Gal Gaon (Israeli, b. 1967) is an architect and designer based in Tel Aviv, Israel. His custom-designed furnishings include tables, desks, benches, consoles, and stools that marry the fields of fine art and design. His multi-disciplinary creative philosophy is reflected through contradictions in his work–he strives work that is clean and sleek while he injects an edgy aesthetic. He selects material to emphasize these contrasts, such as particular woods and finishes juxtaposing deep black with light panels, or orienting wood grains in various directions. Gaon’s architectural training is also apparent in each piece with mathematical precision and a balancing of of line, form, composition and structure. Each work is designed and fabricated in Israel.
Gaon received his degree in architecture from Bezalel, Jerusalem and earned an EMBA from Tel Aviv University. He currently serves as the head of the interior design department at the Holon Academic Institute of Technology with architect Nini Warshavsky. Gaon’s work has been exhibited widely and internationally, and has been featured in publications including Architectural Digest and The New York Times’ T Magazine.
GAL GAON
b. 1967, Israel
EDUCATION
2007 EMBA, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
1995 B.Arc, Bezalel, Jerusalem, Israel
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 Design Miami/ Basel with Hostler Burrows, Basel, Switzerland
2018 Design Miami/ with Hostler Burrows, Miami, FL
The Salon Art + Design with Hostler Burrows, New York, NY
FOG Design + Art with Hostler Burrows, San Francisco, CA
2017 Design Miami/ with Hostler Burrows, Miami, FL
The Salon Art + Design with Hostler Burrows, New York, NY
Dorotheum, Design Week, Vienna, Austria
Seoul Design Week, Seoul, South Korea
Extra Large Dreams, Gal Gaon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2016 Fresh Paint, Gal Gaon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Hidden, Gal Gaon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 Fresh Paint, Gal Gaon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Seven Gifts of Beauty, Gal Gaon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Herods Hotel, Herzelya, Israel
Group Exhibition, Vago
2014 Mi Art with Talents Design, Milan, Italy
Park Baveli, Talents Design, Tel Aviv, Israel
2013 Mi Art with Talents Design, Milan, Italy
Sir Albert Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands