A Lifehack for Product Designers: How to Show Your Work “in Action”

Many product designers face the same question: how can you showcase your work to clients if you don’t have a showroom? How do you let people not only see an item in a photo, but also experience it in real life—touch it, and imagine it in their own home? An excellent example of this approach was presented by designers in London during the London Design Festival 2025. Instead of a traditional galler...

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Where to Shop for Style This Holiday Season. Part 2.

As the autumn holidays continue in Israel, we’re happy to share with you the second part of our holiday gift guide. This season arrives at a complex time for many of us—yet creativity has a special way of lifting the spirit. It gives us energy, inspires hope, and reminds us of the beauty that surrounds us.That’s why we’ve put together another round of places and artists worth visiting: design shop...

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5 Exhibitions To Visit In September

Alexandra Levin, art historian, art guide and DI art expert prepared her list of local exhibitions and cultural events that she highly recommends to visit in September! 1. The Medium and the Message: Six Centuries of Printmaking Israel Museum, JerusalemThe exhibition at the Israel Museum encompasses six centuries of printmaking, charting the medium’s rich history and examining its im...

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KakdelArt – a Platform for Artists’ Integration. Conversation with Founder Dasha Ilyashenko

Dasha Ilyashenko is a contemporary art curator, cultural event producer, and community manager and a founder of KakdelArt, a platform that helps artists integrate into the local art scene in Israel. In this conversation, Dasha shares the story of how the platform was created, her goals, and her  vision of the future.Dasha, you moved to Israel not so long ago yourself. Did you found KakdelArt right...

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Where to Shop for Style This Holiday Season. Part 1.

As the autumn holidays approach in Israel (Rosh Hashanah on September 23–24, Yom Kippur on October 2, Sukkot from October 6, followed by Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah on October 13–14), tradition brings with it not only family gatherings but also a season of inspiration for design lovers. Across the country, furniture and home décor stores, design shops, and galleries open their doors with spe...

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Beyond Freshpaint with Art Curator Masha Malakh. Part 3: Themes & Trends

I’m Masha Malakh — art guide, curator, and tour leader at Fresh Paint. In this series in DI Catalouge Magazine, I’m sharing my observations about one of the key events of the Israeli art scene. In this third article, I want to talk about the themes and trends that stood out most vividly at this year’s fair — and which, in my opinion, reflect the broader directions contemporary art in Israel is tak...

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Exhibitions To Visit In August

Alexandra Levin, art historian, art guide and DI art expert prepared her list of local exhibitions and cultural events that she highly recommends to visit in August! 1. Graduate Exhibitions of the leading Israeli Art and Design Colleges Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Shenkar College of Engineering, Design & Art, HIT School of Design, Minshar School of Art In August graduat...

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Beyond Freshpaint with Art Curator Masha Malakh. Part 2: Art Projects 

DI Catalogue and I, Masha Malakh, continue our series of articles following the Freshpaint exhibition. Moving from the Greenhouse of young artists, we now venture into the realm of curated projects and gallery spaces — places where ideas take shape and transform into captivating exhibitions.  This year, three projects particularly stood out.“Cartography of Dreams” - Lena Guberman and Lena Revenko ...

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Beyond Freshpaint with Art Curator Masha Malakh. Part I: Young Israeli Artists

After the June events, it feels more vital than ever to talk about beauty as a kind of quiet resistance, a space to breathe, to reconnect. Although the 17th edition of the Freshpaint Art & Design Fair took place in May, its impact still lingers. This year’s fair offered so much depth,  that it invites us to revisit it with fresh eyes.At DI Magazine, we believe that some experiences deserve to ...

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