Itay Noy
Itay Noy (born 1972) is an Israeli watchmaker, designer and artist who creates limited-edition timepieces in his independent studio in the Old City of Jaffa. Noy's timepieces combine craftsmanship with thought-provoking design, meant to induce philosophical perspectives on the concept of time.
Education
1996-2000 B.F.A. Jewelry and Object Design, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem[1]
1998 Student exchange program, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002 Industrial Design, Interior and Identity Design, Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands
M.Des. from the Eindhoven University of Technology[1]
Professional experience
Since 1999 independent artist and designer
Since 2000 Designer of timepieces and Jewelry for international companies
Since 2005 Lecture at the Jewelry & Fashion department, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem [1]
2007 Summer course at Penland Scholl of Cract, North Carolina, USA
2016 Member at the Judges committee for The Design Prize, Ministry of Cultural of Israel
Awards
1999 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Scholarship for the years 1999, 2000
1999 Second prize, competition for design of the statue of the Eurovision contest in Jerusalem
2000 Lockman Prize for practical Design, Bezalel
2000 First prize, Academies category, Biennale Internationale Design, Saint-ֹtienne, France
2001 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Scholarship for the years 2001, 2002 with distinction
2003 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Scholarship for Excellency - M.A studies abroad
2005 Outstanding Artist Award, Absorption Ministry
2007 The Andy Prize for the Arts
2011 The Design Prize 2011, Ministry of Cultural of Israel
The Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport’s Prize for Design
Collections (selected)
Private collection of Mr. Charles Bronfman, NY
Droog Design collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Museum of the Dutch Clock, Zaandam, The Netherlands
Private collection of Mr. Stef Wertheimer, Tefen Industrial Park, Israel
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Design Museum Holon, Israel
Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem
Shows (selected)
USA: Museum of Art & Design, N.Y | Design week N.Y | SOFA N.Y | Wind Up N.Y I SOFA Chicago | Wind Up San Francisco I YAW Gallery, Michigan | Cotter Gallery, Colorado | China: Gallery bund, Shanghai | Contemporary art terminal, Shenzhen | The Netherlands: Modern Kunst Museum, Arnhem | Textile Museum, Tilburg | Droog Design Gallery, Amsterdam | Groningen Museum, Groningan | Israel: Ariela’s Hause, Tel Aviv | The Horace Richter gallery, Old Jaffa | Museum for Israeli art, Ramat-Gan | Art Gallery of Tel Aviv University | Israel tikotin Museum, Haifa | Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv | Tal Gallery, Kfar vradim I Design Museum Holon I Australia: Sydney opera house, Sydney | Melbourne Museum, Melbourne | Biennale Internationale Design 2000, Saint-tienne, France | pp gallery Taipei, Taiwan | Grand Hornu, Belgium | Basel World, Switzerland
From the press
The Style section of the Wall Street Journal described Noy's Part Time Sun and Moon watch as "an exercise in experimentation. The enigmatic dial features five windows: a central one showing minutes, surrounded by four additional apertures indicating seconds, hours, day (with a sun) and night (with a moon)." Noy argues that complex design enhances the wearer's engagement with his watch.[3]
External links and articles
References
- Saar, Yuval (16 January 2013). "For This Israeli Watchmaker, Time Is Not Just Money". Haaretz. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- Abrams, Melanie (4 December 2017). "From light sculptures to silk-printing: Showcasing Israel's top artisans". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- Clerizo, Michael (17 January 2018). "The World's Weirdest Watches: Good Luck Telling the Time A new breed of artful timepieces make it intentionally tricky to figure out the time". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 May 2019.