Education

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2015 -

M.A. Magna cum laude (Science, Technology & Society), Bar-Ilan University (Israel).

Master's thesis: Product Design Processes in an Era of Crowd Participation.

Supervisors: Dr. Noah Efron and Dr. Boaz Miller.

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2008 -

M.des Cum laude (Industrial Design), Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem (Israel).

Specialization: Design Management.

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2002 -

B.Sc.T.E. (Industrial Design), HIT - Holon Academic Institute of Technology (Israel).

Publications

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Efrat Gommeh, Huub Dijstelbloem & Tamara Metze (2020) Visual discourse coalitions: visualization and discourse formation in controversies over shale gas development, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2020.1823208

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​Crowd Participation in Product Design Processes (in Hebrew, peer-reviewed).

גומא, אפרת, "שיתוף ההמון בתהליכי עיצוב המוצר" [גרסה אלקטרונית], בצלאל: כתב עת לתרבות חזותית וחומרית, גיל' 3 (מאי 2016), https://journal.bezalel.ac.il/he/article/3711

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Experience

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2010-2012   Assistant Product Manager at SOURCE Vagabond Systems Ltd (Israel).

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07-12/2009 Creaholic SA (Switzerland). Collaborating with the firm’s team, as part of a visiting scholarship in Switzerland.

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2004-2009   Self employed Industrial Designer.

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2003-2007   Courseware Developer at Bento Consultants Ltd (Israel, part time).

Teaching

Teaching Certificate from Tel-Aviv University.

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2014-2017  

Primary and junior high school (The Democratic School Shvilim, Pardes-Hanna, Israel).

Teacher, CAD Software and Product Design.

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2013-2016

College of technological training (Singalovski, Tel-Aviv, Israel).

Lecturer, Design Foundation and Packaging Technology.

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2010

Academy of art and design (Bezalel, Jerusalem, Israel), External Studies Unit.

Lecturer, Preparatory Class.

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2008-2009

College of education (Kibbutzim College, Tel-Aviv, Israel).

Lecturer, Design Foundation.

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2004-2006

College of art and design (Avni Institute, Tel-Aviv, Israel).

Lecturer, Product Design and CAD Software.

Scholarships

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July 2009 -

A six-month visiting scholarship in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

The Bernese Foundation for Applied Arts and Design.

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June 2008 -

The President's Scholarship for research in design.

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.

Awards

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12/2005 -

"Industrial design prize competition 2005", Furniture and Lighting category, Ministry of Industry Trade & Labor – Second prize.

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10/2004 -

Design competition on the theme of 'Childhood', Contemporary Design Pavilion, "RIHUTIM 2005" – Honorable Mention.

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11/2004 -

"TIMEX 2154 the Future of Time" competition – Honorable Mention.

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04/2004 -

"BECK'S Prize: design a key and what it opens" – Honorable Mention.

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08/2003 -

"Product Design for the Home and for the Office" competition, within the framework of "Plasto-Ispack 2003" – First Prize.

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07/2001

"Design in Polypropylene" competition, held by "Mapal Plastic Products" – Second Prize.

Exhibitions

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01/2010 -

"ME'UZAV KAHALAHA", The Havah Gallery, Holon. Curator: Ifat Zvirin.

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11/2009 -

"KNOW HOW Tallinn 2009", the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn. Curator: Kärt Maran.

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09/2007 -

Designboom "Handled with Care" exhibition, Designersblock, London. Curated by Designboom.

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05/2005 -

"Designboom ICFF Mart 2005", New York.

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04/2005 -

"Promisedesign – new design from Israel", Milan (travelled to Berlin and to Copenhagen). Curators: Vanni Pasca and
Ely Rozenberg.

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10/2004 -

Contemporary Design Pavilion, "RIHUTIM 2005", Tel Aviv. Curator: Galit Gaon.

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04/2004 -

"Design Matters", Felissimo Design House, New York (Travelled to Buenos Aires).

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04/2004 -

"BECK'S Prize: design a key and what it opens", Milan.

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03/2004 -

"Life Symphony part III", Felissimo Design House, New York.

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11/2003 -

Satellite exhibition, "ITZUVIM 2004", Tel Aviv. Curator: Ezri Tarazi.

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12/2002 -

"ITZUVIM 2003" (design schools' pavilion), Tel Aviv.

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10/2000 -

"Contemporary Design" (students' pavilion), Tel Aviv.