[ About the project ]
Derived from the concept of morphosis, the continuous transformation of form, identity, and self, Morphoza is a research-driven design initiative. The project focuses on the experience of injury and rehabilitation of soldiers wounded in the events of October 7. Within the project, custom garments are created for each individual, designed to translate the participant's personal journey into avant-garde fashion.
Morphoza exists in the space between couture and daily reality, where clothing becomes a tool of visibility. It argues that the body in transition carries its own power and elegance - proving fashion’s ability not merely to decorate the body, but to witness it.
[ collaboration ]
Rooted in Tel Aviv-Yafo’s vision of innovation, openness, and inclusion, Morphoza was born through a unique collaboration between Shenkar’s Fashion Design and Visual Communication departments and the Municipality’s Community Department.
The project focuses on wounded individuals navigating rehabilitation, for whom movement, dressing, and existing within the city can present new physical and emotional challenges.
Through an ongoing dialogue, individual needs were translated into design solutions that support comfort, mobility, independence, and self-expression in everyday public spaces.
Within the project, fashion design students create personalized garments that integrate adaptive solutions, balancing functionality with aesthetics and individuality. In parallel, Visual Communication students develop the project’s graphics and brand identity, helping shape broader conversations around accessibility, visibility, and representation.
[ morphoza THROUGH our EYES ]
Morphoza began from a refusal to remain indifferent. As educators in design, we felt a responsibility to respond to our reality using the tools we know best: creativity and dialogue.
Our goal was to create encounters, not just garments. We challenged students to design through active listening, trust, and intimacy. In one-on-one collaborations, they engaged with another person’s story, body, and needs, allowing human connection to shape their work.
The project broadens conventional fashion perspectives by confronting realities like asymmetry, scars, and prosthetics, approaching transformed bodies with curiosity and creative rigor.
This process became a metamorphosis for students and mentors alike, proving that design can build profound mutual understanding. Ultimately, we hope our students carry this forward: a practice rooted not just in technical skill, but in deep empathy and attentiveness.
The Academic Team: Maya Arazi, Tamar Many, and Helen Sufrin
[ the team ]
BEN SHNAPER
Art & creative director
MAYA ARAZI
Fashion Design lecturer
TAMAR MANY
Senior design thinking lecturer
HELEN SUPERIN
Technical fashion design lecturer
[ the designers ]
01
Adel Bukhta
02
Naama Sharon
03
Lee Kaminker
04
Vicky Startsev
05
Ofek Nahmani
06
Mika Ben-David
07
Denis Pronin
08
Daria Furman
09
Shelly Ziv
10
Tamara Zarviv
11
Tair Gabay
[ credits ]
Academic team: Maya Arazi, Tamar Many, Helen Superin / Art & Creative Direction: Ben Shnaper / Video: Shachar Kohen / Visual Communication designers: Ran Pitchon, Nir Avta, Adi Mashta, Amit Lankri, May Lefek, Kochav Bibi
Head of Shenkar Fashion Design Department: Ilan Baja, Head of Shenkar Visual Communication Department: Tamar Bar-Dayan / Photography: Nadav, Yuval, Michal Sharon / Content: Annabelle Gersch / Tel-Aviv Municipality: Michal Lev, Yoram Har, Hadasa Zaid / Lighting: Roi Even-Ezra Equipment / Polygon Hair & Makeup / Diti Public Relations / Shenkar Spokesperson: Uri Tzur / Special Thanks: Asaf Granit Gallery, Tel Aviv City Museum, Wix Agency
