A Design Lover’s Guide to Tel Aviv
Amid the abundance of hummus and pita, notorious nightlife, and booming startup culture, there is a design scene in Tel Aviv that cannot be overlooked. The city—architecturally known to house the world’s largest collection of Bauhaus buildings—is full of creatives who make everything from handcrafted wooden furniture that wouldn’t feel out of place in Brooklyn to modern innovative lighting and traditional ceramic crafts. Neighborhoods like Noga and Florentin are buzzing with art and design galleries, such as the recently opened SAGA, whose space outside the Jaffa Flea Market houses the work of an all-star lineup of young Israeli design talent. Supplement visits to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Bauhaus Center, and Design Museum Holon with stops (or stays) at these 10 local spots, which will satisfy any design lover’s creative eye.
Photo: Sarale Gur Lavy1/10Shop: Craft Bloom
Nachum Goldman Street 3, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Nestled across the street from the beach in Jaffa, this garden-meets-gallery-meets-workshop space is buzzing with über-cool craftspeople and artists. It’s a place to be creative, get inspired to grow your own succulent garden, and try out a DIY workshop like shibori dyeing or silk-screening.
Photo: Courtesy of Saga / סאגה- צילום איתי בנית2/10Shop: SAGA
4 Rabbi Pinchas Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo (near Jaffa Flea Market)
This new gallery showcases young Israeli contemporary design talent. Of particular note is Hilla Shamia’s wood casting furniture collection, which features tables made from aluminum castings on wood.
Photo: Rebecca Stadlen3/10Shop: Sharon Brunsher
Ami’ad Street 13, Tel Aviv-Yafo
Here you’ll find beautiful monochromatic stationery and notebooks mixed in with home accents like brass bowls and simple stemware.
Photo: Courtesy of Dylan Raiman / @dylanraiman4/10Shop: Jaffa Flea Market
Situated in southern Tel Aviv, this is where you can browse traditional Middle Eastern ceramics and textiles alongside a trove of handmade items and antiques. You’ll work up an appetite weaving through the endless rows of vendors, so afterward head to Abu Hassan for the best hummus in Jaffa.
Photo: Rebecca Stadlen5/10Shop: 8 in Jaffa
Rabbi Pinhas Street 13, Tel Aviv-Yafo (near Jaffa Flea Market)
8 in Jaffa is located in the flea market: Ten contemporary Israeli artists showcase their work here as part of a ceramics cooperative. It’s fun to see more modern styles juxtaposed with the traditional Middle Eastern pottery found in the markets.
