Tzuri Gueta (

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: צורי גואטה; born 1968) is an Israeli jewelry and fabric designer based in Paris.

Background and education

Gueta was born in Givat Olga, Israel, in 1968. His parents immigrated to Israel on

aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

from

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. He attended secondary school at Kibbutz Shomrat. He is the youngest of 9 children. His first job was working on the production line in the kibbutz knitting factory. He studied at the

Shenkar College of Engineering and Design Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art (commonly abbreviated as Shenkar) is a public college in Ramat Gan, Israel. Shenkar serves the Israeli industry by providing academic qualification and R&D services for modern industries. Shenkar i ...

, graduating with a degree in textile engineering. He moved to Paris in 1996.

Career

The

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describes Gueta's jewelry as "blur(ring) the lines between craft, fashion and art." Gueta is known for having developed a technique to infuse natural fibers with synthetic polymers enabling him to create a lace-like, three-dimensional material that he describes as a “lace-fed silicone.” He patented the process in 2006 and founded Silka Design, producing handmade jewelry, textiles, lighting fixtures and furniture. In 2009 he won the ''Grand Prix de la Création'' by the City of Paris for his "cocoon" lamp. In 2010 he won the Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts and was given a solo show at the

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv Museum of Art ( he, מוזיאון תל אביב לאמנות ''Muzeon Tel Aviv Leomanut'') is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of modern and contemporary art from Israel and aroun ...

. Gueta's work is in the collections of museums including the

Museum of Arts and Design The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), based in Manhattan, New York City, collects, displays, and interprets objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design. In its exhibitions and educational programs, the mus ...

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References

Israeli jewellery designers People from Hadera Israeli expatriates in France Israeli people of Libyan-Jewish descent 20th-century Israeli male artists 21st-century Israeli male artists 1968 births Living people

External links

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