Ezri Tarazi
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Prof. Ezri Tarazi Israeli
industrial designer
and educator
1986-90, Tarazi studied industrial design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
in Jerusalem. Subsequently, he was a coordinator of instructors' education for leadersthip in the Maritime Academy of the Israeli Navy. Early employment included serving as the project manager of industrial-design projects at DEA R&D in Jerusalem in 1990–96, and somewhat concurrently, was active as a freelance designer in 1993–96. 1996-2004, he was the head of the Department of Industrial Design at the Bezalel Academy and, 2004–06, chaired the Bezalel master's-degree program in industrial design.
Tarazi has been active as a professional designer for a number of clients who produce a range of high-tech and office equipment and devices and, on an experimental level, for domestic goods. 1998–2000, he was a partner of IDEO Israel (an affiliate of IDEO
California), now disbanded. In 2006, he became director of the design studio in Herzalya, Israel, where Keter Plastic products are designed. (Keter is a large Israeli manufacturer of products, including an iconic and ubiquitous inexpensive plastic stacking chair.) From 1992 and for over a decade, Tarazi has written on design issues for a number of publications, including for Haaretz
newspaper in Tel Aviv. His best-known work is the 2005 "New Baghdad" table produced by Edra of Milan, Italy.
Established in 1996, the Tarazi Design Studio is located in Shoham, Israel.
Israel
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industrial designer
Industrial design
Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
and educator
1986-90, Tarazi studied industrial design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design is Israel's national school of art, founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri , who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle ....
in Jerusalem. Subsequently, he was a coordinator of instructors' education for leadersthip in the Maritime Academy of the Israeli Navy. Early employment included serving as the project manager of industrial-design projects at DEA R&D in Jerusalem in 1990–96, and somewhat concurrently, was active as a freelance designer in 1993–96. 1996-2004, he was the head of the Department of Industrial Design at the Bezalel Academy and, 2004–06, chaired the Bezalel master's-degree program in industrial design.
Tarazi has been active as a professional designer for a number of clients who produce a range of high-tech and office equipment and devices and, on an experimental level, for domestic goods. 1998–2000, he was a partner of IDEO Israel (an affiliate of IDEO
IDEO
IDEO is an international design and innovation consultancy founded in Palo Alto, California, United States with other locations in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Boston, London, Munich, Shanghai, and Singapore, as well as Mumbai, Seoul, and Tokyo. The company helps design products, services,...
California), now disbanded. In 2006, he became director of the design studio in Herzalya, Israel, where Keter Plastic products are designed. (Keter is a large Israeli manufacturer of products, including an iconic and ubiquitous inexpensive plastic stacking chair.) From 1992 and for over a decade, Tarazi has written on design issues for a number of publications, including for Haaretz
Haaretz
Haaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
newspaper in Tel Aviv. His best-known work is the 2005 "New Baghdad" table produced by Edra of Milan, Italy.
Established in 1996, the Tarazi Design Studio is located in Shoham, Israel.