Below are some curated Commercial Projects

Collect JMA, JMA, Designed by Noe Harsel

Collect JMA

Seeing a need in the Australian market, I designed, developed, produced this range of contemporary Judaica in collaboration with my design partner, Sal Goldsmith. We stock in a couple of places locally, with aims to expand. The range includes “Oy-Vey” pouches, “Schmatte” tea towels, “Shabbat” challah covers and cards.

Illuminate Magazines, issues 1 and 2

Illuminate magazine

I had always wanted to start a magazine, and saw an opportunity to build on my experience in publishing to fulfil a need from the JMA community. The magazine showcases art and creative outcomes and pursuits from the Museum.

Image of the start of the article from Illuminate magazine, As Told to

As Told To... article

Speaking to artists is such a joy of learning and understanding of process and intent. Commissioning these works was an exercise in craft, management and partnership.

To read the full article please click here.

Image of the Brodsky Quartet

Article: Melbourne Review

I wrote a number of articles on the arts and creative sector for Melbourne Review, Australian Film Institute magazine, Broadsheet, among others. Here is an article about the Brodsky Quartet, brought to tour Australia.

The full article can be seen here.

Image of Noe Harsel in Black and  White

Guest post

Truth. In Fiction.

This is a guest post for my friend’s blog, the wonderful writer, Lee Kofman. In this I write about the struggle in putting words to looking at your own culture, lived experiences and identity when writing fiction.

This manuscript is now finished.

To read this blog post on Lee’s website, please see here.

Image credits: Top: Sarah Giles, Sarah Giles, Both Design Studio. Middle: Melbourne Magazine, Dean Schmideg