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.
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Ayala Serfaty, Ash, Patinated Bronze Side Table, Israel, 2024
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Ash is the manifestation of the designer's ongoing research into cellular structure and organic abstraction. She creates affinity to natural phenomenon enabling a wide range of refle...
Bronze
Ayala Serfaty, Janus, Patinated Bronze Coffee Table, Israel, 2023
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Named for the two-faced Roman god of time, beginnings, transitions, and endings, Janus is the manifestation of the designer's ongoing research into cellular structure and organic abs...
Bronze
Ayala Serfaty, Janus, Patinated Bronze Side Table, Israel, 2025
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Lava is the manifestation of Alaya Serfaty's ongoing research into cellular structure and organic abstraction. She creates affinity to natural phenomenon enabling a wide range of ref...
Bronze
Ayala Serfaty, Masha, Janus Series, Patinated Bronze Coffee Table, Israel, 2023
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Masha is part of Serfaty's new Janus Series. Named for the two-faced Roman god of time, beginnings, transitions, and endings, Janus is the manifestation of the designer's ongoing res...
Bronze
Ayala Serfaty, Janus, Patinated Bronze Side Table, Israel, 2025
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Lava is the manifestation of Alaya Serfaty's ongoing research into cellular structure and organic abstraction. She creates affinity to natural phenomenon enabling a wide range of ref...
Bronze
Tresor Patinated Set of 3 Coffee Table
Located in Paris, FR
Coffee table Tresor Patinated set of 3 with all structure of each table in solid brass in polished and patinated finish. With gloss varnished. Measures: Big/ Diameter 130 x H 30cm. M...
Brass
$3,800
H 17 in W 42 in D 42 in
Square Giacometti Style Patinated Bronze Finish Coffee Table, USA 1970s-80's
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Miami, FL
A vintage 1970-1980s coffee table designed in the brutalist artistic manner of Diego Giacometti. The table's frame features a rough forged surface with a patinated, textured, dark br...
Aluminum
Patinated Bronze Laverne Coffee Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1960’s Laverne coffee table depicting dancers, patinated gold and silver finish and polychromed decoration. Measurements: Diameter: 47″ He...
Bronze
$7,900
H 17.5 in W 41.5 in D 21.5 in
1940s Maison Jansen Style Solid Patinated Bronze Glass Neoclassical Coffee Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Miami, FL
This Maison Jansen style patinated Bronze Coffee Table is a refined, neoclassical-inspired piece characterized by its solid bronze frame, clean architectural lines, and elegant decor...
Bronze
$3,600 / item
H 18.5 in W 9 in D 9 in
Glass Block' Side Table in Patinated Bronze with Faceted Legs, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A WYETH Original, framed glass block cocktail / side table on faceted legs with forged feet in patinated bronze.
Bronze
Philip & Kelvin Laverne Patinated Bronze Table
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Rectangular coffee table by Philip and Kelvin Laverne Beautiful finish on the top surface This table is rare because there is no image ontop signed.
Bronze
Milo Baughman for Directional Ash Burl Drum Form End / Side Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century drum form end / side table with an ash burl wood veneer. (MILO BAUGHMAN FOR DIRECTIONAL FURNITURE COMPANY)
Wood, Ash, Burl
$2,212 / set
H 19.3 in Dm 11.82 in
Handcrafted Modernist Side Tables, SUM Furniture, White Ash, England
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Beautifully hand-turned and handcrafted in solid English ash, these side tables are a sculptural study in form, texture, and material. Designed and made by our craftsman in England, ...
Ash
$2,205Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 19.3 in
Nature inspired acrylic patinated cast brass Alentejo side table by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Alentejo side table is a glimpse over the South of Portugal where thousands of cork oaks trees raise their canopies to the sky. Resembling the typ...
Brass
Patinated Hexagonal Steel Modern Side Table by Costantini, Ettore Hex
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Ettore Hex's name comes from its hexagonal shape and can be specified in any of Costantini’s available materials and finishes. Shown here in patinated steel, this side table feature...
Brass, Steel
Unique & Rare Chan Table by Philp and Kelvin LaVerne Patinated Bronze
By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
very rare and unique Philp and Kelvin LaVerne Patinated Bronze, Pewter and Enamel Side Table 1960s/1970s Height 16 3/4 inches, width 26 inches, depth 22 inches.
Bronze, Enamel
John Widdicomb Patinated Brass Inlay Side Table
By John Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
Unique & Rare John Widdicomb Faux Bronzed with Brass Patinated side table. A Side Table Faux Bronzed frame with Brass Patinaed top. Simple elegant parsons style table with simulated...
Brass
Contemporary Bronze Side Table "Champagne" by Colo, France
By Art Decor
Located in London, GB
Side table "Champagne" Material : Bronze, gold patina Measures: Diameter : 50 cm Height : 52 cm Weight : 45 kg.
Bronze
Giacometti Style Verdigris Patinated Bronze and Marble Table
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Chicago, US
An elegant Giacometti-style table featuring a finely cast bronze base with a rich verdigris patina, paired with a refined marble top. Inspired by the iconic work of Alberto Giacomett...
Marble, Bronze
Patinated Steel Side table with Hammered Legs
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking accent piece that brings industrial character to any room. This side table features a rich patinated steel top with warm, weathered tones that develop naturally over time....
Steel
Ayala Serfaty, Ash, Patinated Bronze Side Table, Israel, 2024
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Ash is the manifestation of the designer's ongoing research into cellular structure and organic abstraction. She creates affinity to natural phenomenon enabling a wide range of refle...
Bronze
Ayala Serfaty, Janus, Patinated Bronze Coffee Table, Israel, 2023
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in New York, NY
Named for the two-faced Roman god of time, beginnings, transitions, and endings, Janus is the manifestation of the designer's ongoing research into cellular structure and organic abs...
Bronze