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Collection by Diana Budds

Inventive Modern Houses in Israel

We turn our eye to Israel to sample a bit of the modern design happening in the Middle-Eastern country.

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The fourth-floor kitchen features appliances by Miele, and Heracleum II pendants by Bertjan Pot for Moooi hang over both the kitchen island and the dining table.
The fourth-floor kitchen features appliances by Miele, and Heracleum II pendants by Bertjan Pot for Moooi hang over both the kitchen island and the dining table.
Nestled within a citrus orchard, Keren Milchberg Porat and Shai Porat’s home combines a rehabbed Airstream and single-room structure into a cohesive whole. The playroom is positioned as close as possible to the trailer without blocking its light and view and is clad in similar galvanized steel sheeting. Australian acacia and ficus trees planted in the void suggest a vegetal stitching-together of the disparate structural elements.
Nestled within a citrus orchard, Keren Milchberg Porat and Shai Porat’s home combines a rehabbed Airstream and single-room structure into a cohesive whole. The playroom is positioned as close as possible to the trailer without blocking its light and view and is clad in similar galvanized steel sheeting. Australian acacia and ficus trees planted in the void suggest a vegetal stitching-together of the disparate structural elements.
The pine-plank floor and sliding-glass-door wall allow the deck and playroom to function as one continuous space. The slats shading the entrance are reclaimed pine, cut by Shai. The exterior shower fixture and deck furniture are from Ikea.
The pine-plank floor and sliding-glass-door wall allow the deck and playroom to function as one continuous space. The slats shading the entrance are reclaimed pine, cut by Shai. The exterior shower fixture and deck furniture are from Ikea.
A 20-foot glass wall, ample sunshine, and an enviable collection of furnishings help this well-appointed living room carry on in Haifa’s great modernist tradition.
A 20-foot glass wall, ample sunshine, and an enviable collection of furnishings help this well-appointed living room carry on in Haifa’s great modernist tradition.
One wall of the living room houses a library.
One wall of the living room houses a library.
The master bath is a clean and spare space, a mixture of white and concrete.
The master bath is a clean and spare space, a mixture of white and concrete.