Mr. Val

Minimalist pixel art is a form of art where the arrangement of simplified, multi-colored blocks resemble iconic characters.

I saw it first back in 2014. It was my first year of industrial design studies at Shenkar college of design in Israel. Back then ‘The art of subtraction’ was the name of the game.

I was amazed to see that you could reduce 90% of the character's features and still recognize them.

This art form is dealing with the question - what is the minimum required to resemble iconic characters?

The answer is clear - a combination of blocks in different colors and proportions.

But there was one limitation. If you’d remove one character from its context, it becomes nearly impossible to recognize it. I wanted to stretch this limit.

In this project I examine is it possible to produce a resemblance to iconic characters by creating a design canon made solely from rings and spheres, and what is the absolute minimum required for us to identify them without a context.

The inspiration for the basic forms I took from Studio Kahn’s ring vase collection.

I loved its playful and fun combination of proportion and color. And while remembering my technical drawing classes from the first year of my studies, where we learned that not every square that you see on a 2D space is necessarily a box. It might be a cylinder if its top view is a circle.

I realized that the second boundary that might be stretched is the interpretation of the pixel to 3D space.

Therefore, this connection seemed to fit.

I have created and intend on creating many more characters that i will gradually upload to my new instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/superbestbuddies

The Crane is the first piece in our nature-inspired wildlife collection. With an arm to hang a small bag or place your daily newspaper and a convenient surface for your keys, cellphone and other trinkets, the Crane is a fine example of where impeccable form meets function.

The Deer is designed to conveniently hold and display your towels in style. The second piece in our nature-inspired wildlife collection. Replacing the standard wall-mounted rack, its sleek steel frame stands tall at 102 centimeters with a double rail for hanging bath towels and a small surface for hand towels or refresher cloths. The epitome of elegance, this gorgeous piece is guaranteed to enhance any bathroom space.

Crafted with the living room in mind, The Peacock features two headed display, a place for your flower pot and a convenient surface for your keys, cellphone and other trinkets. The Peacock’s versatile design makes it perfect for storing or displaying a range of items from artworks to statement planters.

inspired by the magnificence of birds sitting on a tree, valco & joco designs ‘the bird lamp’, an LED spotlight with a minimalist approach constructed solely from metal pipes. the designers enjoy reducing materials and forms to the absolute minimum required, so they designed the lamp in a unique way that creates less waste in the manufacturing process.

the aluminum stand is adjustable, allowing you to select the height and angle you desire. washing its warm white light on surfaces for a soft ambiance, it will transform any living room or hallway into something a little calmer and more refined. the dimmer is available in either a switch or a hands-free version, adding a whole other layer of control to the user’s experience

The project is an alternative to a closet wardrobe as we know it.

By Tearing apart the closet and reassembling it around the user, the Temple is created.
The Temple is the mediator between our inner world and the outer world.
It is the place we transcend every beginning and end of day.
Based on the minimalist approach in which we don't need more than 30 clothing items,

the Temple is a place that treats with respects the clothes and the ritual of organization.

The size is determined by the dimensions of humans and refined by the golden section and canonical classic proportions.

Watch this project video

As a part of a collaboration between Shenkar academy and Highcon paper stack technology,

I was able to create Atlas, an interior element that allow architects and interior designers to bypass the permanent solution for the pillars.

Allowing them to make customized, temporary pillars designs to match the interior.

The design inspiration for this piece, is the Hexagonal rocks and cliffs crafted by nature.

a Vision of future coffee machine.

inspired by my passion for sci-fi movies.
In my opinion, science fiction can predict and even create the future sometimes. There are many types of futures. There's the Terminator future, the Back to the future future :)

I love to imagine the future elegant, simplified, and sophisticated.
Thus is my 'blurry' vision which express my gut feeling as how i see the future.

Conceptual electronic music instrument which takes the technology of Finger recognition and applies it on the idea that each finger = different sound.

taken Sound Samples from a downloadable Sound Bank, each sound is played once a finger touches the main Pad.

Furthermore, the position of the finger on main Pad, differentiates where the sound is coming from, creating 360 degree surround experience. similar to the experience you get in the movie theaters.

Automotive design course that was led by Alex Padwa.
an inspireing person and a former Citroen designer and a lecturer in the Shenkar college and the Royal College of Arts.

In this course we mainly learned how to render cars by hand, and then, as the course got more advanced, we even got to design some views out of the imagination.

Conceptual bike design that expresses itself in the form of a fusion
of both Morphology study and Solidworks abilities.

Balut means 'Acorn' in hebrew.
Which is the fruit of the Oak tree.

As a successful chef whom can take a raw material and make a delicacy from it, my goal was to take the Oak tree and make a 'delicacy' out of it.

Making the most seamless, the most effortless look as i could possibly get, while keeping its simple complexity.

Conceptual portable light idea that examines the Interaction between the user and the object.

The idea is a fruit-like portable light.

Imagine - you're going down the street, you see a tree full of glowing fruits. 
You grab one, peel it when necessary and 'Squeeze' the light out of it.

Collaborated with Ron Eisnberg

As a part of a 1st year academy project,
this conceptual stool examines the traditional part of joinery.

The challenge I took for myself, is how can I make a complicated joinery with few simple steps.

It's hollow form questions the minimal necessity that we need
for a seated position.

(P.S it also can be stored around a table's leg)

a Toy, based on Newton's first law of motion.
The goal is to launch each tire with the elastic
force of the doll.

In the first semester of my first year in the academy,
we worked exclusively with cardboard based material.

I was amazed to find out I can make forms that contradicts the soul of the material.
it was a sleepless journey I will never forget.

The goal of this basic design course was to make abstract Wearable structures. which later turned into a large interior element
using the same style.
 

Abstract structure made of cardboard as a part of 1st year basic design course.

influenced by the complexity of the palm, this design brings no other function other than simply enjoying it as - a delight for our eyes :)

A chair design i made in my free time for the sole purpose of rendering it.
the projects was interesting enough for me to start a Foam model in real life.
it hasn't been progressed up until the Chair design course in my academy, where I tried to take the beloved Chamfer and use it.

As a part of my 2nd year in the academy,

a project accrued in which I had to find a solution to a simple problem that passes by us on the day-to-day basis.

The idea was to reduce the number of the iron Kettlebells, lying on the Gym floor by half.
 

Simple solution to a simple problem.

Pier is a smartwatch, designed to bring the old 19th century pocket watches to a resurrection.

Survival knife
that I designed simply for the purpose of rendering study.

designed for a rendering study.

Personal rendering study, that examines the fine line between realistic rendering and an illustrative one

As an assignment for S.I.T method, I used the substraction of the core element of headphones, which is privacy.

Creating a head-set that concludes a speaker on the outer side and a volume knob on the inner side.

Making the object useless as a private music hearing device.

This part of the site is my way to preserve my deepest and longest passion of my life.

I drew and painted my entire life.
I will never stop doing that, as a person with the realization that not everything can be described with words, my art is my way to express myself, my feelings or send hidden messages for certain people.

mostly paint portraits. as a photographer in high school, I learned that it is hard to fake a desired look on a person, which is why i liked it.

Well, now i know how to fake these face expressions using shades and lines.

you can enter my art page on facebook here

This part of the site is my way to preserve my deepest and longest passion of my life.

I drew and painted my entire life.
I will never stop doing that, as a person with the realization that not everything can be described with words, my art is my way to express myself, my feelings or send hidden messages for certain people.

mostly paint portraits. as a photographer in high school, I learned that it is hard to fake a desired look on a person, which is why i liked it.

Well, now i know how to fake these face expressions using shades and lines.

you can enter my art page on facebook here