Ayala Serfaty Benches
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.
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Mid-Century Modern Ayala Serfaty Benches
Leather
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Ayala Serfaty Benches
Wood, Leather
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ayala Serfaty Benches
Metal, Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ayala Serfaty Benches
Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ayala Serfaty Benches
Chrome
19th Century European Antique Ayala Serfaty Benches
Walnut
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Ayala Serfaty Benches
Leather, Wood, Walnut
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ayala Serfaty Benches
Stainless Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ayala Serfaty Benches
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Modern Ayala Serfaty Benches
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Ayala Serfaty Benches
Bouclé, Velvet
Late 20th Century Modern Ayala Serfaty Benches
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Ayala Serfaty Benches
PVC, Wood
