Harley Swedler comments that his Judaica has developed its distinctive look "primarily because of the interpretive aspect of my design process… I am most keenly aware of the way the piece will be used in the practice of the particular ritual associated… The form and materials are a product of what the concept is about-what is the underlying meaning of a holiday, of man's relationship with God, of the history of the Jewish people. From that launching pad, there is an excavation, particular derivations of words, text, letters, and numbers. This is a true passion of mine-the concepts embodied in between the lines. The use of letters and numbers…helps to further define the universal nature of the piece."

priva/See is an imaginative Hanukkah lamp consisting of forty-four pods of cast aluminum. Eight of the pods are unpolished and to be used for the shamash; the remaining thirty-six are made of reflective cast aluminum and make up the number of candles lit successively on nights one through eight of the holiday. The pods are fashioned to easily fit in the palm of the hand and invite touch. Each of these small shapes is equipped with a hole for the candle, and these forms can be arranged in any way one may wish. Swedler intended this lamp to be an "intensely private element for publicizing the miracle which characterizes the holiday of Hanukkah."

"Working from my studio in New York, I create my own series of artifacts which evolve from my thoughts and ideas, in addition to alternative Judaica commissioned by private collectors."