Dror

The TIDES project (Transformative Innonvation for Development and Emergency Support) is a research effort that promotes sustainable support to stressed populations - post-war, post-disaster, or impoverished, in foreign or domestic contexts, for short-term or long-term (multi-year) operations.  The project provides reach-back "knowledge on demand" to decision-makers and those working in the field. It uses public-private partnerships and "whole-of-government" approaches to encourage unity of action among diverse organizations where there is no unity of command, and facilitates both inter-agency and international engagement.   

October 4-7
National Defense University
Washington
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Friday September 30 starts 'A Better World by Design,' a three-day internationally acclaimed conference held annually at Brown & RISD campuses in Providence, RI that connects students, professionals, and individuals from a variety of disciplines in order to build a global community of socially conscious and passionate innovators.

Dror will demonstrate the QuaDror system on Sunday from 11 AM to 2 PM in Sayles Hall at Brown. The Expo is open to anyone (students, companies, start-ups, etc.) and A Better World by Design encourages presentations in many forms, including those with audience interaction. We would love to see you there!

The QuaDror System installation at A Better World by Design
was made possible with the generous support of DCI 

What Design Can Do is an international conference about the global impact of design. This year the theme that will bring together a great lineup of speakers is Access. Having access or not is an urgent global issue at play at many levels of society. Too many people are still deprived from access to basic necessities of life, others lack the possibilities for a proper education, the right to freedom of speech or access to unbiased information.
Speakers include: Paula Dib, Lidewij Edelkoort, Julia Lohmann, Aaron Rose, Scott Stowell, Thonik, Michael Wolff, Dror Benshetrit and many others..

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Stadsschouwburg
Amsterdam
May 26-27

Dror will participate in Synergies between Architecture and Furniture - speaking engagement with Winka Dubbeldam, Mathilda McQuaid, Domnique Gonfard, Jacques Ferrier, Marc Thorpe.

The series of conversations organized by WANTED DESIGN NY will also include Giulio Cappellini, Matali Crasset, Todd Brascher, Antoine Roset, Joe Doucet, and many more. From small to large scale projects, a discussion on how designers approach architecture and what brings architects to furniture design, the role of materials and industrial process innovations, the manufacturers, the place of limited edition pieces.

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WantedDesign at La Venue-Terminal Store
608 W28th Street, at 11th Ave
Saturday, May 14, 5pm-6.30pm

Dror is participating in Brokenoff Brokenoff - an exhibition inspired by the life and work of Tobias Wong. 

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Gallery R'Pure
3 E19th Street, betw Broadway and 5th Ave
Opening: Saturday May 14, 8pm to 1am

Interni Mutant Architecture & Design
Site specific installation by Studio Dror consisting in a 20-meter long QuaDror wall manufactured by Terra Moretti.
For more info read the press release.

Wallpaper* Handmade at Brioni
Showcasing one-off collaborations between designers and craftsmen, makers and manufacturers - including Konstantin Grcic, Tom Dixon, Mario Bellini, and the QuaDror wall, manufactured using real wood prefinished Alpikord-Groove surface material supplied by ALPI.

TRON designs Corian®
Tron Armchair by Cappellini was displayed at "TRON designs Corian®", a design exhibition sponsored by DuPont™ Corian® and licensed by Disney® dedicated to the world of TRON: Legacy.

Tron: Milano Design Village
Walt Disney Signature and Cappellini introduced the large production run of the Tron Armchair... in color. The chairs were previously shown made of fiberglass, and were hand-finished by Dror for DesignMiami / ArtBasel.

La Triennale di Design Milan
We are happy to share with you that the Peacock Chair made it to La Triennale di Design Milan this year. The exhibit, titled The Dream Factory was curated by Alberto Alessi and runs until February 26th, 2012.

Edge of Discovery is a CNN series that uncovers innovations that are changing the world in the areas of science, space exploration, technology, medicine, transportation and the arts.
The special feature about QuaDror was produced by Ryan Bergeron and Jeremy Bradley, and aired this Wednesday the 6th. 

See the video here.

Last month has been inspiring and intense. A huge thank you to our friends and supporters in the media for your encouraging following of QuaDror's unveiling. Thank to you all, the QuaDror website has scored more than 150,000 visitors 1 month after its opening. The QuaDror's videos have scored more than 1.2 million visitors within the same period of time.

We are pursuing our efforts and work, processing the wonderful response that the new support system has received. Together with new partners, we will soon be able to update you with the development progress of QuaDror and when will we be able to bring the new building technology to those who will benefit from it the most. 

'QuaDror' is a unique structural support system. New. Simple. Versatile.
Yesterday, Dror unveiled the design discovery of 'QuaDror' at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa. 
Four years of secretive and collaborative experimentation at the studio have revealed the unparalleled structural and energy performance of the design innovation. We are so excited to finally be able to share it with you.

Follow QuaDror with...
us: www.quadror.com
Linda Tischler @ Fast Company
Pilar Viladas @ The Moment - NY Times
Jacob Slevin @ The Huffington Post
Nick Compton @ Wallpaper