Arik Levy
Arik Levy’s designs have been produced by a variety of big names—e15 (SH05 ARIE shelf, pictured below), Zanotta, Council, Living Divani, and Bernhardt Design, to name a few—but the Paris-based, Israeli-born designer is still taken with the thrill of the potential that comes from new partnerships: “The first project together is like a first kiss. You never know how it tastes until you separate the lips.”
What’s your ideal working environment?
Working is like maternity. You know if you find a place where you want to give birth to your projects.
Is there someone outside your field who inspires you?
I don’t have idols. My life is more like a journey; I meet different people on the way and they join me for a while, then I meet someone from the past or the future, and each of them influences me.
What novels, music, or films keep you thinking about design?
The movie Dune is fascinating, as a vision both of technology and of society.
What do you wish that you’d designed?
I wish to design everything I have not yet designed.
Is there a specific object that changed how you think about design?
If I had to put my finger on only one, it would be a screw.
What three buzzwords do you never want to hear applied to your own work?
I care about opinions, not words, and believe that in any opinion one can find an interesting issue.
Where do you see your profession in 20 years?
As long as I keep having a great time, any transformation is fine with me.
What might your last words be?
The world is about people. That should be our first preoccupation.
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