Dror Benshetrit is a designer, thinker, dreamer, and futurist. He has amassed an award-winning portfolio of product design, interiors, architecture, and city planning--all before the age of 40. Together with his team of designers, artists, architects, researchers, and communicators, he tackles ambitious projects to foster authentic connections and wellbeing. His holistic practice--named one of the most innovative companies in design by Fast Company--intentionally works across all scales, blurring boundaries with each project. His partners and clients include Alessi, Bentley, Rosenthal, Swarovski, Louis Vuitton, Target, Puma, and NASA.
Aric Chen is a curator, critic, and curatorial director of the Design Miami in Florida and Basel. Formerly the Lead Curator for Design and Architecture at M+, a museum of visual culture in Hong Kong's West Kowloon Cultural District, he was inaugural Creative Director of Beijing Design Week and has organized exhibitions and projects at museums and biennials internationally. He has written for numerous publications including The New York Times, Monocle, Architectural Record, and PIN-UP. He is the author of Brazil Modern (The Monacelli Press).
