Meirav PazMay 9, 20203 minNew-Old - re: beginnings // be stillAbout a week before our family decided to social distance, this beautiful headshot was taken*. I was on the verge of a new/old re-launch...
Meirav PazFeb 17, 20172 minHot Off The PressThe sounds of the heavy steps rushing up and down in the building's stairwell would alway startle me. I'd quickly fall back asleep and...
Meirav PazJan 30, 20173 minThe culture of coffee and the lost art of human interactionI miss it, I really do miss it. That feeling of just dropping my bag on the ground, leaning back inside the chair, adjusting my...
Tali Shoval-DranesDec 11, 20162 minMonday, December 12, 2016We all need to Lobby-upMuseums are a place of refuge, and possess an almost spiritual pause for me. From the swish of the huge glass doors, to sounds being...
Tali Shoval-DranesOct 16, 20162 minWelcome to the MachineThe entry of electric appliances to the house, such as the vacuum cleaner, dishwasher, washing machine, have been deemed as a way to...
Tali Shoval-DranesOct 3, 20162 minMovement Makes MeaningHow we move in space has always been something that intrigued me. When I was five years old, at my first ballet class, there was a young...
Tali Shoval-DranesSep 25, 20162 minLosing TouchMaking coffee to a group of designers/architects always proved to be challenging. Never mind the personal taste they each had of how to...
Tali Shoval-DranesSep 18, 20162 minTime for Some Retail Therapy"If you could be any store in the world, what store would you be?" It's the first questions I ask first time clients when I meet them....
Tali Shoval-DranesSep 11, 20162 minSomething in the WayLife gets in the way. It does. So many times I wish for a bubble to be able to think, or at least manage to put 2 and 2 together, without...
Tali Shoval-DranesJan 5, 20162 min"Calling Elvis, is anybody home?"*When was the last time you actually had a conversation with someone? Face to face, or on the phone? I don't seem to remember when this...
Tali Shoval-DranesNov 29, 20152 minFFFFFF. Form Follows Function. Every contemporary designer aspires to reach THAT moment of the (in)famous concept of clarity in design. The...
Tali Shoval-DranesNov 22, 20152 minHappy MediumThere is no bigger evil in the world of the over achieving, insta-go-getting, facebook high rollers, than the word m-e-d-i-u-m. It's this...
Tali Shoval-DranesNov 8, 20152 minDesign on the RunThe other night as I meticulously laid out my pre-race paraphernalia on the dinning room table, a familiar sensation hit me. It felt...
Tali Shoval-DranesNov 1, 20152 minCommit to MemoryI was sitting in the car, the english countryside zooming past my face, and all I thought about was - I must remember the colors, the...
Tali Shoval-DranesOct 25, 20152 minOne for the team!Last week I happened to listen to a piece on the radio about the decline of team sports in America. As a mother of 3 kids, 2 of which are...
Tali Shoval-DranesOct 19, 20152 minNo Name *Branding// (as noun branding) The promotion of a particular product or company by means of advertising and distinctivedesign. Seems like...
Tali Shoval-DranesJul 27, 20152 minBlank SpaceThis weekend I was at a Taylor Swift concert in a massive football stadium. And at the risk pitting the world of 'Swifters' against me,...
Tali Shoval-DranesJul 5, 20152 minA moment in TimeThis past weekend marked the 239th year of America, it was my 38th birthday. Usually around ones birthday, passing of time becomes more...
Tali Shoval-DranesJun 28, 20153 minDon't be afraid of the light*As kids we are told not to be afraid of the dark, as adults we should be taught not to be afraid of the light. Many are the people who...
Tali Shoval-DranesJun 21, 20152 minAll Work and lots of PlayDuring my graduation ceremony way back then, our class speaker, diligently taped crayons to the bottom of each and every seat, it was an...