"The field of jewelry and jewelry design in Israel has developed tremendously in the past twenty years. It is small, but it is gradually establishing itself as significant. This has happened since we set up the Department of Jewelry Design at Shenkar College of Engineering, Design, and Art", says Deganit Stern Schocken.

"A significant move for me was the establishment of the jeweler group INYANIM (Heb. matters) in 2009, spanning alumni of the two main schools of art and design in Israel, Shenkar and Bezalel. Group members work and exhibit in Israel and abroad with the intention of creating a platform for personal creation. We examine the place of design in a broader social and political context, through the specific and unique medium of jewelry design".

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