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Yaacov Kaufman

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Yaacov Kaufman (Hebrew: יעקב קאופמן; born 1945) is a Soviet-born Israeli industrial designer and academic.[1] Kaufman's work has focused on lighting, furniture,[2] and product design.[3] He is a longtime professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

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Early life

Yaacov Kaufman was born in the Soviet Union (Russia) and lived in Poland until immigrating to Israel in 1957.[4][5]

Career

Kaufman has been a professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design for over 3 decades, training "several generations" of Israeli designers.[6][7] The Jerusalem Report calls Kaufman, "the elder statesman of Israeli design."[6]

Selected exhibitions

Kaufman has had more than 20 international solo exhibitions.[3]

Awards and honors

Kaufman won the Sandberg Prize in 1989.[14] He received the 2003 Norwegian Design Council Award for Industrial Design Excellence.[15]

Collections

Kaufman's work is included in the collections of the Design Museum Holon,[16][17] the Tel Aviv Museum of Art[18] and the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.[19]

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