Ayala Serfaty is a contemporary artist and designer who marches to the beat of her own drum. Endeavoring to blur the line between practical furnishings and sculptural focal points, her armchairs, table lamps and wall lights are as dazzling in appearance as they are functional.
Ayala Serfaty was born in 1962 in Tel Aviv. She studied fine arts at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem before moving to London, where she attended Middlesex University. After graduation, she moved back to and chose to settle in Tel Aviv. She continued painting, sculpting and studying fine art until the 1990s when she also began designing furniture.
Ayala Serfaty told the Wall Street Journal that inspiration struck in 1996 while on a snorkeling vacation at the Red Sea. Upon returning to Tel Aviv, she established Aqua Creations Lighting and Furniture Atelier and took on the designer and creative director role. Today, she is also regularly collaborating with Maison Gerard in New York City.
Serfaty's unique and handcrafted approach to furniture design and production means that each piece is entirely one of a kind. Every sculptural creation draws from an eclectic well of ancient traditions and modern design sensibilities. It can take up to six months from concept to completion.
Serfaty is perhaps best known for her SOMA lighting collection. The ethereal lamps are made from woven glass, giving them the look of organically grown crystals in underwater caves. They have a fantastically tactile appeal, which is an attribute of many of her designs.
She has exhibited at the London Design Museum, the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art in Israel, and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. Her furniture has also been shown by Maison Gerard at the 2016 Winter Antiques Show and the 2021 Salon Art + Design. Her work is held in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
On 1stDibs, find Ayala Serfaty seating, lighting, decorative objects and more.
Ayala Serfaty, Soma Series: Adaptation, Handmade Light Sculpture, Israel, 2005
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Soma Series includes lights sculptures, crafted by applying a self-webbing membrane over a unique structure made of thin glass rods in the traditional lampwork technique. As inspirat...
Ceramic
Ayala Serfaty, Soma Series: Adaptation Handmade Light Sculpture, Israel, 2014
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Soma Series includes lights sculptures, crafted by applying a self-webbing membrane over a unique structure made of thin glass rods in the traditional lampwork technique. As inspirat...
Glass, Plastic
$7,726 / item
H 18.51 in Dm 15.75 in
'Cosmic Solstice Ore' Table Lamp, Handmade Bronze Patinated Brass Table Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Taking inspiration from planetary shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection artfully explores the interplay of metal properties and a curated selection of patina finishes. Handcra...
Brass
$7,726 / item
H 18.51 in Dm 15.75 in
Solstice Verdigris Table Light Handmade Verdigris Patinated Brass Leather Lamp
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Inspired by planetary forms and textures, Atelier001's Cosmic Collection artfully explores the interplay of metal properties with a curated selection of patina finishes. Handcrafted from uniquely patinated brass plates, a finely brushed brass framework, and hand-wrapped leather, the Solstice Verdigris...
Brass
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Rare Italian Mid-Century Modern Lighted Sculpture / Table Lamp by James Riviere
By Centro D'art Lissone
Located in New York, NY
A rare, Italian Mid-Century Modern lighted plexi-glass sculpture / table lamp "Cubo di Teo" designed by the James Riviere of the Centro D'art Lis...
$7,726 / item
H 18.51 in Dm 15.75 in
'Cosmic Solstice Noir' Table Lamp, Handmade Dark Bronze Patinated Brass Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Taking inspiration from planet-like shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection explores the interplay of metal properties and an array of patina finishes. Handcrafted with bronzed ...
Brass
$10,500
H 18 in W 12 in D 10 in
Large Umberto Stiaccini Carved Alabaster 'La Perla' Lighted Sculpture or Lamp
By Umberto Stiaccini
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-carved alabaster sculpture of lamp is unsigned, but being attributed to Umberto Stiaccini of Italy and dates to approximately 1890 and done in a Neoclassical Reviva...
Alabaster, Brass
$7,726 / item
H 18.51 in Dm 15.75 in
'Cosmic Solstice Aurum' Table Lamp, Handmade High Polished Brass Table Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Drawing inspiration from planet-like shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection artfully combines metal properties with a curated selection of patina finishes. Crafted with highly polished, hand-spun brass plates, the Solstice Aurum table light takes shape in a distinctive and gentle silhouette. Softly illuminated by integrated LED elements from within, this table light is complemented by its finely high-polished brass framework, making it a sculptural centrepiece that sits elegantly in both contemporary and vintage-inspired interiors. It’s important to note that each piece is meticulously handmade, ensuring a uniqueness that distinguishes it in its own way. Dimensions: Dia. 40cm (15.75"), height 47cm (18.5") Base dia. 20cm (7.87") Weight: 6kg (13.2lbs) Materials: High polished brass shade...
Brass
$7,726 / item
H 18.51 in Dm 15.75 in
'Cosmic Solstice Caramel' Table Lamp, Handmade Leather Wrapped Brass Table Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Taking inspiration from planetary shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection artfully explores the interplay of metal properties and a curated selection of patina finishes. Handcra...
Brass
Brutal Art Light Scupture
Located in Munich, DE
Handmade iron sculpture from the 1960s. / unsigned.
Metal
$888
H 11.82 in W 3.94 in D 13.78 in
Contemporary Cast Resin Light Unique Sculpture with Color-Changing LED, 2017
Located in Bochum, NRW
Cast Resin & Wood Light Sculpture with Color‑Changing LED A luminous contemporary sculpture crafted from cast resin with a natural solid‑wood inclusion, this piece brings together or...
Epoxy Resin
$995
H 13 in W 8.25 in D 5 in
Antique Art Deco Figural Stylized Seal Accent Table Lamp or Lighted Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique accent table lamp or light sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The lamp is composed of cast and patinated spelter depicting a figural stylized soapstone seal sculpture with a carved alabaster ball...
Onyx, Alabaster, Spelter
$7,726 / item
H 18.51 in Dm 15.75 in
'Cosmic Solstice Antique' Table Lamp, Handmade Brushed Medium Bronze Table Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Taking inspiration from planetary shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection artfully explores the interplay of metal properties and a curated selection of patina finishes. Handcra...
Brass, Bronze
$7,726 / item
H 18.51 in Dm 15.75 in
'Cosmic Solstice Phantom' Table Lamp, Handmade Leather Wrapped Brass Table Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Taking inspiration from planetary shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection artfully explores the interplay of metal properties and a curated selection of patina finishes. Handcra...
Brass
Sold
H 15.25 in W 14.5 in D 13 in
"Memory, January 2014" Unique Sculptural Table Lamp by Ayala Serfaty
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
"Memory, January 2014." Unique light sculpture or table lamp in polymer membrane with a glass rod structure on a ceramic base by Ayala Serfaty.