Yaacov Kaufman (Hebrew: יעקב קאופמן; born 1945) is a Soviet-born Israeli industrial designer and academic.
[1] Kaufman's work has focused on lighting, furniture,[2] and product design.
[3] He is a longtime professor at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
Yaacov Kaufman was born in the Soviet Union (Russia) and lived in Poland until immigrating to Israel in 1957.
[6][7] The Jerusalem Report calls Kaufman, "the elder statesman of Israeli design.