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Kesef

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Sofia Zakharova

About Design track

Mentor — 

Itay Ohaly

I own a silver spoon. My grandparents gave it to me when I lost my first tooth. I use it every day. I can carry it to the ends of the earth. Even there, I'll feel at home. 

In the world today, to be born and die in the same house is a rare blessing. People move all the time. And almost everyone has a favorite household item that gives them a sense of belonging. The value of movable objects is mainly emotional, creating the sense of a home away from home. But today, when the relation between home and nomadism changes, what is the point of the objects I carry with me?

There are household items that people have used since prehistoric times. To use anything a person needs to make specific movements, to be in a special pose, which turns even familiar everyday things, with time, into ritual objects. 

In this project, I use material and emotional connection as a driving factor in making things. My ultimate response to environmental cataclysms, wars and displacements is as follows: a set of daily essentials, or a kind of portable safe. At any given moment, I can convert emotional value into economic value. The ritual objects are made of silver and their weight is palpable, and if necessary, I will sell them for livelihood.

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Sofia Zakharova

Sofia is a goldsmith, teacher, and researcher in the fields of metalwork, design and science. She has a B.F.A in jewelry and fashion and an M.Des in industrial design, Bezalel. Sofia exhibited at international exhibitions. Works at the Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan.

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