Lectures & Workshops
2022 A curate Shenkar College - The Stream Of Consciousness
2021 The Casbah: an architectural metaphor of a cultural landscape
2021 Time, in conversation organized by Melodie Leung from Zaha Hadid Architects, The museum of architecture, London and Anne Beate Hovind
2020/2021 Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-aviv. ‘Finding filters’ Series of workshops
2019 London Festival Architecture - “Collaborations” curated by Melodie Leung from Zaha Hadid Architects and the Museum of Architecture
2019 Jerusalem Design week - Designers in the Middle with Galit Gaon
2018 Reflection refraction - The 5th Lamp Festival, Tel - Aviv
2018 "De Fence" workshop - Tutor Domain De Boisbuchet
2018 "Soft Architecture" - Panelist - A Discussion Panel during Salone Del Mobile moderated by Joseph Grima and Cristina Colli.
2018 "Merkaha" workshop - Tutor - in collaboration with Croceira Amorim, design Terminal Bat-Yam and Shenkar College of Engineering & Design
2017 Shenkar College of Engineering & Design - Curatorial Design post Graduate course lecturer
2017 V&A, Global Design Forum, LDF, Designers in the Middle
Presenter and panelist
2017 ICFF, at the Javits Centre. Designers in the Middle discussion panel - Presenter and panelist
2016 Rihutim - Tel aviv - Spectrum
2016 Design Museum London - LDF - Designers in the Middle
Presenter and panelist
2016 Domaine du Boisbuchet - FR - Tutor - Illuminating the woods
2016 ILGBC (Israeli Green Building Council) - IL
2015 OT Haitzuv Design Award - IL
2014 Holon institute of design and technology - IL
2009 Plymouth University - UK
Awards & Achievements
2018 Winner - LG collaboration program
2015 Shortlisted - WIN award - Cubo Light
2015 Finalist - Ot Haitzuv – 22Rothschild
2014 Finalist - Ot Haitzuv – 3E
2008 Recognition of excellence in design from the Israeli government
2006 Granted Patent - Yplate (A feeding device)
Links
www.designersinthemiddle.com
www.ronameyuchaskoblenz.com
Rona is a human centered multidisciplinary product/industrial designer and, creative director and design strategist
The founder and lead designer behind Designers in the Middle & kukka brands , Rona has over two decades of experience in the design industry designing meaningful products and responsible for creative content creation for brands, consumers, and installations. Rona is a design thinker, focused on turning ideas into reality.
After working in Milan and in London in different design consultancies leading award winning projects, In 2007 she founded her design studio, and established ‘Kukka’ design brand. kukka products sold in museums & retail shops, department stores such as La Rinascente, Selfridges, Paul Smith, Conran. Other clients are coming from the hotel, restaurant, hospitality, cultural, retail, Office and Private sectors including; Caesarstone, The Autograph Collection hotel group, BioHouse, Amorim, iMesh, LG.
Her democratic approach, and honest design are recognizable within Rona’s style and work. Her design studio is underpinned by creative stimulation, her expertise lies with product development, strategic direction, problem solving R&D production & fabrication. Rona was tutor in Domain De Boisbuchet in 2016, a lecturer in Shenkar institute of art and design, HIT, Plymouth University and often invited to participate in international talks programs such as at the V&A, Design Museum London, Aga Khan centre and the Javits centre.
In June 2021 Rona was the creative director and curator of the Designers in the middle pavilion during the London Design Biennale 2021 at the Somerset house, London.
Rona has a Master in Industrial Design from the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan and UX diploma
"Rona Meyuchas-Koblenz lets serendipitous stimuli steer kukka’s product design" Frame Magazine 2016
Exhibitions
2021 London Design Biennale - Creative Director & Co-Curator DITM Pavilion ‘Stream Of Consciousness’
2020 Tel-aviv Design Biennale - Erez Israel Museum
2018 Contemporary Tapestry for i-mesh - Salone Del Mobile, Milan ALCOVA
2017 Fresh Paint art fair - Blinds, Spectra - Steinhardt Museum of Natural History Commissioned by the British Council UK
2017 Fresh Paint art fair - amphitheatre, Mega Block installation - Steinhardt Museum of Natural History Tel-aviv. Commissioned by the British Council UK
2016 Design Museum talks program, London Design Festival - presenting Designers in the Middle
2016 Spectra with Frame Magazine - Salone Del Mobile - Milan
2015 Caesarstone UK installation - Super brands , Tent - London
2015 19 Greek street - The art of progress - London
2015 Salone del mobile – designjunction - Milan
2015 Salone del mobile – URBO - Milan
2015 Maison et Objet
2014 Gallery Joseph – Paris design week
2014 DesignSpace & Caesarston – Zeva Tari TLV
2014 The Green Room at Design Junction – Salone Del Mobile, Palazzo
Morando, Milano
2013 Design Junction – London Design Festival, The sorting office WC1
2012 Design Junction – London Design Festival, The sorting office WC1
2012 DesignSpace – TLV, Israel
2011 HiddenArt – London Design Festival – Earls Court
2011 Design Junction – London Design Festival – London WC1
2011 Shoplifters/Habitat - Habitat headquarters, Israel
2010 La Rinascente Design Supermarket – Salone Del Mobile Milan
2009 D:sign – Museum quarter Vienna
2009 100% design Tokyo - DesignBoom
2009 Palazzo Reale -Galleria Di Arte Moderna – Milano Salone del mobile
British Design Embassy – curated by Paul Smith & Moroso
2009 MACEF - Milan
2008 Our Eco Gallery– Notting Hill, London
2008 Lighten-Up – Newcastle design week
2008 Lighten-Up – London design week – Earls Court
2007 Right_here satellite exhibition – Vienna design weeks
2007 Napkin project – The gallery soho. www.napkinproject.co.uk
2007 designersblock at the Milan Salone del mobile – Studio Romeo Gigli
