Hagit Pincovici
Hagit Pincovici is an Israeli designer whose work explores the intersection of art, architecture, and collectible design. After studying Industrial Design at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and later Architecture at the Architectural Association in London, she established her multidisciplinary practice, developing a body of work that spans furniture, lighting, interiors, and spatial design.
Guided by a strong sensitivity to materiality and composition, Pincovici creates pieces that balance sculptural expression with functionality. Drawing inspiration from modernist architecture, contemporary art, and the dialogue between contrasting materials, her work is distinguished by refined geometries, rich textures, and a timeless elegance. Through a practice that moves fluidly between object and space, she continues to develop designs that are both architecturally rigorous and deeply poetic.
Interview
I was born in Tel Aviv and have been living in Italy since 2008.
Dance lessons when I was four years old, and piano lessons when I was six years old. Crafts course when I was nine 😉
Yes, wouldn’t have it any other way.
As a child, I was surrounded by craftsmanship and design. When I was thirteen years old, I designed my own bedroom. Living in Tel Aviv at that time, I was exposed to local craftspeople, with whom I was able to produce the pieces. I remember it as a grand challenge and satisfaction in the end. Andrenalin at its best!
When I got older, I was undecided whether I wanted to study architecture or design, but it was momentary. I am very pleased to have chosen the way of Design.
Intuitive. I draw inspiration from exhibitors such as Isamu Noguchi and, at the same time, from random details in nature or in architecture. I can dream about design ideas, wake up, draw them, and sleep again.
On the other side, before creating a collection, even if I have a clear idea of what I want to create, I always do research within the artists and forms I am inspired by, in order to elaborate further. At the end of the day, the creative process can take time, with a few twists in the road.
Funny, there’s no such thing. Just kidding.
E-mails, sending price offers, go to Brianza, where my pieces are made, in order to check the process and find technical solutions.
So, if I have time, I’m working on a new collection.
I think these materials are ingrained in my personal path, in my culture.
Being born and raised in a very desert country, even Tel Aviv was saved when I was a child. I like to explore tactile materials because it reminds me of when I was a child. Exploration and alchemy are also an exciting part of the creative process, making every collection unique. A manifestation of the path I have gone through.
Being architectonic and at the same time sensual and tactile.
I think that “effortless” or nonchalance would be another characteristic of the creations, but they hide numerous technical solutions that allow them to be so.
Be curious, DARE, look around you, get constantly inspired, and have a good amount of self-criticism.
Carlo Scarpa, Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass, Vincenzo de Cotiis, Nanda Vigo, Max Lamb, Faye Toogood, Sabine Marcelis.
Kelly Wearstler, Peter Marino, Vincent Van Duysen, Pierre Yovanovitch, Faye Toogood, Sabine Marcelis, and Elisa Ossino.
Isamu Noguchi, John Chamberlain, Giuseppe Penone, Constantin Brâncuși, Antoni Tapies, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Basquiat, Richard Tuttle, Mario Merz, Frank Stella, Grazie Varisco.
Tactile.
“Be curious, dare, look around you, get constantly inspired, and have a good amount of self-criticism.”
The Questions
(The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust.
Other historical figures who have answered confession albums are Oscar Wilde,
Karl Marx, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Cézanne…)
Graditude
Being bored
I can get obsessive with details
Being fake
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I say what I think
Serene and inspired
Being meticulous
Intelligence and sense of humor
Intelligence and grace
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Making every second count
Accepting the fact that things take time, I am getting there
Having the opportunity to express myself through my work and being surrounded by amazing people
A filmaker
Exactly where I am, between Milan and New York
Family, friends, books, and an art piece by Antoni Tapies, from whom I am inspired
Self-pitty
Various forms of Art making, films, art curation, and contemporary dancers
I am a doer
Presence
Patti Smith, Yoel Hoffmann, Neruda, Israel Eliraz, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Elsa Morante, José Saramago, and Wasilva Szymborska
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I would love to think that one day when I am old, I could write a book on my life and it would look like Lou Andreas Salomé
My grandparents
Andrea for a female and Antoni for a male
Lack of courage
No regrets, as Edith Piaf used to sing
Looking back and knowing I did the best I could and did it my way
The power of thought, live every day as if it was your last
“Being architectonic and at the same time sensual and tactile.”
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