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David Heinz Gumbel (born Detlev Heinz), an Israeli designer and silversmith was born in Sinsheim, Germany in 1906 to a secular family, who were among the pioneers of the local silversmith industry. In 1918, the Gumbels relocated to Heilbronn where David worked as an apprentice in the "Bruckmann & Sons" factory, becoming a certified steel engraver.
In the late 1920's, Gumbel studied to be a silversmith at the school of applied arts in Berlin at the Kunstgewerbeschule. Following his studies, Gumbel was employed at workshops in Düsseldorf and Stockholm, as well as in the family factory in Heilbronn. It was there that Gumbel began to design hand-made silver pieces in the modern style. Simultaneously, he produced Jewish ritual objects like a Chanukah menorah or candlesticks. Gumbel utilized polished silver and other materials, such as ivory, in his works.
In 1936, Gumbel left Germany for Land of Israel and joined the "New Bezalel" scool as a teacher and the administrator of the metal department, alongside Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert. Once in the Land of Israel, Gumbel began to work with typography, ostensibly as a result of Wolpert's influence.
Despite Gumbel's modern approach to design, he continued to work with and teach the traditional methods of manual manufacturing, such as repoussé. In the early 1940's, he opened an independent workshop where he produced metal works and Judaica pieces in said silversmith techniques.
Some of his most notable works: Candlestick of three arms (1930), Silver pouch for Declaration of Independence scroll (1949), Mezuzah case (1960), Etrog box (1975), Mezuza for the Suprim Court (1992) and more.
David Heinz Gumbel died in Israel in 1992.

Education

Apprentice at "Bruckmann & Sons", Heilbronn, Germany
1927 Silversmithing, Kunstgewerbeschula, Berlin

Teaching

1936–56 Metal Department, New Bezalel, Jerusalem