Dror Benshetrit Explained

Dror
Occupation:Artist, designer, futurist
Years Active:2002 – present
Style:Holistic design, forward-thinking, comprehensive vision
Boards:Museum of Arts and Design (New York)
Spouse:Davina Benshetrit
Website:studiodror.com

Dror Benshetrit is an American artist, designer, and inventor based in New York City. He opened his studio Dror in 2002 in New York and focuses on product, interior, installation, and architectural design. His major works include a structural support system named Quadror, Galataport Masterplan in Istanbul, Turkey, and the Cappellini Peacock chair. His studio has partnered with companies, developers, and institutions such as Alessi, Bentley, Tumi, Levi's, Boffi, Louis Vuitton, and Target[1] . Dror's work is in the permanent collections of major museums in North America, Europe, and the Middle East,[2] including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[3]

Benshetrit firm's first architectural project consisted of a high-end residential masterplan for Nurai, a private island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.[4] Dror designed 24 beachfront villas.[5] The project was dubbed the “Most Luxurious in the World” by Newsweek Magazine.[6] [7]

Early life

During his academic career, Benshetrit grew interested in and inspired by the work of Isamo Noguchi, Achille Castiglioni, and Buckminster Fuller.[8] At age 25, he moved to New York City and opened his studio.[6] His first commercial product, The Vase of Phases, is a vase that appears to be shattered and then put back together. Manufactured by Rosenthal, the product was the recipient of the 2006 IF product design award.[9]

Key works

Vase of Phases (2005)

Peacock Chair (2009)

Nurai (2008)

Havvada (2012)

TUMI (2012)

QuaDror (2006)

Swarovski (2007)

Materialise (2009)

Brancott Estate (2017)

Galataport Masterplan (2014)

Tron Chair (2010)

Exhibitions

Awards

Miami Lift Award

Red Dot Award in Product Design

Good Design Award

IF Product Design Award

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Talks

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dror / partnerships. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  2. Web site: Dror's Archinect profile. Archinect. en. 2018-03-05.
  3. Web site: Dror Benshetrit Peacock The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. 2018-03-05.
  4. Web site: Interwoven disciplines – the rise of non-architects – LEAF Review. www.leading-architects.eu. 2018-03-05.
  5. News: Nurai by Dror Dezeen. 2008-05-28. Dezeen. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  6. News: Dror Benshetrit Is Designing Entire Futuristic Communities in Turkey and Abu Dhabi (But He's Not an Architect). Speed. Justin Davidson 2015-01-02T06:44:27Z- Comments Email Print. Bloomberg. 2018-03-05. en.
  7. News: Nurai Island "The Most Luxurious Project in the World" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Google Maps). 2014-02-06. Virtual Globetrotting. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  8. Web site: Dror Unveils His Space Truss Geometry and A Revolutionary New Way to Build. Slevin. Jacob. 2011-02-24. Huffington Post. en-US. 2018-03-05.
  9. Web site: Rosenthal Vase of Phases. inspiration-of-the-nation.com. en-US. 2018-03-05.
  10. Web site: Dror / for / Rosenthal. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  11. News: How A Small Studio Went From Designing Vases To Designing Islands. 2016-11-03. Co.Design. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  12. News: dror: peacock chair for cappellini. 2009-07-29. designboom architecture & design magazine. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  13. Web site: Dror / for / Nurai. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  14. News: Dror Benshetrit interview about designers as architects. 2015-10-05. Dezeen. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  15. Web site: Dror / for / Havvada. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  16. News: Dror's Vision for HavvAda. Archinect. 2018-03-05. en.
  17. News: Dror for Tumi. Cool Hunting. 2018-03-05. en.
  18. Web site: Dror / for / Tumi. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  19. Web site: QuaDror / About QuaDror. Design. Tank. www.quadror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  20. Web site: Dror / for / Swarovski. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  21. News: Dror's Folding Concrete Block Could Change How We Build [Video]]. 2011-02-22. Co.Design. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  22. Web site: Dror / for / Materialise. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  23. Web site: 3rings Square it Off with Volume.MGX by Dror and MGX by Materialise. media.designerpages.com. 12 May 2010 . en-US. 2018-03-05.
  24. News: studio dror's volumetric sculpture epitomizes brancott estate's artful winemaking. 2017-10-24. designboom architecture & design magazine. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  25. Web site: Dror / for / Brancott Estate. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  26. News: Win a wine rack designed by Dror Benshetrit for Brancott Estate. 2015-10-28. Dezeen. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  27. News: dror + gensler's galataport masterplan breaks ground in istanbul. 2017-05-05. designboom architecture & design magazine. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  28. News: Dror and Gensler propose world's first underground cruise operation for Istanbul's Galataport – Luxurylaunches. 2017-05-11. Luxurylaunches. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  29. News: Istanbul, Turkey, Gets a Redesigned Waterfront Courtesy of Dror and Gensler Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest. 2018-03-05. en.
  30. News: Tron chair by Dror Dezeen. 2010-12-02. Dezeen. 2018-03-05. en-US.
  31. Web site: Dror / news. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  32. Web site: Dror / news. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.
  33. Web site: Dror / news. www.studiodror.com. en. 2018-03-05.