Meet The Artist: Shelly Agronin

Shelly Agronin ยฉ Yuri Pak

Born in 1980 in Kiev, Ukraine. Proud Israeli since 1992.

Graduate of the Department of Industrial Design at Bezalel. Married and mother of three daughters.She has 14 years of experience in developing consumer products in various fields and materials for both the Israeli and American marketsAs the owner of Wallaby Studio by Shelly Agronin, Shelly specializes in metal origami products sold in design stores and leading museum stores in Israel and abroad. She loves to dream and fulfill dreams.


ื™ืœื™ื“ืช 1980 , ืงื™ื™ื‘ โ€“ ืื•ืงืจืื™ื ื”.ืžืฉื ืช 1992 ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช ื’ืื”.
ื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ืžื—ืœืงื” ืœืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ืฆืœืืœ. ื ืฉื•ืื” ื•ืืžื ืœ-3 ื‘ื ื•ืช. ื‘ืขืœืช ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ 14 ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื‘ืชื—ื•ืžื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืชืขืฉื™ื” ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช (ื•ื’ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช). ื‘ืขืœืช ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• Wallaby by Shelly Agronin. ืžืชืžื—ื” ื‘ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ืื•ืจื™ื’ืžื™ ืžืžืชื›ืช ืฉื ืžื›ืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื•ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ ื•ื‘ื—ื•”ืœ.ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœื—ืœื•ื ื•ืœื”ื’ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช.

Origami Bears ยฉ Studio Linden

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background.

My name is Shelly Agronin, and I am 38 years old. I graduated from the Department of Industrial Design at Bezalel. Since graduating 14 years ago, I have worked in the industry. I developed and accompanied projects both in Israel and abroad for various companies and entrepreneurs; I turned dreams into real products.

While working on one of the projects, I came across a technology of metal bending that immediately captivated my heart. Even after dozens of products, the transition from a two-dimension to a formed and functional three-dimension one did not stop moving me. About a year and a half ago, I have decided to turn my dream into a product and established the Wallaby brand of metal origami.

ืฉืžื™ ืฉืœื™ ืื’ืจื•ื ื™ืŸ, ื‘ืช 38. ื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ืžื—ืœืงื” ืœืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ืฆืœืืœ. ื‘ืžืฉืš 14 ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”. ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™ ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ืชื™ ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื‘ืืจืฅ ื•ื‘ื—ื•”ืœ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื•ื™ื–ืžื™ื, ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืœืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื. ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื›ื™ืคื•ืฃ ืžืชื›ืช ืฉืžื™ื™ื“ ื›ื‘ืฉื” ืืช ืœื™ื‘ื™. ื’ื ืื—ืจื™ ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื, ื”ืžืขื‘ืจ ืžื“ื• ืžื™ืžื“ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ ืœืชืœืช ืžื™ืžื“ ืฆื•ืจื ื™ ื•ืคื•ื ืงืฆื™ืื•ื ืœื™ ืœื ื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœืจื’ืฉ ืื•ืชื™. ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืฉื ื” ื•ื—ืฆื™ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ื’ื ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ืœืžื•ืฆืจ ื•ืœื”ืงื™ื ืืช Wallaby-ืžื•ืชื’ ืฉืœ ืื•ืจื™ื’ืžื™ ืžืชื›ืช.

What inspired you to become an artist?

The possibility to explore, innovate, and surprise.

ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื—ืงื•ืจ, ืœื—ื“ืฉ ื•ืœื”ืคืชื™ืข.

What is your specialty?

Wallaby is a brand of folding ornamental products. All of the Wallaby products are sold as a flat layout and enable the customer to enjoy the folding and transition from metal sheet to a designed and functional product.

ื•ื•ืœืื‘ื™ (Wallaby) ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืชื’ ืฉืœ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ื ื•ื™ ืžืชืงืคืœื™ื.ื›ืœ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ ื•ื•ืœืื‘ื™ ื ืžื›ืจื™ื ื›ืคืจื™ืกื” ืฉื˜ื•ื—ื” ื•ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœืœืงื•ื— ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžื”ืงื™ืคื•ืœ ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืžืคืจื™ืกืช ืžืชื›ืช ืœืžื•ืฆืจ ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ ื•ืคื•ื ืงืฆื™ืื•ื ืœื™.

Fori ยฉ Wallaby Studio

How and where do you work?

My studio is located in Yokneam Illit.
As a mother of three and a person who received Soviet education (until I was 12 years old I grew up in Kiev), I strongly believe in regular working hours. However, I often catch myself working until the early hours of the morning because I just can not stop.


ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœื™ ืžืžื•ืงื ื‘ื™ื•ืงื ืขื ืขื™ืœื™ืช.ื›ืืžื ืœ-3 ื•ืื“ื ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืกื•ื‘ื™ื™ื˜ื™ (ืขื“ ื’ื™ืœ 12 ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืงื™ื™ื‘), ืื ื™ ืžืื•ื“ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ื‘ืฉืขื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ืžืกื•ื“ืจื•ืช. ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืชื•ืคืกืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืขื“ ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื›ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง.


What is the most indispensable item in your studio?

My computer and a ballpoint pen with which I do many manual sketches.

ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืœื™ ื•ืขื˜ ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื™ืชื• ืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกืงื™ืฆื•ืช ื™ื“ื ื™ื•ืช.


Where do you take your inspiration? Are you pursuing any themes?

It’s very hard to point to anything specific.

One of the most important things I learned at Bezalel is to pay attention to as many things as possible around me and to be constantly searching for new ideas. Inspiration can come from a visual element, such as an impressive building or an interesting print on a womanโ€™s dress on the street. At the same time, I can also get a new idea while talking to a fascinating person or reading a good book.

ืžืื•ื“ ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ืขืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™.ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ืฆืœืืœ, ื”ื•ื ืœื“ืขืช ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืœื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืชืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื™ื. ื”ื”ืฉืจืื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ื•ื ืžื’ื•ืจื ื•ื™ื–ื•ืืœื™, ื›ืžื• ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืจืฉื™ื ืื• ื”ื“ืคืก ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืขืœ ืฉืžืœื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘. ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืžื™ื“ื” ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื—ื“ืฉ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื—ื” ืขื ืื“ื ืžืจืชืง ืื• ืงืจื™ืืช ืกืคืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.


What projects are you currently working on?

The new project is called Wallaby Wall. Work on the project has been going on for several months and will include a series of folding objects for the walls of the house.


ืœืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืงื•ืจืื™ื Wallaby Wall. ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื ืžืฉื›ืช ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื•ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ืœื•ืœ ืกื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืžืชืงืคืœื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืงื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช.

What is your favourite item in your current collection?

Candlesticks Karl & Klara. This is like magic to me, as a shapeless metal bar becomes a useful product in 4 folds.

ืคืžื•ื˜ื™ื Karl & Klara . ื–ื” ืงืกื ื‘ืขื™ื ื™, ื›ืฉืคืก ืžืชื›ืช ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ ื”ื•ืคืš ืœืžื•ืฆืจ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ ืชื•ืš 4 ืงื™ืคื•ืœื™ื.

Karl & Klara ยฉ Wallaby Studio
Alex Perelman Photographer ยฉ AP Studio

How do you know when a piece is finished?

That’s an excellent question. There are no clear rules, each product has its own history. Some of the products continue to develop even after they are released to the market and receive second and third editions. They remind me a little of people who change and maybe even develop with age.


ื–ืืช ืฉืืœื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื ืช. ืื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืจื™ื, ืœื›ืœ ืžื•ืฆืจ ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื•. ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชืคืชื— ื’ื ืื—ืจื™ ื™ืฆื™ืืชื ืœืฉื•ืง ื•ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืžื”ื“ื•ืจื” ืฉื ื™ื” ื•ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช. ื”ื ืงืฆืช ืžื–ื›ื™ืจื™ื ืœื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืฉืชื ื™ื ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื’ื ืžืฉืชื‘ื—ื™ื ืขื ื”ื’ื™ืœ.


Do you do bespoke work?

Yes. It is always very interesting to get out of my private creative bubble and listen to someone else’s needs and desires. As I said, I like to fulfill customers’ dreams.

ื›ืŸ. ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืื•ื“ ืžืขื ื™ืŸ ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ื‘ื•ืขื” ื”ืงืจื™ืื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ื•ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœืฆืจื›ื™ื ื•ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ. ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืืžืจืชื™, ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœื”ื’ืฉื™ื ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช.


What was the first artwork you ever sold?

One of the first products I designed that went to the market was a bottle for “Tapuzina” beverages. There was something very megalomaniac about seeing entire supermarket shelves filled with โ€œmy workโ€ for the first time.

ืื—ื“ ื”ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืขื™ืฆื‘ืชื™ ื•ื™ืฆืื• ืœืฉื•ืง ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืง ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืฉืงืื•ืช “ืชืคื•ื–ื™ื ื””. ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžื’ืœื•ืžื ื™, ื‘ืœืจืื•ืช ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืกื•ืคืจ ืžืจืงื˜ ืžื“ืคื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื ืžืœืื™ื ื‘”ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™”.

Which project have you enjoyed working on the most so far?

I like the bull statue most. Perhaps because of his visibility and perhaps, simply because his “birth” was very easy. Unlike most products, which I work on for weeks, increasing, reducing, changing the concept, regretting, indecisive, and making more and more sketches, the bull was born within one day.

At 8 am I made a sketch by hand. Towards the end of the day, I finished the planning and the next day the sketches were already in the factory. By the way, I did not sleep that night. I could not resist waiting for the end of the production and a day of photoshoot. So, that night I made computer simulations that I immediately distributed on social networks.

ืื ื™ ื”ื›ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ืคืกืœ ื”ืฉื•ืจ. ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื ื™ืจืื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื•ืื•ืœื™, ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื””ืœื™ื“ื”” ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืื•ื“ ืงืœื”. ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื, ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืขืœื™ื”ื ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช, ืžื’ื“ื™ืœื”, ืžืงื˜ื™ื ื”, ืžืฉื ื” ืงื•ื ืกืคื˜, ืžืชื—ืจื˜ืช, ืžืชืœื‘ื˜ืช, ื•ืขื•ืฉื” ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืกืงื™ืฆื”, ื”ืฉื•ืจ ื ื•ืœื“ ืชื•ืš ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“.

ื‘-8 ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืกืงื™ืฆื” ื™ื“ื ื™ืช, ืœืงืจืืช ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื•ื™ื•ื ืœืžื—ืจืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ื˜ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืžืคืขืœ. ืื’ื‘, ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ืœื” ืœื ื™ืฉื ืชื™. ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชืืคืง ื•ืœื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืœืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื•ืœื™ื•ื ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื. ืœื›ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ื”ื›ื ืชื™ ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืช ืžืžื•ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืžื™ื“ ื”ืคืฆืชื™ ื‘ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช.

Geometric Bull ยฉ Studio Linden

What do you want to achieve with your work and what are your wishes for the future?

I wish myself to continue to enjoy the development process and allow as many people as possible to experience with me the satisfaction of creating a design object from a piece of metal.

ืื ื™ ืžืื—ืœืช ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ื ื•ืช ืžืชื”ืœื™ื›ื™ ื”ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื•ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ื™ื—ื“ ืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืง ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ื™ ืžืคื™ืกืช ืžืชื›ืช.

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