Our Projects in the Press
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Apr 22, 2026
Art Is Not Decoration: The Herzliya Duplex That Celebrates Local Art
The choice of natural materials and a monochromatic color palette allows Israeli art and design pieces to take center stage in the garden duplex in Herzliya, designed by Chen Shadmi.
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Apr 1, 2026
Apartment in a Preserved Building
The Nachmani Apartment opened its doors as part of Open Houses Worldwide (Batim Mibifnim) 2026.
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Mar 18, 2025
A Glorious Past, a Vibrant Present: The Tel Aviv Apartment Reimagined
How do you preserve historic charm, open up the space, and bring in a fresh, contemporary style? This Tel Aviv apartment underwent a complete renovation, combining smart design solutions, carefully chosen pops of color, and plenty of urban chic. The result: a personalized city dream.
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Oct 14, 2025
Bringing Nature In: Renovating a Garden Apartment in the Sharon
A five-room garden apartment spanning 125 square meters and surrounded by lush greenery, the property caught the attention of a couple who were considering whether to buy it. They turned to interior designer Chen Shadmi of Shadmi Design Studio, who immediately saw its potential and knew exactly which changes would be needed to adapt the home to the couple’s needs.
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Jul 31, 2024
A Sweet Apartment: Inside a Pastry Chef’s Home After a TAMA 38 Renovation
After gaining a safe room and balcony through the TAMA 38 urban renewal project, Dana Barzak’s Tel Aviv apartment became both beautiful and perfectly suited to baking. The home features a kitchen designed for baking workshops and welcoming clients who come to pick up desserts, along with a few nostalgic touches.
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Jul 21, 2024
The Load-Bearing Point: A Garden Apartment Built Around One Element
One oak furniture piece absorbs three jobs at once — mirror, lighting and storage — and becomes the heart of a Ra’anana garden apartment.
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Apr 20, 2023
5 Rooms and a Balcony in 94 sqm: A Full Renovation in Tel Aviv
The designer’s own family apartment, renovated room by room over fifteen years of living in it — and reluctant, in the end, to leave.
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Apr 13, 2022
It’s unlikely that you’ll walk into a home and say “wow” because of the sofa, but a painting by Moshe Kashi? Absolutely.
A spacious, older apartment in Herzliya was renovated to reflect the owner’s profession. Michal Friedman, who runs a business promoting Israeli art, says: “We live art.”
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Sep 8, 2022
Without TAMA 38: How to Add a Balcony to an Apartment
Not every home has a balcony, and some people aren’t willing to give up on the dream. To make it a reality, they’re prepared to dedicate part of their home to it. It doesn’t require TAMA 38, but if you go all in and remove a wall, you need to take the conditions outside the home into account. A few design tricks can also help create the feeling of a balcony indoors. Here’s how it’s done.
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Nov 4, 2021
A Jerusalem Historian Requests a Home Renovation Inspired by Her Work
A Ramat Gan house rebuilt around the owner’s research into Old Jerusalem, with hand-painted Armenian tile work running up the stairs.
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Nov 1, 2021
Inside the Colorful Home of a Jerusalem Historian
The same Ramat Gan renovation, in Dwell’s telling: a tri-level house planned in full collaboration with the client’s life’s work.
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Aug 10, 2022
Armenian Ceramics and a Soviet Attitude in a House That Is a Work of Art
A private home built in Ramat Gan in the 1980s was redesigned for a couple who work from home and their three children. The inspiration: the old city of Jerusalem, Armenian art, and the atmosphere of a bygone Eastern Europe.
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Oct 14, 2018
Beautiful Homes: A Bachelor Pad in a Landmark Tel Aviv Tower
Bought off-plan for the view, then designed around it — and around an inherited collection of art and furniture.
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Jun 15, 2017
A Window Onto the Big City
An empty-nest couple reimagines their Tel Aviv apartment — a pampering study, a walk-in suite, and room for the dogs.
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May 18, 2017
Home Recommends: The Most Beautiful Apartments at Open Houses 2017
One of five Tel Aviv apartments featured for the Open Houses weekend — a Rembrandt Street apartment where the layout is reoriented around a repurposed balcony.
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May 17, 2017
What Awaits You at the Tel Aviv Architecture Festival
Urban planning experts argue our homes are becoming modern fortresses we may never want or need to leave. So where will we still meet our community?
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Dec 23, 2013
When the Balcony Is the Heart of the Home
A Tel Aviv penthouse family gives its balcony the starring role — full kitchenette, dining bar, and the whole skyline.
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Jul 16, 2013
Colorful and Family-Oriented: An Apartment Designed in Givatayim
An 85 sqm Givatayim apartment reworked for a young family — an awkward diagonal wall straightened, and bold color choices built into the living and children’s rooms.
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Nov 23, 2011
Ouch, That Burns: The Medusa Store
The Dizengoff store and studio of accessories label Medusa, co-designed with interior designer Chen Sharaf — bold color, humor, and a black-and-white checkerboard floor as the stage for the jewelry.
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A World of Design: An Apartment with an Eastern European Palette
It began with a young couple and their three young children, and culminated in a three-story private home with a distinctive eclectic style, drawn from the clients’ inner world. The design brings together Armenian-Jerusalemite influences with unique Russian and Eastern European touches.
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Oct 15, 2015
Three Apartments to Spark Your Imagination at “Open House Tel Aviv
Private homes, public gardens, historic institutions, cultural centers, and a host of other intriguing sites will open their doors to the public during a long weekend of “Open House Tel Aviv” events. Here are three apartments to spark your imagination.
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Mar 13, 2014
An Apartment in Waiting: Singles Designing Their Own Family Nest
**A bachelor’s apartment with a nursery and changing table — does that sound strange? Many single men and women are tired of compromising on a rented shared apartment and are choosing instead to invest their money in a home of their own: personal, thoughtfully designed, and warm. Now all that’s missing is the groom.**
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Off the Catalog: Design Shops Not Everyone Knows About
**Designers Recommend:** The major furniture retailers offer contemporary designs at affordable prices, but those looking to elevate their homes with unique pieces that aren’t found in every living room will find what they’re looking for at smaller, lesser-known shops.
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**Original Israeli Furniture to Refresh Your Living Room**
**Designers Recommend:** Israeli designers are creating unique furniture with a distinctly local aesthetic ■ The prices may not be low, but the look is original ■ Six workshops by young Israeli designers to refresh your home
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