Ravid Haken is a textile and photography creator with 14 years of experience. He is a Shenkar-College of Engineering, Design, and Art graduate, where he specialized in various knitting techniques, including crochet, knitting, manual machines, and industrial machines. Knitting is an essential tool for Haken's self-expression, similar to how a painter uses a brush, paint, and canvas. He finds selecting materials and colors inspiring and the knitting process meditative. Haken's work is intuitive, using yarn and thread freely, breaking away from traditional textile-making practices. Though he may use traditional techniques, his work is modern, surrealistic, and amorphous.
Since 2020, Haken's work has gained international recognition, highlighting his unique knitting methods. His work has been showcased at various local and international exhibitions.
Press:
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AT Magazine 2019
Legit mag 2019
Exhibitions and activity
Mar 2020- "Costume party," Edmond de Rothschild Center
Jun.2019- "No rainbows without rain" salon exhibition, 1-135 gallery.
may.2019- "Winning Outfit" exhibition by Yoav Meir and Gili Sivan.
Ap.2019- Milan Design Week, Israeli Design Showroom, Asia Design Milano of Milan Design Week.
Mar. 2019- "Shoresh sandals" fashion show during the 2019 Israeli fashion week.
Feb. 2018- "Steel City"- pop-up store at the "Kuku Nest" gallery.
Dec.2017- "Like a Feather," a group exhibition at "The Farm" Gallery, Holon, Israel.
Dec.2017- "Glocal," a group exhibition, during the Israeli Design Week, "Hamishkan" Gallery. Holon, Israel.
Oct.2017- "Message in a Bottle," a group exhibition, during Tel- Aviv 2017 illustration week.
Jun.2016- "Bootleg," Tel-Aviv. A solo exhibition, "SKINS,"/ A series of photographs that deal with culturally oppressed groups using the textile design on a human body.