Assaf Kimmel

Founder of Assaf Kimmel Studio, Berlin | Kimmel Eshkolot Architect, Tel Aviv, Germany

Assaf Kimmel

Founder of Assaf Kimmel Studio, Berlin | Kimmel Eshkolot Architect, Tel Aviv, Germany

Biography

ABOUT

Assaf Kimmel (b. 1990, Tel Aviv) is an architect based in Berlin and Tel Aviv, working across the fields of architecture, installation art, fashion, performance and speculative design. Recently completed projects by Assaf Kimmel Studio include the Better Shelter Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Biennial of Architecture, PASSAGE space at Kestner Gesellschaft in Hannover and the Xpander Tables collection which were presented at the 2025 Milan Design Week. Together with Kimmel Eshkolot Architects, Assaf Kimmel Studio is designing the Jewish Museum of Albania, which they won in a design competition (currently under construction), as well as working on a masterplan for the Caesarea National Park in Israel. Assaf holds a Diploma from the Architectural Association (AA) in London, where he also co-edited the AArchitecture magazine. He was trained as an architect at OMA in New York and TEN Arquitectos in Mexico City.


AWARDS

Selected to present in Milan Design Week’s selection of designers under 35 (2025), Selected to design the Israeli Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennial (2022), Winner of the competition to design the Albanian Jewish Museum with Kimmel Eshkolot Architects (2021)


SHORT DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE OFFICE

Architecture studio working across the fields of architecture, installation art, fashion, performance and speculative design.


AWARDS OF THE OFFICE

Architecture Hunter’s Top Projects at Milan’s Salone Satellite show, Designer of the Tom of Finland 2024 Festival at Berghain, architect of the 2023 Performa Hub in NYC


PROJECTS TO BE PRESENTED DURING THE EVENT

Project #1: Queendom by Ilit Azoulay

Project #1 Category: Cultural. Heritage. Temporary. Experimental

Start year: 2021

End year: 2022

The Israeli Pavilion at the 2022 Venice Art Biennial

Project #2: Light to the Nations by Yael Bartana

Project #2 Category: Cultural. Heritage. Temporary. Experimental

Start year: 2022

End year: 2024

 

 

The German Pavilion at the 2024 Venice Art Biennial

Project #3: Balenciaga Couture Atelier

Project #3 Category: Cultural. Heritage. Temporary. Experimental

Start year: 2020

End year: 2021

 

Reconstruction of Balenciaga’s original atelier in Paris by sub studio