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Yaacov Kaufman
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “notable israeli industrial designer”. Today it says “soviet-born israeli industrial designer and academic”.
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Yaacov Kaufman ( Hebrew : יעקב קאופמן ; born 1945) is a Soviet-born Israeli industrial designer and academic. Kaufman's work has focused on lighting, furniture, and product design. He is a longtime professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design .
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notable israeli industrial designer
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soviet-born israeli industrial designer and academic
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