Hilla Shamia

Hilla Shamia (Hebrew: הילה שמיע, b. 1983) is an Israeli product designer based in Tel Aviv, Israel.^[1] Her works are included in Israel Museum collection as well as in Serge Tiroche collection.^[2]

Biography[edit]

Upon graduating her Industrial Design studies at Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) in 2011, Shamia opened an independent design studio carrying out material research and development of forms, whilst drawing tremendous inspiration from the process of time and the supposed imperfections found in nature.^[3] Shamia is married to Lior Yamin, an industrial designer and owner of SAGA and Asufa.^[4] In Israel, Shamia is represented by SAGA.^[5]

Wood Casting[edit]

Shamia's Wood Casting furniture is made using a technique she developed of casting aluminium or brass on natural wood, contrasting the natural elements of wood and metal.^[6] It has been featured in major international design magazines such as Wallpaper, Dezeen, Viewpoint, Financial Times, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest and Cosmopolitan, and has been included in design shows including as London Design Week, Milan Design Week, Ambiente, Frankfurt, and Pitti Filati, Florence.^[7] Each piece is hand-made and unique due to the various trees used and depending on the "leakage" of the metal through the wood cracks.^[8]

Other works[edit]

Alongside the Wood Casting series, the studio also produces wooden pendulum clocks with minimalistic design.^[9] As of 2017^[update] Shamia was working with glass,^[10] and published her Cactus series, including sculptures and light fixtures.^[11] These are made using a traditional crafted glass-blowing technique, with a comical shape of the cactus intended to give the object lightness and humor. In 2017 Shamia displayed her glass-made interpretation for eyewear at the exhibition 'Overview' at Holon Design Museum.^[12]

Collaborations[edit]

In 2015 Shamia collaborated with Ido Garini, the founder of Studio Appétit, and displayed her project 'Or Brulee' at the 'Things of Edible Beauty' exhibition at 2015 Milan Design Week.^[13] It was the first time that the Wood Casting technology combined blackened wood with brass. During her residency at Yeruham Design Terminal, Shamia collaborated with the glass factory Phoenicia, and designed a glass bottle through a disturbance in the factory's 24/7 assembly line.^[14] Later that year, as part of 'Syndicate' exhibition, Shamia collaborated with the illustrator Miki Mottes on their Totem project.^[15] Based on Mottes' illustration, Shamia created totem-like objects, made in a traditional glass blowing technique.

Exhibitions[edit]

2018, May- ‘Fresh Paint’ fair - contemporary art and design, Tel Aviv
2018, March- ‘Designing the Unexpected’, New in the Collection. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
2017, December - High Contrast, Seol Design Festival.
2017, April- ‘Fresh Paint’ fair - contemporary art and design, Tel Aviv
2016, December – Overview, Holon Design Museum, Curator: Maya Dvash, Holon, Israel
2016, September – High Contrast, Taiwan Designers Week, HIT Faculty of Design, Taiwan
2016, July – Torath Ha’Mehabrim, HIT - Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel
2016, April – Incantati, Editamateria, Design Week 2016, Milan, Italy
2016, January – PITTI FILATI 78, Florence, Italy
2015, September – Syndicate, a collaboration with Miki Mottes, SAGA, Tel Aviv, Israel
2015, April – Things of Edible Beauty, Design Week 2015, Milan, Italy
2015, February – Architectural Digest, Ambiente, Frankfurt, Germany
2014, November – Fresh Paint 7, Tel Aviv
2014, April – #FollowYourRoots, Entratalibera, Design Week 2014, Milan, Italy
2013, September – Budapest Design Week 2013, Hungary
2013, September – WONDERLAND, 19GreekStreet, Design Week 2013, London, UK
2013, April – RAW/tech, Design Week 2013, Milan
2013, April – On The Road, Entratalibera, Design Week 2013, Milan, Italy
2013, January – Metamorphose, Megève, France
2012, June – 9x3 PRODUCTION, Jaffa, Israel
2012, June – 72 Hour Urban Action, Stuttgart, Germany
2012, April – Anatomia del Design, Design Week 2012, Milan, Italy
2012, March – FAD, Design Space, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012, February – Tel Aviv Accessible Art Fair, Design Space, Tel Aviv, Israel
2011, September – Inspiration Is, Siam, Herzeliya Pituah, Israel
2011, Israeli Design, Asufa Group Exhibition, Jaffa, Israel

Residencies[edit]

2015 – Yeruham Design Terminal, Yeruham, Israel

Prizes[edit]

2013 – Nominated for the ‘German Design Award 2013’

References[edit]

^ Limited Edition cypress Small Wood Casting Console in Highcontrast, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Hilla Shamia on Start by Serge Tiroche, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Limited Edition cypress Small Wood Casting Console in Highcontrast, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Hilla Shamia and Lior Yamin interviewed in Dezing Zoom, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Jaffa’s emerging designers add urban cool to ancient city by Dominic Lutyens in Financial Times, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Treggiden, Katie (4 January 2015). "Hilla Shamia casts tree trunks with aluminium to form furniture". Dezeen.
^ Shining Stars, in Israeli Revealed/Design, Wallpaper, 2015, retrieved 7/1/2017; Wood And Metal Unite In Striking Furniture By Hilla Shamia by Dovas, in Bored Panda, 2015, retrieved 7/1/2017; Designer Hilla Shamia Fuses Cast Aluminium and Tree Trunks to Create One-of-a-Kind Furniture by Piecesby Christopher Jobson in Colossal, 2014, retrieved 7/1/2017; wood casting by hilla shamia in Designboom, 2012, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Wood Casting by Hilla Shamia in Design Milk, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Hilla Shamia in Touch of Modern, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ HILLA SHAMIA/ SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT MATERIAL interview in Material Soul, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Best light fixtures in 2016 Fresh Paint, in Xnet, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ 15 radical concepts for the future of eyewear by Rima Sabina Aouf in Dezeen, retrieved 8 January 2017
^ Molten aluminium and wood combine to create beautiful furniture designs by Natalie Koh in Contented, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Made in Yeruham in Dezing Zoom, retrieved 7/1/2017
^ Hilla-Shamia-Mikki-Mottes-Totem in Dezing Zoom, retrieved 7/1/2017

External links[edit]

[1] Limited Edition cypress Small Wood Casting Console in Highcontrast, retrieved 7/1/2017

[2] Hilla Shamia on Start by Serge Tiroche, retrieved 7/1/2017

[3] Limited Edition cypress Small Wood Casting Console in Highcontrast, retrieved 7/1/2017

[4] Hilla Shamia and Lior Yamin interviewed in Dezing Zoom, retrieved 7/1/2017

[5] Jaffa’s emerging designers add urban cool to ancient city by Dominic Lutyens in Financial Times, retrieved 7/1/2017

[6] Treggiden, Katie (4 January 2015). "Hilla Shamia casts tree trunks with aluminium to form furniture". Dezeen.

[7] Shining Stars, in Israeli Revealed/Design, Wallpaper, 2015, retrieved 7/1/2017; Wood And Metal Unite In Striking Furniture By Hilla Shamia by Dovas, in Bored Panda, 2015, retrieved 7/1/2017; Designer Hilla Shamia Fuses Cast Aluminium and Tree Trunks to Create One-of-a-Kind Furniture by Piecesby Christopher Jobson in Colossal, 2014, retrieved 7/1/2017; wood casting by hilla shamia in Designboom, 2012, retrieved 7/1/2017

[8] Wood Casting by Hilla Shamia in Design Milk, retrieved 7/1/2017

[9] Hilla Shamia in Touch of Modern, retrieved 7/1/2017

[10] HILLA SHAMIA/ SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT MATERIAL interview in Material Soul, retrieved 7/1/2017

[11] Best light fixtures in 2016 Fresh Paint, in Xnet, retrieved 7/1/2017

[12] 15 radical concepts for the future of eyewear by Rima Sabina Aouf in Dezeen, retrieved 8 January 2017

[13] Molten aluminium and wood combine to create beautiful furniture designs by Natalie Koh in Contented, retrieved 7/1/2017

[14] Made in Yeruham in Dezing Zoom, retrieved 7/1/2017

[15] Hilla-Shamia-Mikki-Mottes-Totem in Dezing Zoom, retrieved 7/1/2017

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