Itay Laniado (1981, Israel) is an industrial designer, a graduate of the design and technology master’s program at the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Itay's work explores simplicity in form and technique, and the meeting points between culture, technology and design. His works have been presented in museums and galleries in Israel, Europe and Asia, and he participated in international Design Weeks (Berlin 2016, Milan 2011, Seoul 2010). He is teaching design in Bezalel academy (Master's program) and in the Holon institute of technology (Bachelor's Program). Itay is also a founding member of the design collective “Four’n’five” and a curator of design exhibitions (“Image” Co-curated with Shira Keret at the Benyamini Center, Tel-Aviv, 2017, “Violent Object” - Vitrina Gallery, Holon & Berlin Design Week, 2016 and “Award Winning Exhibition”, Hanut Gallery, Tel-Aviv, 2015).
Education:

Master's Degree (M.Des)
Design and Technology at Bezalel Academy for Art and Design 2015

Bachelor's Degree (B.Des)
Industrial Design at Bezalel Academy for Art and Design 2010

Selected exhibitions:


2018
Speaking Their Language - Fresh Paint Fair, Tel Aviv Convention Center
Local - Benyamini Center, Tel-Aviv
Uncanny - Design Museum Holon 


2017
Rock Paper Scissors - Haifa Museum

2016
Overview - Design Museum Holon
Fresh Paint Fair - Tel-aviv port, Tel-Aviv
Matter of fact - Benyamini Center, Tel-Aviv

2015
Award winning exhibition - Galeria hahnut, Tel-Aviv
Third person + - Hansen house, Jerusalem

2014
Metabolism - Hansen House, Jerusalem
Fresh Paint Fair - Sport center, Tel-Aviv
Out of the box - Design from Israel, Barcelona, Spain
Design Museum - Artist house, Tel-Aviv
D'Hayom - Hansen House, Jerusalem & Benyamini Center, Tel-Aviv

2013
Urban Gardening - Łódź, Poland
Segments in space - Mamgurot District, Bnei-Brak

2012
We4me, Festiconefence - Hansen House, Jerusalem
TLV - Accessibility Fair - Antique museum, Jaffa

2011
Sotheby's Dream Object - Greenwald house, Tel-Aviv
Paper Taste - Designspace, Tel-Aviv
Thinking Hands - Design week, Milan, Italy

2010
Design for all - Seol, Korea
Sitting Low Seeing Far - Israel Museum