Daniel Elkayam is a Jerusalem-born artist, designer, and photographer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His multidisciplinary practice operates across image-making and storytelling through objects, focusing on conceptual design, material-driven research, and collectible works.

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He is a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven (NL), where he completed his Master’s in Social Design in 2024, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem (IL), completed in 2019. He is also a former member of the Bezalel Alumni Design Incubator (2020).

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Inspired by natural phenomena, Elkayam transforms raw and often overlooked materials into unique, one-of-a-kind objects. Through experimental processes and self-developed techniques, his work challenges conventional ideas of value, revealing how the unrefined and unexpected can become both valid and luxurious.

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His practice explores the space between art and design by shifting objects in and out of context, creating hybrids across disciplines. By intervening in natural processes while allowing room for chance, his work embraces the unpredictable and the unknown.

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Working intuitively with materials such as algae, corrosion, and charcoal, Elkayam creates objects and experiences that reflect an empathetic and material-driven perspective on his surroundings. Each body of work emerges from ongoing research, engaging with themes of locality, transience, and decay.