The recognition of architecture and design as disciplines worthy of research and representation at an art museum emerged in the early 1990s. During that time, several exhibitions held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art were motivated by an interdisciplinary approach that examined the fluid boundaries between design and art. Other exhibitions looked at architectural practice, questioning the relationship between the built environment and the power play involved in its design.
Architectural and design works in the Museum collection reflect the exhibitions it has presented over the years, also including gifts from designers and manufacturers. The express diverse aspects of the political and material culture. The collection includes works by local and international creators in the fields of industrial design, jewelry, textile, and ceramics. Among them are Irit Abba, Ron Arad, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Attai Chen, Gali Cnaani, Chanan de Lange, Charles and Ray Eames, Ron Gilad, Konstantin Grcic, Tal Gur, Zvi Hecker, Hella Jongerius, Yaacov Kaufman, Esther Knobel, Enzo Mari, Gaetano Pesce, and Ayala Serfaty.
The recognition of architecture and design as disciplines worthy of research and representation at an art museum emerged in the early 1990s. During that time, several exhibitions held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art were motivated by an interdisciplinary approach that examined the fluid boundaries between design and art. Other exhibitions looked at architectural practice, questioning the relationship between the built environment and the power play involved in its design.
Architectural and design works in the Museum collection reflect the exhibitions it has presented over the years, also including gifts from designers and manufacturers. The express diverse aspects of the political and material culture. The collection includes works by local and international creators in the fields of industrial design, jewelry, textile, and ceramics. Among them are Irit Abba, Ron Arad, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Attai Chen, Gali Cnaani, Chanan de Lange, Charles and Ray Eames, Ron Gilad, Konstantin Grcic, Tal Gur, Zvi Hecker, Hella Jongerius, Yaacov Kaufman, Esther Knobel, Enzo Mari, Gaetano Pesce, and Ayala Serfaty.