Yaacov Kaufman Explained

Yaacov Kaufman
Workplaces:Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Occupation:Industrial designer, academic
Birth Place:Soviet Union
Citizenship:Israel
Awards:Sandberg Prize (1989)
Native Name:יעקב קאופמן
Native Name Lang:he

Yaacov Kaufman (he|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. He is a longtime professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

Early life

Yaacov Kaufman was born in the Soviet Union (Russia) and lived in Poland until immigrating to Israel in 1957.[3] [4]

Career

Kaufman has been a professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design for over 3 decades, training "several generations" of Israeli designers.[5] [6] The Jerusalem Report calls Kaufman, "the elder statesman of Israeli design."[5]

Selected exhibitions

Kaufman has had more than 20 international solo exhibitions.[7]

Awards and honors

Kaufman won the Sandberg Prize in 1989.[14] He received the 2003 Norwegian Design Council Award for Industrial Design Excellence.[15]

Collections

Kaufman'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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: yaacov kaufman. Designboom. Designboom. 11 April 2015. 21 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111121093942/http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/insideviewisrael/kaufman.html. live.
  2. Web site: Virgola Chair. Furniture Fashion. 12 April 2015. 12 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412064456/http://www.furniturefashion.com/awe-inspiring-seating-virgola-chair-by-arflex/. live.
  3. Book: Byars. Mel. New Chairs: Innovations in Design, Technology, and Materials. 2006. King Publishing. 9780811853644. 104–160.
  4. Book: De Lucchi. Michele. International Design Yearbook 2001. 2001. Lawrence King Publishing. 1856692361. 240.
  5. News: Kopf. Shula. What Makes Israeli Design?. The Jerusalem Report. 20 April 2015.
  6. News: Fevre. Anne-Marie. Tel Aviv, la bulle créative. 12 April 2015. Liberation.Fr. 26 September 2011. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051025/http://next.liberation.fr/design/2011/09/26/tel-aviv-la-bulle-creative_757745. live.
  7. News: England. Lauren. Israel's 10 Best Designers: Shape-Shifters, Table Tattoos and Happiness. 12 April 2015. Israel; the best art, food, culture, travel. 28 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328214148/http://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/israel/articles/israel-s-10-best-designers-shape-shifters-table-tattoos-and-happiness/. live.
  8. Web site: The Heart of the Matter . eretzmuseum.org . 2020-09-27 . 2020-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001005312/https://www.eretzmuseum.org.il/e/394/ . live .
  9. News: Himelfarb. Ellen. Perfectly imperfect: two exhibitions at Design Museum Holon celebrate the collateral damage of design. 11 April 2015. Wallpaper. 25 March 2015. 29 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329012405/http://www.wallpaper.com/design/perfectly-imperfect-two-exhibitions-at-design-museum-holon-celebrate-the-collateral-damage-of-design/8636. live.
  10. News: stools by yaacov kaufman at design museum holon. 11 April 2015. Designboom. 5 April 2015. 7 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407031417/http://www.designboom.com:8080/design/stools-yaacov-kaufman-design-museum-holon-04-05-2015/. live.
  11. Web site: Yaacov Kaufman - Stools. Design Museum Holon. Desigh Museum Holon. 12 April 2015. 4 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404125258/http://www.dmh.org.il/exhibition/exhibition.aspx?pid=39&catId=-1. live.
  12. News: The Tel Aviv Museum of art celebrates the opening of the new Amir building. 11 April 2015. thesqueeze. 1 November 2011. 14 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414222329/http://www.thesqueeze.net/All-Categories/Travel/Museums/The-Tel-Aviv-Museum-of-art-celebrates-the-opening-of-the-new-Amir-building. live.
  13. Web site: Yaakov Kaufman: Running in Circles. Tel Aviv Museum. 12 April 2015. 26 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150426060052/http://www.tamuseum.org.il/about-the-exhibition/yaacov-kaufman-running-in-circles. live.
  14. Web site: Yaakov Kaufman. STYLEPARK. 11 April 2015. 12 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412022011/http://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/yaacov-kaufman. live.
  15. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/202538 Arketto“ light. Yaacov Kaufman, Israeli, born Russia 1945
  16. Web site: Design Museum Holon - Chairs from the Collection - Zigi Yaacov Kaufman . www.dmh.org.il . 2020-09-27 . 2020-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201001005312/http://www.dmh.org.il/Collections/Collections.aspx?pid=34&catId=0 . live .
  17. Web site: Chairs from the Collection: Six Out Of 400 . dmh.org.il . Design Museum Holon . 27 September 2020.
  18. Web site: Design and Architecture \ Tel Aviv Museum of Art . www.tamuseum.org.il . en . 2020-09-27 . 2020-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200411210853/https://www.tamuseum.org.il/en/collection/design-and-architecture/ . live .
  19. Web site: Yaacov Kaufman The Israel Museum, Jerusalem . www.imj.org.il . en.

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