Connecting Station’s team
Michal Pauzner (co-founder) is a designer-researcher, curator, and senior lecturer in Visual Communication, specializing in methodologies that integrate emotional, social, and ecological dimensions into design practice. Her work seeks to create transformative experiences that foster critical dialogue on design’s role in shaping care and collaboration across humans and species. She co-founded and co-directs the Post Anthropocentric Design Laboratory at Shenkar, where she co-develops design-based pedagogy to expand perspectives. As head of the Center for Excellence in Teaching at Shenkar, she leads interdisciplinary projects that build tools for resilience in times of crisis. Her research in social design and health, which earned her the Sandberg Grant from the Israel Museum, includes collaborations with Sheba Hospital, Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Medicine, and the Technion University. Her works and curatorial projects have been exhibited internationally.
Oded Kutok (co-founder) is a multidisciplinary creator, senior lecturer, architect, urban planner, designer, and design activist. He co-founded and co-directs the Post Anthropocentric Design Laboratory at Shenkar, where he develops design-based pedagogy for expanding perspectives and capabilities. He also founded The Utopia Workshop, pioneering methodologies for future visioning and public dreaming. Oded’s artistic and curatorial projects have been presented at international platforms including the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. He is active in public initiatives such as the Palestinian-Israeli planners’ group Between the Mediterranean and the Sea. Alongside his creative, activist, and academic work, Oded has led major planning and urban design initiatives at regional and city scales, from large-scale masterplans to applied research on spatial readiness for the technological and geopolitical transformations shaping the 21st century.
Sawsan Masarwa is a design researcher, educator, and project manager specializing in the intersection of design, pedagogy, and civic engagement. She leads pedagogical innovation at PADLab. She also manages the Design Arts Department at Amal High School in Tira, where she founded the largest design program in the Arab sector. She serves as a national teacher trainer in AI-integrated learning and is the founder of Al-Balad Media, a visual media and design studio. Sawsan holds a Master’s in Design from Shenkar College and a B.Ed. in Visual Communication and Education from Seminar Hakibbutzim. Her work is grounded in inclusive education, critical storytelling, and cross-cultural design leadership. Together, we form Connecting Stations a collective dedicated to creating tools, spaces, and experiences that support shared futures, ecological imagination, and culturally grounded collaboration across divides.
Olga Stadnuk is a multidisciplinary artist and designer specializing in new media and code-based interaction. Her practice explores the intersections of technology, movement, and collective storytelling through immersive, participatory formats. She holds a B.Des from Shenkar College and studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Olga previously led UX research and product design at the biometric startup OwnID, and taught in the Department of Interior Building and Environmental Design at Shenkar. She also collaborates as a research assistant with PADLab, where she contributes to projects exploring posthuman design, speculative ecology, and relational sensing. As a member of Reactiontime Collectove, she co-creates interactive installations that blend sound, performance, and generative systems. Her projects have been presented at the Tel Aviv City Museum, Holon Design Museum, Jerusalem Design Week, and Dutch Design Week.
Nir Jacob Younessi fuses sound, technology, and ritual practices to create immersive sensory experiences. Utilizing programming, sensors, and natural materials, his works encourage audiences to delve into profound emotional and communal connections. His projects have been showcased in theaters, art venues, and festivals globally, igniting curiosity and transformation. Nir is also part of the Design collective "Reaction Time" and of the circus company "Cie Suspendu".
Adi Weintraub is a graphic designer based in Tel Aviv, specializing in typography, editorial design, web design, and brand identity. A 2024 graduate with honors from The School of Visual Communication at Shenkar, she is passionate about translating theoretical concepts into visual form. Her creative outlook is informed by diverse cultural influences, including a student exchange in Mainz Germany, as well as professional experience at leading design studios, and currently The League Studio in Tel Aviv. Drawing inspiration from multiple disciplines, she seeks originality in connecting ideas, mediums, and contexts, creating design that resonates within the fields of culture and art.
Ginosar Wolf-Hansel is an architect specializing in urban planning. Her practice stems from a sustained focus on urban density, and her experience across both the public and private sectors has led her to oversee a wide range of public, commercial, and residential planning processes. Wolf-Hansel is also involved in research and in exhibitions of contemporary design, and her interest in the relationship between sound and physical space has led her to compose original music that explores this intersection. Recent projects she has participated in include Cloud to Ground, the Israeli Pavilion at the 2023 Venice Biennale di Architettura, as well as Nahal Taninim, a curated project for Jerusalem Design Week 2023. Based in Milan and Tel Aviv, Wolf-Hansel is a faculty member at Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, she holds a B.Arch. from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (2016, Cum Laude), and is currently pursuing a master’s degreeat the Politecnico di Milano.
Dana Qawasmi is an architect, documentary filmmaker, and visual researcher from the Shuafat Refugee Camp in Jerusalem. Her practice operates at the intersection of architecture, visual storytelling, and community-based practices. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, where her final project focused on the Shuafat Camp as a case study, employing spatial research, archival work, interviews, and architectural representations. Her work explores the relationship between public space, memory, and narrative, and examines how social experiences can be translated into analytical and planning tools. She has taken part in educational and community initiatives grounded in collaborative work and knowledge exchange. In her professional practice, Dana aspires to use planning as a practical tool to strengthen Arab society and to develop spatial solutions that emerge from people’s real needs and support their everyday lives.
