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Alon Merimsky
Kibbutz Afikim
Jordan valley code: 15148
ISRAEL
Tel. 972 4 6754731
mobile. 972 50 7407732
E mail. alon721@bezeqint.net
http://www.labadesign.com


Professional Experience-
2011 director in afikim board of directors-business sector
2003-2011
entrepreneur, Industrial designer -
LABA Design:
owner of LABA Design a design firm for product development from concept to manufacturing for clients in Israel Europe and the US.
2002 – furniture, house ware, eyeglasses, freelance designer NYC.
2001 – Teacher, Meimad design college, furniture course. Tel Aviv. Israel.
1999 – 2001 Industrial designer for a design consultancy, responsible for Design and manufacturing. Tel Aviv. Israel.
1998 – Prototype developer, Keter plastic ltd.
(consumers product manufacturer) responsible for prototype’s testing and final making. Israel.

Exhibitions
"Israeli Design excellence award" december 2005 entertainment glasses
"Industry and commerce" Apex locator for MEDIC NRG Ltd. Israel "Ganey Hataarucha".
Young Designers Show Case-Abacus shelves April 2002
Seiren studios. Chelsea. NYC.
Design Show case-Abacus chair May 2002
Seiren Studios. Chelsea NYC.

Publications-
"indusrty and commerce" industrial design magazine-December 2006.
"designed in Israel 2007" book, page 316 x-ray plate scanner.
"The MARKER" January 2007 edition no. 72 page 91."designed in Israel article"
"ISRAELI DESIGN TODAY"
a design book about conteporary israeli design
page 96 entertainment glasses 2006.
CREDIT MAGAZINE- march-april/2005 edition
winners of industrial design excellence award 2005.
CREDIT MAGAZINE - 1-2/2005 edition
winners of the industry and commerce industrial design award.
TIME OUT TEL AVIV - "4 most promising designers
for the year 2005"-
article page 45 magazine no. 113
BINYAN VEDIYUR – ARCHITECTURE & LIVING July 2000 edition, ISRAEL.


Awards-
The Industry and Commerce office, Industrial Design competition 3rd place for medical equipment category, Apex Locator - for MEDIC NRG Ltd. December 2004
Israeli design excellence award 2005-entertainment glasses.
"industy and commerce" 2nd place for concept category "single use tooth brush" in collaboration with Israelli Designer-Oded Davidovitch. December 2006.

Education-
ZUR The association for the Development of Entrepreneurship and export -
Industrial entrepreneurship and business management course, sponsored by top Israeli industrialist -STEFF VERTHAIMER, 2004.
VITAL the Tel Aviv center for design studies,
Bachelor Of Arts in design (product design), Israel 1996 – 2000
Bet Yerach high school,
Matriculation, physics, chemistry, Israel 1990.

Languages-
Hebrew, English



References available upon request