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: 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
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
$7,751 / 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
Marcel Andre Bouraine Art Deco Silvered Bronze Lighted Sculpture Dancing Girl
By Marcel-André Bouraine
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This rare and extremely well executed bronze statue was done by the highly renowned French artist Marcel Andre Bouraine in circa 1925 in the period Art Deco style. This bronze is kno...
Onyx, Bronze
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
$7,751 / 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
$5,088 / item
H 20.08 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Octa Table — Contemporary Brass Light Sculpture, Pyramid Lamp
By Diaphan Studio
Located in Milan, IT
Octa Table is a contemporary table lamp in solid brass conceived around a single defining form: a square pyramidal shade inspired by the octahedral crystal system. The acute angles o...
Brass
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
Sculptural Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An Italian circa 1950s nickel-plated sculptural table lamp with shade and marble base. Measurements Height: 24" total height.
Metal
Rare Rock Crystal Sculpture Light
Located in New York, NY
A diamond form rock crystal sculpture light. A million years old rock crystal that encases the top of a mountain over the clouds. An abstract work of nature. Antique brass finish ...
$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
$7,751 / 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
$7,751 / 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
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
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.
"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