Stephanie Adler
adlerdesigns
Stephanie Adler is a classically trained artist with a MFA in visual communication from George Washington University in Washington, DC. She worked as a graphic designer, including the Whitehouse, until asked by her sister to design her ketubah. This was the beginning of a fulfilling journey, sharing one of the happiest, most special times in a couple's life- modern designs combined with classic techniques to create a unique and affordable works of art.
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Stephanie Caplan
Acme Judaica
I've always had a passion for art and design and try to live by the words of William Morris, "have nothing in your house which you do not know to be beautiful or believe to be useful…"

I've been working in judaica for many years now, focusing on creating modern ketubot that are both art and ritual object and now I want to turn my sights on the rest of judaica, starting with this menaorah. I see this as a way to blend my artistry and love of jewish ritual, as well as seeing that there is a need for true modern judaica design, as inspired by the artists and designers that i love, something that embodies the aesthetic of the 21st century.

I grew up in Montreal and Newton, Massachusetts, going to Solomon Schechter day schools in each place, I went to Camp Ramah, spent a year in Jerusalem and studied Comparative Religion and Art History at Barnard College, so it’s not so surprising that the Judaism and Art came together... later I lived in London, studied weaving, textiles and calligraphy.

My favorite artists tend to use just a few elements to create something that seems simple and quiet and through that we see their talent: sculptors like Goldsworthy, Kapoor, Noguchi, Brancusi... painters like Rothko, Frankenthaler, Richter, and my artist friends, photographers like Eggleston and Cartier-Bresson.

I'm also inspired by Japanese textiles and Eames chairs, trees and the ocean. I love that I live and work in the same neighborhood where the Yiddish culture thrived 100 years ago, and in a small way I'm bringing it back, but it’s also where everything new is happening... living in New York I get to go to all museums and galleries and draw on the modern style and creativity all around. Making Judaica allows me to bring the modern aesthetic to traditional objects, enhancing their use and connection to people, enabling transformation through art. What could be better?
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Marit Meisler
Cemment Designs
Marit Meisler was born and raised in the Old City of Jaffa, Israel. She is a Product Design graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and The London Institute Central Saint Martins.

She lives and works in New York. Her work has been exhibited in the renowned Salone Internazionale Del Mobile in Milan and in the Felissimo Design House in Manhattan, among other places.

Marit founded ceMMent Design LLC in 2006 and is now designing and manufacturing a line of cement and stainless steel products. Prior to this she was freelancing as a product designer in NYC, specializing in table-top products, furniture and lighting design. She is teaching at the Pratt Institute in New York in the Industrial Design department.

CeMMent Design is a design studio in Israel featuring contemporary household objects and Judaica. Designed by Marit Meisler, the objects are made of concrete, bringing an architectural quality to household objects. The simple shapes draw attention to the materiality of the pieces and the mirror finish stainless steel creates a contrast to the matte textural quality of the concrete.
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