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Ayala Serfaty Wall Lights and Sconces

Israeli, b. 1962

Ayala Serfaty is a contemporary artist and designer who marches to the beat of her own drum. Endeavoring to blur the line between practical furnishings and sculptural focal points, her armchairs, table lamps and wall lights are as dazzling in appearance as they are functional.

Ayala Serfaty was born in 1962 in Tel Aviv. She studied fine arts at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem before moving to London, where she attended Middlesex University. After graduation, she moved back to and chose to settle in Tel Aviv. She continued painting, sculpting and studying fine art until the 1990s when she also began designing furniture. 

Ayala Serfaty told the Wall Street Journal that inspiration struck in 1996 while on a snorkeling vacation at the Red Sea. Upon returning to Tel Aviv, she established Aqua Creations Lighting and Furniture Atelier and took on the designer and creative director role. Today, she is also regularly collaborating with Maison Gerard in New York City. 

Serfaty's unique and handcrafted approach to furniture design and production means that each piece is entirely one of a kind. Every sculptural creation draws from an eclectic well of ancient traditions and modern design sensibilities. It can take up to six months from concept to completion. 

Serfaty is perhaps best known for her SOMA lighting collection. The ethereal lamps are made from woven glass, giving them the look of organically grown crystals in underwater caves. They have a fantastically tactile appeal, which is an attribute of many of her designs.

She has exhibited at the London Design Museum, the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art in Israel, and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. Her furniture has also been shown by Maison Gerard at the 2016 Winter Antiques Show and the 2021 Salon Art + Design. Her work is held in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

On 1stDibs, find Ayala Serfaty seating, lighting, decorative objects and more.

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Creator: Ayala Serfaty
Nada I
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in Paris, FR
‘NADA I, 2020‘ is a unique wall light sculpture reminiscent of biomorphic forms. It is part of Ayala Serfaty's world-renowned ‘SOMA’ series (her "clouds"), a set of fascinating and i...
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2010s Israeli Ayala Serfaty Wall Lights and Sconces

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Glass

Sangha
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in Paris, FR
Each ‘SOMA’ piece is handmade out of thin blown glass rods that are individually flame-worked until they partially melt and join together. Little by little a cobweb-like structure ap...
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2010s Israeli Ayala Serfaty Wall Lights and Sconces

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Glass

Tara III
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in Paris, FR
Each ‘SOMA’ piece is handmade out of thin blown glass rods that are individually flame-worked until they partially melt and join together. Little by little a cobweb-like structure ap...
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2010s Israeli Ayala Serfaty Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Glass

Clear
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in Paris, FR
‘CLEAR‘ is a unique wall light sculpture reminiscent of biomorphic forms. It is part of Ayala Serfaty's world-renowned ‘SOMA’ series (her "clouds"), ...
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2010s Israeli Ayala Serfaty Wall Lights and Sconces

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Glass

Tara Lehdu
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in Paris, FR
Each ‘SOMA’ piece is handmade out of thin blown glass rods that are individually flame-worked until they partially melt and join together. Little by little a cobweb-like structure ap...
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2010s Israeli Ayala Serfaty Wall Lights and Sconces

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Tara I
By Ayala Serfaty
Located in Paris, FR
Each ‘SOMA’ piece is handmade out of thin blown glass rods that are individually flame-worked until they partially melt and join together. Little by little a cobweb-like structure ap...
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2010s Israeli Ayala Serfaty Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Glass

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Ayala Serfaty wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.

Ayala Serfaty wall lights and sconces are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider wall lights and sconces by Aqua Creations, Seletti, and Zhipeng Tan. Prices for Ayala Serfaty wall lights and sconces can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $18,905 and can go as high as $69,393, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $32,250.

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