Annette Frommer Interior Design Studio is an Israeli-based firm serving an international client base which specializes in luxury residential interiors. This award winning studio brings design excellence to each project; it is the studio’s objective to provide clients around the globe with insightful, state-of-the-art design solutions.
Annette Frommer’s extensive knowledge and expertise provide an unparalleled level of professional service. Emphasis is placed on uncompromising standards when commissioning furniture, planning the joinery, improving the layout of the space, or when handling any other matter. Ultimately this type of meticulous work increases the market value of a property.
Annette’s highly refined style characterizes each project from conceptualization to the actual design plans. The studio manages and coordinates all technical and logistical aspects of the project to save the client precious time, consequently delivering a turn-key project. Client discretion is fundamental.
]]>This dancer-turned-jewelry designer uses her art and dance background to create beautiful pieces of high-end jewelry. Alit uses only silver, gold, and vermeil in her jewelry, and her influences of dance and nature can be seen in the movement and flow of her elegant, minimalistic pieces. All of Alit’s jewelry is handmade and can only be found in a few select museum stores or in her boutique on chic Bezalel Street.
In Jerusalem’s upper-end Yoel Moshe Salomon Street you can find one of the city’s biggest gems in jewelry design – Turquoise 925. This little shop is famous for its handmade wedding rings, but also produces beautiful necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and pins created by the jeweler Itzik Sasson. The store’s special quality is Sasson’s unique talent for matching jewelry to the person who will wear it and the specific occasion.
This prosperous shop is run by Dalia and Eyal, a couple who are inspired by the world and who love innovation. All of their work is handmade and created in their in-store workshop. Their jewelry has become known by tourists and locals alike for the large variety of styles, constant new designs and design updates, and fast, friendly service. Their ultimate mission is to sell specially-designed jewelry at a high quality with a great attention to detail and a long life.
If you’re into the lesser-known, but still desire beautiful hand-crafted jewelry, then Yardena is perfect for you. Named for the artist behind the creations, this little store found on popular Ben Yehuda Street produces gorgeous jewelry that is made in-shop. From rings to bracelets to earrings, these one-of-a-kind creations are something to behold.
]]>Touchwood was established by David Ring, a talented carpenter and cabinetmaker, who came to Israel from the USA in the early 1970s. David’s traditional woodworking skills had been passed down from father to son.
David settled in Yodfat in the Lower Galilee, where his carpentry shop began to successfully produce handcrafted solid wood furniture.
In the early 1990s, Yonatan Carmi joined the shop as an apprentice, followed soon after by David’s son Gabriel.
Recognizing a growing demand for solid wood furniture, Touchwood expanded the scope of its activities to include custom built and designed country kitchens and bathrooms.
The business is now a fully-registered company jointly owned and managed by Yonatan and Gabriel.
In recent years, the company has also been involved in projects outside Israel. During 2005-2006, Touchwood worked on the prestigious Essex House office complex in Central Park in New York City. Later, during 2007-2008, the company manufactured two prototype luxurious modular homes made from solid wood and sent an assembly crew to build the villas on-site in Angola.
“From the day I was born, my father, who came from a woodworking family, gave me a great love for this profession and its traditions.
I moved to Israel at the age of 21, bringing with me a suitcase filled with my carpentry tools, my most prized possessions.
I settled in the moshav (collective community) of Yodfat and opened a modest carpentry shop in a small shed, providing services to the local community.
This became a business within the moshav, and eventually an independent business. It is to my great joy that the younger generation has inherited my love for wood and dedication to craft work, and is continuing down the same path.
Currently, I am returning to the most basic forms of woodworking: carving and working with hand tools. The business is already in good hands. This is my opportunity to come full circle and retire.”
“Ever since I can remember, everything that has to do with beauty, aesthetics, and design has really appealed to me. As the son of a 3rd generation carpenter, I suppose that my love for the field is a simple matter of genetics.
My initial foray into the world of carpentry began with my father’s carpentry classes.
After these classes, I worked and helped out at the carpentry shop every opportunity I had. After spending several years overseas, I came back to Israel and took the natural next step of joining the business.”
“I discovered the power of wood at the age of ten when I first entered a house made entirely of wood – from the foundations to the rafters, including all of the furniture inside. I was amazed and enchanted. I continued to cultivate this passion through David’s carpentry classes.
Following my military service, I became involved in building wood houses in the United States. Essentially, I built houses similar in style to that house I saw when I was 10.
When I returned to Israel, I didn’t have any doubts about what I wanted to do.”
I completed my interior design studies at the Holon Institute of Technology in the year 2000 and joined Touchwood immediately afterward. Ever since, Touchwood has been my second home. I have designed hundreds of kitchens, bathrooms, and furniture items over the years, met many wonderful people, and become involved in a number of challenging projects. Being able to plan a kitchen that fulfills the clients’ dreams and becomes their favorite room in the house – this is the true satisfaction I get from my work."
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