Born and raised in Israel, Ruth studied visual communications at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, and later lectured there. She also co-founded an interactive design consultancy, Max Interactive, and in 2003 moved to Italy with her husband, Erez, to pursue a Masters degree at Interaction Design Institute, Ivrea, from which she is about to graduate in a few months. She is interested in the interplay between social behaviors and technology.Email: ruth@ruthkikin.comWebsite: www.ruthkikin.com
September in Tel Aviv is never easy. The heat competes with the humidity, and even with air-conditioning, it feels as if the weather is closing in on us. But in 2001 it wasn’t only the weather that was hard to cope with. A torrent of terror attacks all over the country contributed to the distressed…