Speaking Engagements
Dror is available for speaking engagements locally and abroad.
To request a lecture, contact us at press@studiodror.com.
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| Love is the most sustainable way to solve problems Unbound by speciality, Dror’s expertise lies not within a specific discipline, but in solving problems across disciplines. How, one might wonder, does a person achieve meaningful solutions across such different and varying typologies? Across tabletop objects, furniture, lighting, cabinetry, luggage, retail environments, residential buildings, workspaces, cultural institutions, places of worship, parks and transportation hubs? In this powerful presentation, Dror reveals his secret; the key to his practice that, after years of introspection, has just recently become clear to him. Love is the most sustainable result. Love is the highest level of achievement. For with long-lasting, unconditional love, comes not only attraction and curiosity, but appreciation, respect, commitment, protection, and preservation. He challenges us to consider: “Is there anything more sustainable than love? Can the world’s problems not be solved by creating conditions for love?” |
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| A designer’s responsibility in today’s world As the United Nations so clearly states, there is no country in the world that is not experiencing first-hand the drastic effects of climate change. Our natural resources are being depleted, and global warming is causing long-lasting changes to our climate system, which threatens irreversible consequences if we do not take action now. Political will, corporate action and technological innovation are all required, but at the core of this necessary effort lies the need for personal values and social systems to be redefined. “Deeply ingrained in the cycle of consumerism, I see no greater purpose—and need—than for the designer to change people’s perspective. We are uniquely positioned to spark a widespread paradigm shift in the way people live. It is our collective duty—the duty of the design community—to inspire responsible consumption and protect our one-and-only Earth.” —Dror |
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| Creating without boundaries Dror isn’t licensed to design a luxury island or an entire Turkish neighbourhood, but that hasn’t stopped him. For the last 15 years, he has been at the forefront of the transdisciplinary design movement, challenging conventional boundaries to build a far-reaching portfolio that includes branding, packaging, products, interiors, installations, architecture and master plans—each in partnership with experts. “Many, many years ago, creative people used to do more than just one thing. Look at Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo,” he explains. “The 20th century education system fragmented the arts into a number of specialised professions. But now, with unprecedented access to knowledge and people, a polymathic approach to creating is more possible than ever. It is my belief that true innovation requires both the big-picture, imaginative thinking of polymaths and the focused expertise of specialists. Together, we exchange and evolve; we find ways to realize what was once considered the unthinkable. With ambition and collaboration, you can change the world. |
Upcoming Engagements
Made/Unmade Houston: Technology, Fabrication, and Design, AIA Architecture Center Houston, September 20, 2017
AIA Houston Chapter Design Awards, Jury Member, September 21, 2017
Past engagements
2017
C2 Montreal
Taiwan Interior New Talent Award
Marine Leadership Alliance Conference
Haifa International Waterfront Conference
Index Design Master Class
2016
Interact Conference
Independent Lodging Congress
Fast Company Innovation Festival
Masters of Tomorrow Summit
Glen Raven Innovation Summit
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Conference
2015
Maison et Objet Americas Interior Design and Lifestyle Summit
American Architects meets Italian Design conference, presented by Interni
Surface Design Dialogues
AIA NY Global Dialogues
Be Original Americas
Material ConneXion Lecture Series
School of Visual Arts
The Feast Impact East
Dwell on Design New York
2014
PennDesign
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Conference
Hyde Lecture Series at University of Nebraska
2013
Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Conference
India Design Forum
ZOW Istanbul Conference
Interior Design Show
2012
WeStory by Dror
Decoration and Design Building’s Fall Market
Dwell & New York Magazine
Istanbul Design Week Conference
2011
Wolfsonian Museum
A Better World By Design
What Design Can Do
Wanted Design
The Design Museum of Holon
Museum of Arts and Design
New Museum
Design Indaba
2010
Art + Design
DCOTA
IDNY
SCAD
2009
Pratt Institute
Dwell on Design
Material ConneXion Daegu
2008
Museum of Fine Arts
University of Houston
2007
Design Within Reach
2006
Bombay Sapphire Design Glass Competition