Dror Benshetrit
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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 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".
Dror owns Studio Dror, in New York City.
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He was born in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
and studied at Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He designed the "Peacock" folded felt chair for Cappellini
Cappellini
Cappellini is an Italian surname, possibly a derivative of Capelli or Capello. It is also used as a Spanish surname. It may refer to:- People :*Anna Cappellini, Italian ice dancer*Ada Itúrrez de Cappellini, Argentine Justicialist Party politician...
and has a line of shelving, bedding, stationary and other products at Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
. He is also the designer for the Soho Synagogue. Benshetrit designed a sunken luxury eco-resort in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
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".
Dror owns Studio Dror, in New York City.