Samy D.

Samy D. is a Tel Aviv based ceramic artist.^[1][2]

His studio is located in Tel Aviv's Neve Zedek neighborhood.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} His works appear in design and fashion journals.^[8] Breakfast in EL AL Israel Airlines first class cabin is served on Samy D. dishes. Samy D. produces ceramics for commercial use and one-off artworks thrown on a potter's wheel, sometimes decorated with 14 carat gold.^[8] One series of pieces are etched with micrographic passages from the Book of Genesis, some in Hebrew, some from the Vulgate. The text begins in even swirls but becomes "twisted and warped," at the verse where man is created.^[9]

Shows, Exhibitions and prizes

2009

• First prize at the Alix De Rothschild Crafts Awards, an annual art prize given by the Alix de Rothschild Foundation in memory of Baroness Lavinia Anne Alix De Rothschild by a London-based jury to an Israel artist for exceptional work in any in glass, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, or metal.^[10][11]
• Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel
• True Colors 2009 – 100 Identities – Shorashim Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv

2008

• Genesis – Periscope Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel^[9]
• SAMY D. – VeredArt Gallery, East Hampton, New York^[12] and museums.^[13]
• The PMA Craft show – Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA USA^[9]
• The 5th Biennale for Israeli Ceramic Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2007^[9]
• SOFA – Chicago, IL - by the courtesy of AIDA
• Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel
• 'Nisui Kelim #5' – Bikurei Haitim Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Collections

• Kamm Teapot Foundation – Sparta, NC USA
• Kaufman Collection – Palm Beach, FL USA
• Rudin Collection – New York, NY USA
• Ran Rahav Collection – Tel Aviv, Israel

External links

• Samy D.'s blog
• Aviva Lurie (June 18, 2008). סמי די, סיפור אמיתי [Samy D., True Story]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved August 14, 2014.
• http://sofaexpo.com/

References

1. "Israeli Ceramic artist that Oprah loves". Artgallery18.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
2. "SAMY D - AIDA: association of israel's decorative arts". Aidaarts.org. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
3. Twinkling in Tel Aviv, Hannah Weitzer, The Jerusalem Post, May 7, 2008
4. What's New?, Rosalyn Harari & Irit Mathias, The Jerusalem Post, 09-14-2001
5. Neve Tzedek Revival, Haim Shapiro, The Jerusalem Post, 11-22-2001
6. Sabra Style: Made in Israel, Erica Chernofsky, The Jerusalem Post, August 16, 2007,
7. Samy D., Winter Shows, Home Accents Today, January 1, 2003
8. City Guide Tel Aviv, Lisa Goldman, Greenleaf Book, 2008, p. 162.
9. "Genesis ," Israeli Design Center website, 2008.
10. "Feats of Clay," Gil Goldfine, February 28, 2003, The Jerusalem Post.
11. "In the Frame," Angela Levine, February 18, 2000, The Jerusalem Post.
12. "Events on Long Island". The New York Times. August 29, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
13. "Guest Artists Announced :: News :: Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show". Pmacraftshow.org. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-29.