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"Yael Gerti wanders, discovers and shares", Laishe Magazine, August 2023
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"They flock to modern Judaica: "Ofra Strauss bought the entire stock of mezuzah-snacks", YNET,  December 2023
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"Meet the Artist : Marit Meisler of ceMMent studio"Judaica Spotligh,  August 2020
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"Yael Gerti wanders, discovers and shares"laisha Magazine, August 2020
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"Interview with Marit Meisler", Bregner Luxury and Lifestyle Magazine, January 2020
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"Daughter Of Famed Israeli Sculptor Adopts Her Father’s Brand", Jewish Press, January 2021

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"Daughter of renowned sculptor Frank Meisler vows to continue his work", Jewish News, January 2021

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."Get to know the people of the old city of Jaffa - Marit Meisler - ceMMent Studio", Jaffa, 2018 
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"Metal Folded Menorah",  Crazy Nordic, 2018
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"Concrete Designs - 10 talented designers that will upgrade your home",  My Vibes, 2018
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"i24NEWS: TRENDING Happy Hanukkah from i24NEWS!", December 2017
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"Madlikim" - The Electricity Company, Gan Hahashmal, Hanukah 2017
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Seder Plate Roundup, Julie, Florence & Isabelle, 2017.
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"Concrete Christmas - Cool Things Made From Concrete", Retox Magazine, 2017
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"A case of Spirituality", Danya Kay, 2017
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"11 Beautiful and Modern Mezuzot", Jewish Food Hero, 2017
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."Art in Concrete- an interview with Marit Meisler", Grey Times Magazine, 2016.
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Bai Prati, Blog, Tobi, 2016.
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"Hot and Cool, Summer Sales in Design Shops", Binian Ve Diur Magazine, 2016
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"Grays Anatomy", Marmelada, 2016
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"Get the Look- 31 Modern Menorahs", Style Carrot, 2013
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"Selection of Contemporary and Traditional yads", Barr Foundation, 2012.
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"DesignTide Tokyo- Around A Dinner Table", Curated by Galin Gaon, Design Museum Holon Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 2012.
 
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"They Light Up Your Life", by Michael Elkin, Jewish Exponent, 
 
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"More Modern Mezuzahs", by Jaime Derringer, Design Milk, 2011.
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"Gray's Anatomy", by Sharon Dubjinsky, Maariv Signon Magazine 2011
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"infoplus", Online Magazine, 2011.
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"Tfu on you" and "Mixed Feeling", Design Milk, Walla Home, 2010
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"Modern Menorahs", Design Milk, Jamie Derringer, 2010
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"Design Edition JM", Curated by Daniel Belasco, The Jewish Museum, New York, 2010.
By: Daniel Belasco, Henry J. Leir Assistant Curator November 8, 2010 at The Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue, NYC. Design Edition JM, is a special selection of modern and contemporary Judaica by extraordinary designers commissioned and collected by the museum.

"The JM is launching Design Edition later this fall, in conjunction with the release of two new Judaica products: a new mezuzah designed by Dror for Alessi and The Jewish Museum and a limited edition reproduction of Richard Meierís landmark menorah from 1988.

The purpose of Design Edition is to highlight the finest and most progressive Jewish ritual objects for the marketplace.

Only a small number of international artists and designers have been selected by the museum shop and curatorial staff to be included in Design Edition.
We are planning to display works by all selected artists during the opening, and are inviting all selected artists attend the launch party.

Other participating world known artists in Design Edition JM: Richard Meier, Karim Rashid, Adam Tihany, Jonathan Adler, Talila Abraham, Bruria Avidan, Piet Cohen, David H. Gumbel, Jonathan Hopp, Leor/Lederman, Studio Armadillo, Zelig Segal, Sari Srulovitch, Lella Vignelli, and Ludwig Wolpert."
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"Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life", Curated by Daniel Belasco, The Jewish Museum, New York, 2009.
 
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"Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life", by Daniel Belasco, Danya Ruttenberg, Tamar Rubin, Arnold M. Eisen, Julie Lasky,
Publisher: Yale University Press, 2009.
 
 
"Object Lesson", by Karen Rosenberg, Tablet Magazine, 2009.
 
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"The Arts: Timeless and fresh Rituals", by Rahel Muslea, Hadassah Magazine, Dec 2009 
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"Menorah, I have not", by Shani Harari, Time Out Tel Aviv, 2008.
 
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"Light, for the gentiles too", by Adi Bosiba, At Magazine ,2008.
 
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"Design / Menorah", by Noa Barak, Calcalist, 2008.
 
 
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"Concrete Menorah", by Dekel Godovich, Maariv - Signon, 2008.
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"Marit Meisler/ceMMent Deisgn", Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Festival, 2007.
 
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"Designer Elevates The Mundane", by Elliot Resnick, The Jewish Press, 2007.
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"Marit Meisler", Ameico, 2007
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"Branching out", by Linda Matchan, The Boston Globe, 2006.
 
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"Designers Modernize Traditional Menorahs", by Linda Matchan, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, 2006.
 

For a ceremonial artifact steeped in Jewish tradition, the Hanukkah menorah has surprisingly become a darling of contemporary designers. Its roots go back more than 2,000 years, and when its candles are lit each of the eight nights of Hanukkah (which begins at sundown Friday), they commemorate the Maccabee victory over the Greek-Syrian army, and the defeat of religious oppression.

From a religious point of view, the menorah's "technical requirements" are simple, says Rabbi Robert Harris, associate professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. "It has eight major branches, plus one that is traditionally called the shamash, which needs to be placed above the eight, or in front of the eight."

This leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Menorahs tend to "pick up the stylistic trends of the local place and time they come from," says Susan Braunstein, a curator at New York's Jewish Museum and author of two books on menorahs. In the 1950s, for example, they reflected the modernist design of synagogue buildings springing up at that time. Today's menorahs tell a story, too, not just about religious freedom but also about a growing, global passion for design. They reflect new, experimental materials, a playful spirit, and a fascination with how -- and if -- tradition can be updated for the 21st century.

Here, five designers talk about the menorahs they created...
(Content excerpted below)

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.

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"Becoming a Product Designer", by Bruce Hannah, Publisher: John Wiley & Sons INC. "Lisa Smith Studio", 2004.
 
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"WhiteOut", Felissimo Design House, "Lisa Smith Studio", New York, 2004.
 
 
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"Bazooka Joe and His War against The ABC Warfare", by Arie Berkovich, Haaretz Magazine, 2003.
Design collaboration with Joni Friedman.
 
 
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"Head Gurad- Design Takes on Risk", Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design Catalog, 2003.
Design collaboration with Joni Friedman.
 
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"Artik 5", The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 2003
 
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"Artik 4", The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 2002
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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