Springs Menorah

Arie Ofir, born in 1939 is an Israeli designer and silversmith. He was born in Tel Aviv and was a member of kibbutz Bet Nir. During rehabilitation from wounds received during his military service, he developed an interest in metalcraft, and from 1961 to 1964 studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and later worked at the studio of D.H. Gumbel, a silversmith in Jerusalem, 1964–66, and from 1966 to 1968 at the workshop of Georg Jensen in Copenhagen.  On his return to Israel in 1969 he opened his own studio in Jerusalem.

This menorah by Arie Ofir measures 9.5" x 7.5"  Made of stainless steel and anodized aluminum.