
With toys, it’s not the kids who are changing, it’s the parents
Kids are playing in the same way as ever, but according to a toy expert, designers are redesigning toys to reflect agendas dear to the adults.

Kids are playing in the same way as ever, but according to a toy expert, designers are redesigning toys to reflect agendas dear to the adults.

This year’s Design Week focused on time, space and identity, featuring displays ranging from bug-shaped pralines to a bamboo wish tree.

A few of the creations involve bits of glue, paint and fluffy pompoms, while others incorporate themes from well-loved books.

Quirky Israeli brand Peleg Design offers customers a chance to send ideas online. But that’s only one source of Shahar Peleg’s inspiration.

Israeli industrial designer Shaul Cohen churns out tongue-in-cheek creations in his spare time using 3D printers.

Bezalel grads make acoustic panels for hearing-impaired preschoolers, easy-on shoes for wheelchair users and fast assembly kit for earthquake victims.

Jerusalem-based arts academy team bests schools from France, Switzerland, Korea, Mexico, England and Taiwan at Tokyo Designers Week.

‘My vision is to create objects that are alive and stay part of nature and the never-ending cycle of life,’ says Adital Ela, a TED Fellow based in Tel Aviv.

Liora Rosin and Nitsan Debbi are getting international notice for works that they clearly have a ball creating in their Tel Aviv studio.

The annual student exhibition at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design is a big draw for the public and buyers worldwide.

An industrial design student’s nifty invention for disaster scenes garnered lots of attention at Milan Design Week.