Héctor Esrawe
Héctor Esrawe (born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican industrial designer and architect. He is the founder of Esrawe Studio, a multidisciplinary design practice based in Mexico City.[1] His work spans furniture, interior design, architecture, public installations, and museography.[2]
Education and early career
[edit]Esrawe studied industrial design at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) in Mexico City, graduating in 1992. From 1997 to 2001 he was a design professor at UIA.[2] He subsequently became design director at CENTRO Study House, where he created the Industrial Design degree programme.[1] In 2003 he founded Esrawe Studio in Mexico City.[2]
Esrawe Studio
[edit]Esrawe Studio works across furniture, interior design, architecture, and public space installations.[2][3] The studio's first residential building, Casa Sierra Fría in Mexico City, was completed in 2020.[4] It consists of two parallel brick volumes arranged around a central courtyard, measuring 576 square metres.[4]
The studio designed several locations of the Tori Tori restaurant in Mexico City, including a 2010 collaboration with Rojkind Arquitectos on the Polanco branch,[5] and a 2020 Santa Fe branch featuring a cylindrical oak structure in a triple-height room.[6]
Other ventures
[edit]Esrawe co-founded EWE Studio in 2017 with Manuel Bañó and Age Salajõe, a collective focused on Mexican collectible design.[2] He is also a co-founder of VISSIO and MASA, which promote Mexican collectible design, and a founding partner of the perfumery brand Xinú.[1]
Recognition
[edit]Esrawe Studio was named Interior Design Studio of the Year at the Dezeen Awards 2020.[7] Esrawe was named one of Architectural Digest (AD) Germany's Top 100 Creatives in 2021.[2] He received the World Special Prize for an Interior at the Prix Versailles in 2021.[2] He was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 2025.[8] The American Institute of Architects recognised him as an Honorary Fellow.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Goldberg, Bridget (28 April 2020). "Esrawe Studio's Mexico City office has an "honest industrial aesthetic"". Dezeen. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Hector Esrawe". Dezeen. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ Waddoups, Ryan (22 March 2024). "Hector Esrawe Will Make You See Cardboard Differently". Surface.
- ^ a b Gibson, Eleanor (28 February 2020). "Monolithic brick volumes hide courtyard in Esrawe Studio's Casa Sierra Fría". Dezeen. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ Etherington, Rose (15 September 2009). "Tori Tori Restaurant by Rojkind Arquitectos and Hector Esrawe". Dezeen. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ Goldberg, Bridget (29 March 2020). "Samurai armour informs Esrawe's Tori Tori restaurant in Mexico City". Dezeen. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ "Esrawe Studio| Winner | Dezeen Awards 2020". Dezeen. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ a b Barreneche, Words: Raul. "Héctor Esrawe: 2025 Interior Design Hall of Fame Inductee". Interior Design. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.