My research is driven by the same curiosity that guides my design practice, yet it stretches into broader systems, communities and the forces that shape their resilience. I have the privilege of pursuing this work within Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, where research is not an abstraction but a living, applied practice.
My work spans the field of life-saving design. I founded and lead the RDFD research lab, which develops innovative approaches to early-warning systems, temporary housing for displaced communities, and resilience strategies for regions facing natural and human-made risks. Alongside this applied research, I explore cultural and material questions — from documenting “Self-Seclusion Chairs” in the forests of Israel, to investigating how natural forces such as desert flash floods can become partners in shaping objects and processes.
Research allows me to collaborate with experts far beyond the design world — engineers, scientists, policymakers, security and emergency professionals, as well as communities who live with vulnerability daily. Through these encounters, design becomes a method for revealing connections between people, technologies and environments, and a way to imagine futures that are clearer, safer and more humane.
A research-by-design project exploring anonymous acts of repair and placement of solitary chairs found in Israel’s forests.
Between design, ritual, and human presence, the project traces the poetic intersection of function, need, and contemplation.
Between emergency and recovery – the twilight zone following a destructive earthquake
DESURBS – DESIGNING SAFER URBAN SPACES
Searching for the best ways to use smartphones for earthquake early warning