Dror Benshetrit is an American artist, designer, and inventor based in New York City and Miami. 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 . Dror's work is in the permanent collections of major museums in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Benshetrit firm's first architectural project consisted of a high-end residential masterplan for Nurai, a private island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Dror designed 24 beachfront villas. The project was dubbed the “Most Luxurious in the World” by Newsweek Magazine. In 2018, he founded Super Nature Labs.

Early life

Benshetrit was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. During his academic career, he grew interested in and inspired by the work of Isamo Noguchi, Achille Castiglioni, and Buckminster Fuller. At age 25, he moved to New York City and opened his studio. 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.

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

Talks