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Dror Benshetrit is an Israeli artist, designer and inventor based in New York City . He opened his studio Dror in 2002 in New York, and has since amassed an award-winning portfolio of product, interior, installation and architectural design. His major works include a structural support system named Quadror, the masterplan of Galataport in Istanbul , Turkey, and the Cappellini Peacock chair.1His studio partners with top tier companies, developers, and institutions including but not limited to Alessi, Bentley, Tumi, Levi's, Boffi, Louis Vuitton, and Target .2Having gained a strong international foothold, 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 .3With main headquarters located in Chelsea, New York , the Dror studios work on projects of every scale that aim to rethink design typologies, promote well-being, and foster the connection between people and nature. Projects are characterised by their innovation, boundless imagination, and experimental spirit.4The firm's first architectural project consisted of a high-end residential masterplan for Nurai, a private island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.5Out of profound admiration for the Persian Gulf's carpet making, Dror designed 24 beachfront villas covered by a carpet of grass.6The 49 properties sold in 72 hours before construction had even begun, and the project was dubbed the “Most Luxurious in the World” by Newsweek Magazine .7 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e.
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Dror Benshetrit is a designer based in New York City . He was born in Tel Aviv and studied at Design Academy Eindhoven in Eindhoven , Netherlands . He designed the "Peacock" folded felt chair for Cappellini and has a line of shelving, bedding, stationary and other products at Target . He is also the designer for the Soho Synagogue . Benshetrit designed a sunken luxury eco-resort in Abu Dhabi that is "camouflaged to look like an undulating green carpet". He also designed a molded structural sole called a "bone" over which sock-like 'skins' are stretched. Many of his works involve movement, and he created a series of "elegant objects that flip, flop or fold into many forms".
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Dror Benshetrit is a designer based in New York City . He was born in Tel Aviv (Israel) and studied at Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands . He designed the "Peacock" folded felt chair for Cappellini and has a line of shelving, bedding, stationary and other products at Target . He is also the designer for the Soho Synagogue . Benshetrit designed a sunken luxury eco-resort in Abu Dhabi that is "camouflaged to look like an undulating green carpet". He also designed a molded structural sole called a "bone" over which sock-like 'skins' are stretched. Many of his works involve movement, and he created a series of "elegant objects that flip, flop or fold into many forms".
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Dror Benshetrit is an Israeli 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 , Türkiye, 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. The project was dubbed the “Most Luxurious in the World” by Newsweek Magazine . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e.
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Israeli designer ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Dror Benshetrit ( Hebrew : דרור בן שטרית ) is an Israeli-born designer based in New York City and Miami .He founded his studio, Dror, in New York in 2002.The practice focuses on product, interior, installation, and architectural design.His work includes the structural support system Quadror, the Galataport Masterplan in Istanbul , Turkey, and the Cappellini Peacock chair.Dror's work is part of the permanent collections of museums in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art .One of Benshetrit's early architectural projects was a residential masterplan for Nurai, an island off the coast of Abu Dhabi .Dror designed 24 beachfront villas for the project, which received coverage in Newsweek.In 2018, he founded Super Nature Labs. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Most Luxurious Project in the World" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Google Maps)" .
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designer based in new york city
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israeli designer based in new york city and miami
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