In The Press

The Boston Globe (Article)
"Branching out"
by Linda Matchan, 2006
The San Francisco Chronicle (Article)
"Designers Modernize Traditional Menorahs"
by Linda Matchan, 2006
"Becoming a Product Designer" (Book)
by Bruce Hannah
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons INC, 2004
(Designed in Lisa Smith Studio)
"WhiteOut" (Exhibition catalogue)
Felissimo Design House, 2004
(Designed in Lisa Smith Studio)
Haaretz Magazine (Article)
"Bazooka Joe and His War against The ABC Warfare"
by Arie Berkovich, 2003
(Design collaboration with Joni Friedman)
"Head Gurad- Design Takes on Risk"
(Exhibition catalogue)
Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, 2003
(Design collaboration with Joni Friedman)
"Artik 5" (Exhibition catalogue)
The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 2003
"Artik 4" (Exhibition catalogue)
The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 2002

Text from the article:

Concrete Menorah, $285
Marit Meisler, 32
Cemment Design, New York. Occupation: Industrial designer
Materials: Concrete and stainless steel
Why did you design a menorah? The Judaica world is usually very traditional, and there are a lot of people who are young, either in age or heart, who don't necessarily relate to only traditional designs. I am breaking the usual preconception of what we think the menorah is.
What's unique about it? There are separate components. You can put them in a different order. Every time you play with it you can find a new way of assembling it.
What inspired your menorah? The idea was to take a religious artifact and incorporate a very contemporary material that we think of as cold and architectural. It becomes very warm, very alive. I am trying to incorporate the holy with the mundane.
Describe your childhood menorah. I grew up in Israel. We only had one: It was simple, the traditional form that hangs on the wall and is made of brass.
How would you like to see it used? Not too close to the draft.