ABOUT
Efrat Gommeh is a research assistant & PhD candidate at the Public Administration and Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research.
In her previous role, as a design manager, she was providing services to companies and individuals and teaching in various design schools.
Her current research focuses on images in controversies over contested technologies.
Education
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.
2008 -
M.des Cum laude (Industrial Design), Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem (Israel).
Specialization: Design Management.
2002 -
B.Sc.T.E. (Industrial Design), HIT - Holon Academic Institute of Technology (Israel).
Experience
2010-2012 Assistant Product Manager at SOURCE Vagabond Systems Ltd (Israel).
07-12/2009 Creaholic SA (Switzerland). Collaborating with the firm’s team, as part of a visiting scholarship in Switzerland.
2004-2009 Self employed Industrial Designer.
2003-2007 Courseware Developer at Bento Consultants Ltd (Israel, part time).
Teaching
Teaching Certificate from Tel-Aviv University.
2014-2017
Primary and junior high school (The Democratic School Shvilim, Pardes-Hanna, Israel).
Teacher, CAD Software and Product Design.
2013-2016
College of technological training (Singalovski, Tel-Aviv, Israel).
Lecturer, Design Foundation and Packaging Technology.
2010
Academy of art and design (Bezalel, Jerusalem, Israel), External Studies Unit.
Lecturer, Preparatory Class.
2008-2009
College of education (Kibbutzim College, Tel-Aviv, Israel).
Lecturer, Design Foundation.
2004-2006
College of art and design (Avni Institute, Tel-Aviv, Israel).
Lecturer, Product Design and CAD Software.
Scholarships
July 2009 -
A six-month visiting scholarship in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
The Bernese Foundation for Applied Arts and Design.
June 2008 -
The President's Scholarship for research in design.
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
Awards
12/2005 -
"Industrial design prize competition 2005", Furniture and Lighting category, Ministry of Industry Trade & Labor – Second prize.
10/2004 -
Design competition on the theme of 'Childhood', Contemporary Design Pavilion, "RIHUTIM 2005" – Honorable Mention.
11/2004 -
"TIMEX 2154 the Future of Time" competition – Honorable Mention.
04/2004 -
"BECK'S Prize: design a key and what it opens" – Honorable Mention.
08/2003 -
"Product Design for the Home and for the Office" competition, within the framework of "Plasto-Ispack 2003" – First Prize.
07/2001
"Design in Polypropylene" competition, held by "Mapal Plastic Products" – Second Prize.
Exhibitions
01/2010 -
"ME'UZAV KAHALAHA", The Havah Gallery, Holon. Curator: Ifat Zvirin.
11/2009 -
"KNOW HOW Tallinn 2009", the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn. Curator: Kärt Maran.
09/2007 -
Designboom "Handled with Care" exhibition, Designersblock, London. Curated by Designboom.
05/2005 -
"Designboom ICFF Mart 2005", New York.
04/2005 -
"Promisedesign – new design from Israel", Milan (travelled to Berlin and to Copenhagen). Curators: Vanni Pasca and
Ely Rozenberg.
10/2004 -
Contemporary Design Pavilion, "RIHUTIM 2005", Tel Aviv. Curator: Galit Gaon.
04/2004 -
"Design Matters", Felissimo Design House, New York (Travelled to Buenos Aires).
04/2004 -
"BECK'S Prize: design a key and what it opens", Milan.
03/2004 -
"Life Symphony part III", Felissimo Design House, New York.
11/2003 -
Satellite exhibition, "ITZUVIM 2004", Tel Aviv. Curator: Ezri Tarazi.
12/2002 -
"ITZUVIM 2003" (design schools' pavilion), Tel Aviv.
10/2000 -
"Contemporary Design" (students' pavilion), Tel Aviv.