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, 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
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: Memory III, Table Light Sculpture, Israel, 2016
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
Ayala Serfaty, Once VIII, Sculptural Table Lamp, Israel, 2023
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
$7,833 / 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
Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Tilburg, NL
Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp, The Netherlands, first half of the 20th century. This is a special ceramic lamp. Both the form and the execution are expressive and interesting. The...
Ceramic
Bronze Table Lamp by Anasthasia Millot, 2016
By Anasthasia Millot
Located in New York, NY
Elegant bronze lamp by Anasthasia Millot. Millot originally studied fashion design in Paris, and her work with fabric has left a lasting -- if indirect -- influence on her objects. A...
Bronze
Isamu Noguchi 22N Akari Light Sculpture
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Highland, IN
Noguchi designed a series of lamps starting in the 1950s, this 22N Akari designed in 1968 is a beautiful example of his "light sculptures". Made in Gifu, Japan by Ozeki & Co. using ...
Bamboo, Paper
$7,833 / 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
Maro Gold Silk Wall Lamp — Ayala Serfaty
By Ayala Serfaty, Aqua Creations
Located in APELDOORN, NL
A sculptural, hand-crafted silk wall lamp in a beautiful golden hue, designed by Ayala Serfaty for Aqua Creations. The organic, pleated form softly diffuses light, creating a warm an...
Metal
Ayala Serfaty b.1962 Morning Glory Silk Floor Lamp
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large-scale sculptural floor lamp in a stylized floral form resembling a sea anemone or morning glory, attributed to Aqua Creations and designed by Ayala Serfaty. Constructed from la...
Metal
Early Isamu Noguchi Akari Light Sculpture, Model 3X Table Lamp
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model 3X table lamp. Early model, marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram. Hand-made form by Ozeki ...
Metal
$7,833 / 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
Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp with Hand-Formed Textured Base & Pleated Shade. Elevate your interior with this striking sculptural ceramic table lamp, a refined statement piece that...
Ceramic, Earthenware
$4,278
H 14.77 in W 19.69 in D 6.7 in
Very rare RAAK Amsterdam ‘Light Sculpture’ table / floor lamp, Netherlands, 1970
By Maija Liisa Komulainen, RAAK
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very rare and highly sculptural Light Sculpture lamp by RAAK, offered in very good vintage condition. The design consists of four anodized aluminum tubes, each with a different shap...
Metal, Aluminum
Arouca Table Light
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
AROUCA TABLE LIGHT, designed in 2024. Artisanal table light with a cube ceramic base, made in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop. Each piece is unique due to its handmade nature, s...
Ceramic, Linen
Ayala Serfaty, Once XI, Sculptural Table Lamp, Israel, 2023
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
Ayala Serfaty, Once IX, Sculptural Table Lamp, Israel, 2023
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
Ayala Serfaty, Once III, Sculptural Table Lamp, Israel, 2023
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
Ayala Serfaty, Once IV, Sculptural Table Lamp, Israel, 2023
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
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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.
"Memory, August 2006" Contemporary Table Lamp by Ayala Serfaty
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
"Memory, August 2006" Table lamp by Ayala Serfaty: polymer membrane with a glass rod structure, on a ceramic base