Israel Unveils First Museum of Design

Designed by architectural mastermind Ron Arad, the Holon Design Museum is Israel’s first museum devoted entirely to design. Located in Holon, a suburb of Tel Aviv, the museum has 3,700 square meters that are quickly being filled with work from a variety of architects and sculptors.

Perhaps most impressive is the first piece that no visitor can avoid seeing - the building itself. Far from being just a place to house creations, the building itself is a lumbering, yet visually delightful steel mess of a structure. According to the Museum’s website, its artists seek to “inspire and challenge the design community and the general public’s perception of design and the way  it affects their lives.”

For more on Israel’s sleek new Design Museum, and to read more about Israel’s buzzing architectural scene, check out this article from the New York Times’ Style Magazine.

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