Ofer Mizrahi
| Ofer Mizrahi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Known for |
Founder of COVERINGSETC Founder and Owner of MIAMI IRONSIDE |
| Title | Founder & Visionary |
Ofer Mizrahi opened his first design showroom for COVERINGS ETC in the Miami Design District community.[1] He is a designer and real estate visionary who founded COVERINGS ETC in 1998 as an innovative source for sustainable material concepts for hard surface finishes.[2]
Biography
Background
When Ofer Mizrahi first came to Miami in 1997, the water, trees and sun struck an immediate chord — no wonder for someone who had been living in Israel’s arid rockiness. But the Eastern experience that requires resource conservation has also led him in business, to his award-winning creation of Bio-Glass, surfacing made from up-cycled glass, and Bio-Aluminum, made from recycled airplanes.[3]
In 2001, Mizrahi started extending his efforts to the revitalization of a brownfield in Wynwood, Miami's District. This site was renovated and launched as the Miami Art Space in 2003,[4] known for its confetti facade Designed by architect Kenneth Treister. He began acquiring the stretch of industrial warehouses that runs alongside the railroad tracks from NE 73rd St. to NE 79th streets, transforming them into contemporary mixed-use complexes with: showrooms, studios, and event spaces. The site was coined Miami Ironside in early 2008, stemming from its location next to the iron railroad tracks as well as the use of iron throughout the renovation design with over 100,000 Square Feet of Historic Industrial Warehouse Structure, up to 70 Multidisciplinary Showrooms, Retail and Restaurant Spaces, and over 200,000 Annual Visitors and Growing.
Miami Ironside's pattern-language is similar to that of a European village concept, with connected pathways leading pedestrians from one building to the next, to exemplify green strategies in the renovation of a warehouse complex: Ironside, to house and showcase creative eco-preneurs who want to be a part of a contemporary concept for a live-work community of like-minded designers, artist, creatives and businesses.
Honors, awards and distinctions
COVERINGS ETC has been a member of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), and is committed to seeking out interesting and exciting new environmentally friendly materials and solutions for projects adhering to sustainable design and bio—architecture. The ECOVERINGS® award-winning collection[5] is designed using naturally occurring and recyclable materials and/ or is manufactured with the concern for the environment and conservation of natural resources. Over the last decade, COVERINGS ETC has built a trusted reputation in designing the top sustainable products on the market, and as a result received numerous awards.
- ICFF Editors Award (2009)
- In 2011, the Bio—Glass®, Bio—Luminum®, and Eco—Cem® lines were featured in the Smithsonian's Cooper—Hewitt's National Design Triennial entitled Why Design Now?.[2]
- Architectural Products Magazine Product Innovation Award[6] (2012)
- Red Dot Design Award (2010, 2014)[7]
- The Glass Magazine Crystal Achievement Award for “Most Innovative Decorative Glass Product” (2014)[9]
- The Interior Innovation Award by German Design Council (2014).
- In 2007, Mizrahi was nominated for the March of Dimes “Building Our Community Award” for “Community Excellence in Architecture & Engineering.”[10]
- Wall Street Journal refers to Mizrahi as a pioneer in the community with regard to ‘seeing the value’ of eco-friendly construction materials.[11] And in so doing, single-handedly turning businesses around to set new standards in “green” architecture and design.
- Wired Magazine’s October 2014 interview with architect and industrial artist Ron Arad was quoted as saying about Mizrahi, "is it an oxymoron to say an idealistic developer? Anyway, he might be one."[12]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Aventura Magazine June 2015". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- 1 2 "Coverings". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Creative co-working space Miami Ironside draws Laufen's U.S. headquarters". Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ "Miami Art Space : Home". www.miamiartspace.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "COVERINGSETC". MIAMI IRONSIDE. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "INDIGOGreen Store - Building Solutions". INDIGOGreen Store - Building Solutions. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "Red Dot Design Award". Coverings ETC. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "About". MIAMI IRONSIDE. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "JOI-Design Launches Product Division … and More | Boutique Design". www.boutiquedesign.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "Ofer Mizrahi | thpworldtour.com". www.thpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ↑ Osukoya, Kemi (2007-06-12). "Small Firms See Big Potential In Going Green". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ↑ Compton, Nick. "Ron Arad shares his rules for innovative thinking". Retrieved 2016-08-15.