cohen are multi-taskers. They are not only the founders of a graphic design studio and a non-profit independent publisher...
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Balagan is a new high-quality leather goods brand, based in Tel Aviv and in Warsaw – two cities that are geographically distant, but...
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Whether you’re traveling for pleasure, business...
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The fourth annual Tel Aviv-Jaffa Illustration...
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Graphic lines, minimal and monochrome—three words...
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Written by Natalia Dinsmore Beautifully minimalistic...
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Over the past few years, Tel...
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Walls Festival is an international mural festival in...
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From December-September of 2016 Niz Yashar was an...
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Photographer Iliya Roginsky prefaces his documentary...
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Jaffa-born Youval Hai uses photography as a medium to...
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FIRST Apparel Studio, founded by FIDM-trained...
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Choreographer Ohad Naharin is collaborating once...
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In an exciting collaboration with the...
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Just like springtime, Balagan’s latest collection...
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Telavivian designer Yael Admoni launched her...
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