Anna Gitelson-Kahn is a textiles designer, researcher and educator who works primarily in knitting. She received her BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from Ben-Gurion University, Israel and her MFA in Textiles from RISD. Before joining the RISD faculty Gitelson-Kahn taught for six years in the Department of Textile Design at Shenkar College of Design and Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel and served as Knitting Program coordinator. She is the lead designer for her brand ANNA, which was launched in 2014 as a platform for exploring design issues and producing timeless, high-quality objects. ANNA’s collections are presented annually at leading international trade shows, such as Maison&Objet in Paris and Ambiente in Frankfurt, and they are sold in selected stores in Israel, Europe and online. Gitelson-Kahn has presented her work at several exhibitions, including a solo show at Periscope Gallery in Tel Aviv (2015). Her works are included in private collections as well as the RISD Museum.
ANNA is a high quality home textiles brand founded by independent knitwear designer Anna Gitelson-Kahn. The brand was created as a platform to explore different design issues as well as produce well made timeless objects. www.1anna1.com
The studio recently moved from Tel Aviv, Israel to Providence, RI, USA. We are doing in-house
sampling on industrial knitting machines prior to developing the model with the manufacturer.
We are closely involved in the process of manufacturing in order to maintain the quality of
production to our satisfaction. We believe that the object, in order to fulfill its role, has to be well made as well as well designed.
- BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from Ben-Gurion University, Israel
- MFA in Textiles from RISD
- Assistant Professor at RISD www.risd.edu
- agitel01@risd.edu
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