Raw Edges

Design studio founded by Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay, whose different approaches combine in the creation of original projects, transforming the 'everyday' into the 'inventive'.

The Raw Edges design studio joined the Mutina team in 2010. Born in Tel Aviv, Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay moved from Jerusalem to London, where they founded the Raw Edges Design Studio. Yael likes to fold slim layers of all sorts of material as if they were paper, creating curved volumes and functional forms, while Shay is passionate about how things move, function and interact. These two approaches combine to create original projects, characterised by a keen sensitivity toward the environment.

In 2009, they received the Elle Decoration International Design Award for Stack by Established & Sons and the Designers of the Future Award at Design Miami/Basel. They work with many international brands such as Cappellini, Established & Sons, Moroso, Kvadrat, Stella McCartney, Arco, Golran, Moustache and Lema. Their creations are part of the permanent collections at international museums.

Ranges designed by Raw Edges include: Folded, Folded XL, Tape and Tex.