Héctor Esrawe
Héctor Esrawe was born in 1968 in Mexico City. He studied Industrial Design at Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA) until 1992. In 2003 he launched Esrawe Studio, his multidisciplinary design practice which he directs until today.
Esrawe’s design includes a great variety of typologies, from furniture and limited edition pieces, to interiors, architecture, installations in public spaces and museography. Hector strongly believes in collaboration and multidisciplinary interaction, which has allowed him to work with other design and architecture studios, urbanists, artists, curators, and set designers. This enthusiasm has led him to be co-founder of EWE, VISSIO and MASA, which aim to promote Mexican collectible design. He is also a founding partner of the perfumery brand Xinú.
He has achieved international recognition for his work and professional career. He was recently recognized by The American Institute of Architects as Honorary Fellow, he was mentioned as one of AD Germany Top 100 Creatives 2021 and AD Mexico Top 100 Creatives 2022, and he has received awards such as the World Special Prize for an Interior by Prix Versailles 2021, Interior Design Studio of the Year 2020 by Dezeen Awards, Best of Year Awards by Interior Design, Azure Awards, among others.
His work has been shown at numerous galleries, such as Objective Gallery in China and New York 2022, Collectional Gallery in the United Arab Emirates 2021, Oliver Gustav in Denmark 2023, Les Ateliers Courbet Gallery in New York 2024, and with MASA Gallery in Mexico and New York 2022. His work is part of several private collections, as well as the permanent collection of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
Studio
Esrawe Studio is a multidisciplinary design studio located in Mexico City. Our aim is to develop furniture, interior design and architectural solutions for hospitality, cultural and residential projects.
Our team consists of highly experienced industrial designers, architects, production technicians and graphic designers who make sure that each one of the studio’s projects is optimally crafted from conceptualization to the finishing details. The studio’s creative essence is present throughout the entire process; a process perfected every day to offer new innovative concepts.
At Esrawe, design is a living process of dialogue, linking the users with their surroundings. It is all about feeling the evolution of design, which stems from an understanding of basic physical and emotional needs of a given moment, and in each context.
The studio breaths of dedication, passion and persistence, focusing on fine details and quality, always pushing boundaries and taking on new challenges.
Awards and recognitions
2024. Héctor Esrawe was recognized by The American Institute of Architects as Honorary AIA Fellows for his exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society on an international level.
2023. Winner at Best of Year Awards for Gear Cartela Light Sculpture by Héctor Esrawe in the Floor Lamp Category.
2023. Winner at Best of Year Awards for The Loma Apartment in the Medium Residential Transformation category.
2023. Finalist at Dezeen Awards for Albor Hotel / Tapestry Collection by Hilton, our project in collaboration with PRODUCTORA, in the Hotel and short stay interior category.
2023. Recognition for Tori Tori Santa Fe as one of the World’s Most Beautiful Restaurant Interiors according to Prix Versailles — The World Architecture and Design Award at UNESCO.
2023. Finalist at Hospitality Design Awards for Albor Hotel / Tapestry Collection by Hilton, our project in collaboration with PRODUCTORA, in the Midscale Hotel, Midscale Guestrooms and Midscale Public Spaces categories.
2022. Winner at Best of Year Awards for Frecuencia Bench by Héctor Esrawe in the Residential Bench + Stool category.
2022. Winner at Best of Year Awards for Learning & Engagement Center at Denver Art Museum, in collaboration with Cadena, in the Museum / Art Gallery category.
2022. Jury at LOOP Design Awards.
2022. Bronze winner at IFI Design Distinction Awards for Tori Tori Santa Fe.
2021. Winner at Best of Year Awards for Solsticio by Héctor Esrawe in the floor lamp category.
2021. Tori Tori Santa Fe awarded at Prix Versailles with the World Special Prize for an Interior and the North America Special Prize for an Interior in the restaurant category.
2021. Esrawe Studio, among the 100 Creatives revolutionizing design and architecture in Mexico by Architectural Digest Mexico.
2021. Finalist at Dezeen Awards in the Large Retail Interior category for Arca Wynwood Design Center Miami in collaboration with SUPERFLEX.
2021. Héctor Esrawe, one of the Top 100 Creatives by Architectural Digest Germany.
2021. Jury + Community Pick winner at Dwell Design Awards for Casa Sierra Fría in the Gardens category.
2020. Winner at Best of Year Awards by Interior Design for Tori Tori Santa Fe in the Casual Dining category.
2020. Honoree at Best of Year Awards by Interior Design for Esrawe Studio in the International: Firm’s Own category.
2020. Esrawe Studio awarded as Interior Design Studio of the Year by Dezeen Awards.
2020. Jury + public vote winner at Dezeen Awards for Tori Tori Santa Fe in the Restaurant Interior category.
2020. Finalist at Dezeen Awards for Grupo Arca Design Center Guadalajara in the Large Retail Interior category.
2020. Award of Merit at AZ Awards for Tori Tori Santa Fe Restaurant in the Commercial & Institutional Interiors category
2020. Winner at America’s Property Awards, in the Architecture-Multiple Residence category, for LuzAzul in collaboration with Lassala+Orozco Arquitectos and Cadena Concept Design.
2020. Winner at Paris Design Awards, in the Architecture/Housing category, for LuzAzul in collaboration with Lassala+Orozco Arquitectos and Cadena Concept Design.
2020. Finalist at Frame Awards in the Designer of the Year category.
2019. Winner at Best of Year Awards by Interior Design, in Showroom category, for Grupo Arca Guadalajara in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2019. Honoree at the Best of Year Awards for Parábola by Héctor Esrawe under table lamp category.
2019. Héctor Esrawe Mexico’s Best Interior Designer at Premio Firenze Entremuros.
2019. Winner at Frame Awards People’s Vote, in the Restaurant of the Year category, for El Califa.
2018. Winner at AZ Awards, in the Interiors–Commercial and Institutional category, for El Califa.
2018. Winner at Frame Awards, in the Trade–Fair Stand of the Year category, for Anual Arca in collaboration with Manuel Cervantes, Mauricio Rocha, Javier Sánchez, Javier Claverie, Rafael Rivera, Jorge Arvizu, Ignacio del Río, Emmanuel Ramírez and Diego Ricalde.
2018. Winner at Wallpaper* Design Awards, in the Best Sensory Overload category, for Xinú.
2017. Winner at WIN Awards for Interior Practice of the Year.
2017. Winner at WIN Awards, in the Retail Interiors Under 200m2 category, for Xinú in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2017. Finalist at WIN Awards, in the Furniture category, for Agave Collection.
2017. Winner at Best of Year Awards, in the Counter Service category, for Gelatoscopio in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2017. Winner at Best of Year Awards, in Branding and Graphics category, for Xinú in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2017. Winner at Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean Awards for Tierra Garat in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2017. Winner at Dieline Awards for Xinú Bottle in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Honoree at Best of Year Awards for Tierra Garat in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Selected at Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño for The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos) in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Winner of the Noldi Schreck Award for Tierra Garat in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Finalist at the AZ Awards for The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos) in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2015. Honoree at the Best of Year Awards for The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos) in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2015. Honoree at the Best of Year Awards for Centipede Bench.
2015. Honoree at the Best of Year Awards for Vari Lamp.
2015. Special Mention at the German Design Awards, in the Home and Decoration category, for OCD table.
2014. Honoree at the Best of Year Awards for Mi Casa Your Casa in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2014. Winner of the Green Good Design Award for Pick Coat Stand.
2014. Awarded with the Merit Design at the AZ Awards for Stack Buffet.
2014. Winner of the Red Dot Award, in the Best of the Best for Highest Design Quality and Groundbreaking Design category, for Casa del Agua in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2014. Honored with Selection Label at the Interior Innovation Awards for Stack Buffet.
2013. Winner at the World Interiors News Awards, in Retail Interiors category, for Casa del Agua in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2013. Winner at the Iconic Awards, in the Shop Design category, for Casa del Agua in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2013. Winner of the MxDesign award by Casa Viva Magazine, in the Shop Design category, for Casa del Agua in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2012. Winner at the Good Design Awards for the BAN stools.
2012. Winner at the Best of Year Awards, in the Institutional category, for El Plaza Condesa concert hall.
2012. Winner of the Quorum Award, in the Industrial Design–Furniture category, for the Field table.
2012. Winner at the Green Good Design Awards for the Field table.
2012. Winner at AZ Awards People’s Choice, in the Architecture–Commercial Under 1000 SqM category, for Tori Tori restaurant in collaboration with Rojkind Architects.
2011. Winner of the Building of The Year Award by ArchDaily, in the Hotels and Restaurants category, for Tori Tori restaurant in collaboration with Rojkind Architects.
2011. Winner of the Best of The Year Award by Interior Design Magazine, in the Hospitality–Fine Dining category, for Tori Tori restaurant in collaboration with Rojkind Architects.
2010. Named Best of the Year by Interior Design NY Magazine for Cielito Querido Café.
2010. Mentioned during the Bienal Iberoamericana de Interiorismo for Cielito Querido Café.
2010. Honored with the Award of Excellence by a! Design Magazine.
2010. Comex Series First Edition.
2009. Silver medal at the Bienal de Interiorismo de Guadalajara for lar Corporate building.
2007. Bronze mention at the Quorum Awards in the Consumer Products category.
2007. Bronze mention at the Quorum Awards in Furniture and Spaces Design category.
2006. Recognition for 15 years of excellence by IIDA Mexico.
2005. Included in The History of The Rocking Chair poster by Designboom Magazine in collaboration with NEL Collective.
2005. Bronze mention at the Quorum Awards, in the Commercial Spaces category, for Julio de la Cruz jewelry project.
2004. Silver mention at the Quorum Awards in the Commercial Spaces category.
1999. First Place Winner at the Quorum Awards in the Furniture category.
Exhibitions
2023. ‘Progresiones Evocativas’, Héctor Esrawe Limited Editions, Mexico City, Mexico.
2022. ‘Harmonious Contradiction’ MASA Gallery & Sotheby’s, Sotheby’s East Hampton, New York, USA. Gear Coffee Table.
2022. ‘Intervención/Intersección’ curated by Su Wu, MASA Gallery, Rockefeller Center, New York, USA. Frecuencia.
2022. Objective Gallery, curated by Chris Shao and Marc Jebara, New York, USA. Candle Grids.
2022. ‘MASA INC’, MASA Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico. Aero Desk.
2021. Gallery Weekend, Mexico City, Mexico. Solsticio.
2021. ‘Umbral’, Esrawe Showroom, Mexico City, Mexico. Aero and Fragmento.
2021. ‘The Last Tenant’, MASA Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico. Solstice.
2021. ‘Tools for Conviviality’, Cheongju Craft Biennale, Korea. Parábola.
2021. Boston Seaport, Massachusetts, USA. Mi Casa Your Casa 2.0, in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design. Tour Producer: CREOS.
2021. Square Jean-Béliveau, Quebec, Canada. Mi Casa Your Casa 2.0, in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design. Tour Producer: CREOS.
2021. Arizona Arts Live, University of Arizona Mall, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Mi Casa Your Casa 2.0, in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design. Tour Producer: CREOS.
2021. Beacon Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design. Tour Producer: CREOS.
2020. ‘Recover / Uncover’, MASA Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico. Lamps & Candle Grids.
2020. Zona Maco Art Fair, Mexico City, Mexico. Xinú.
2019. Chic by Accident Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico. Paralela & Catenaria.
2019. ‘Collective / Collectible’, MASA Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico. Parábola.
2019. Zona Maco Art Fair, Mexico City, Mexico. Trama Collection.
2019. Diseño Neobarroco, Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. OCD table.
2019. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design.
2019. Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design.
2019. The Sarasota Art Museum, Florida, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design.
2019. La Condition Publique, Lille, France. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena Concept Design.
2018. Design Week, Mexico City, Mexico. Intervalo.
2018. Enrique Guerrero Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico. Contextual.
2018. Vitrina, Mexico City, Mexico. Focal.
2018. Art Basel, Switzerland. Precarius Magma.
2018. 1stdibs, Milan, Italy. OCD.
2018. MUCA – University Museum of Science and Art, Mexico City, Mexico. Mi Casa, Your Casa, in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2017. Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico. Agave Collection.
2017. Denver Art Museum, USA. La Musidora, in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2017. Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, Mexico City, Mexico. Ethereal, in collaboration with Nouvel Studio.
2017. Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Summer Streets Festival, New York, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. La Silla Mexicana: Diseño e Identidad, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico. Hacienda Chaise.
2016. San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Mi Casa, Your Casa, in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Discovery Green Houston, Houston, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, MUNAL, Mexico City, Mexico. Fold by Héctor Esrawe for Merkki.
2016. Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico. Vari Series and Orma Collection.
2016. Design Week Inédito, Mexico City, Mexico. Orma Bookshelf.
2016. Scottsdale Public Art, Arizona, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2016. Consulate General of Mexico, Austin, Texas, USA. Mi Casa, Your Casa in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2015. Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, Mexico City, Mexico. Mi Casa, Your Casa, in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2015. Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. Materia Prima by Héctor Esrawe, individual exhibition.
2015. Atlanta High Museum of Art, USA. The Spinning Tops (Los Trompos), in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2014. Atlanta High Museum of Art, USA. Mi Casa, Your Casa, in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2014. French Design Connection in the Chambers Hotel, New York, USA. OCD Table.
2014. Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico. OCD Table, Dermal and Balanza.
2013. Architecture in Mexico 1900–2010 at Iturbide Palace, Fomento Cultural Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. Centipede bench.
2013. Inventory Series 04: Time, Art Basel, Miami, USA. Stack buffet and Ban stools.
2013. Bangles to Benches: Contemporary Jewelry and Design, Atlanta High Museum of Art, USA. Centipede bench and Vestigios jewelry collection.
2013. Atlanta High Museum of Art, USA. Centipede Bench, part of the permanent collection of Arts and Decorative Design.
2013. Core [co(nditions) re(cycled)] exhibition at the San Diego Art Fair. Stack buffet, Hacienda Chaise, Ban stools and Giro bowls.
2013. Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, Mexico City, Mexico. Hacienda Chaise, Giro Bowls and Comal Side Tables.
2013. Handmade, Wallpaper* Magazine at Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy. Woollen Bench.
2013. Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting at Atlanta High Museum of Art, USA. Space intervention in collaboration with Cadena + Asociados.
2011. Bensimon Gallery, Paris, France. Field table.
2011. Mint Gallery, London, UK. Field table.
2011. Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy. Product collection for Pirwi.
2010. Design Week, Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, Mexico. Centipede Collection.
2010. Rethinking Tradition: Contemporary Design in Mexico, Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
2009. Life and Design,125 years of design in Mexico at Iturbide Palace, Fomento Cultural Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico.
2009. Explorations, Galería Mexicana de Diseño, Mexico City, Mexico.
2008. Biennale of Design, Shanghai, China. Falcon bench.
2008. Transit boxes: chairs from Mexico, Tlatelolco, Mexico City, Mexico.
2008. Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy. Satellite City Collection, with NEL Collective.
2007. Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City, Mexico. A+D 13 glasses Collection, Esrawe with Nouvel Studio.
2007. Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy. Pack of Things Collection, with NEL Collective.
2007. Diálogo de Bancas, collective exhibition in Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico. Urban bench.
2006. Lacoste 12.12 auction–exhibition at CAD Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
2006. Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy. Fill in the Cat Collection, with NEL Collective.
2005. Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy. Stitch Kit Collection, with NEL Collective.
2001. First International Showcase of Contemporary Interiors, Mexico City, Mexico.
1999. International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), New York, USA. DIMO Collection.
1995. Cultural exhibition (painting, sculpture and furniture) at World Trade Center, UNICEF, Mexico City, Mexico.
1995. Made in Mexico, furniture collective exhibition, Galería Mexicana de Diseño, Mexico City, Mexico.
1995. Sí se puede, furniture collective exhibition, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
1995. Desarrollo del Mercado de Exportación, collective exhibition at Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.
1994. Diseño en Movimiento, furniture cultural exhibition by the magazine Mexico en el Diseño, Mexico City, Mexico.
1994. Homofaber catalogue/exhibition, Mexico City, Mexico.
1993. Entre la Industria y el Arte, Contemporary furniture exhibition at Europalia 93, Brussels, Belgium.
1993. Contemporary painting and furniture collective exposition, Galileo 100 Gallery.
1993-1994. Arte Activo, collective exhibition at Galería Mexicana de Diseño, Mexico City, Mexico.
1991 Cien Años de Comunicación Pavillion, TELECOM, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, Mexico City, Mexico.
Our Team
Héctor Esrawe / Director
Raúl Araiza / Studio Manager
Laura Vela / Architecture Creative Coordinator
Architecture
Camilo Concha
Ángel Campos
Mariana Flores
Nahim Magos
Viviana Contreras
Daniela Pulido
Montserrat Pérez
Jair Rocha
Ángel Durán
Agustín Castagneris
Armando Figueroa
Fernanda Urquiza
Alberto Sotomayor
Jorge Olvera
Rodrigo Lugo
Alfredo Hernández
Fernando García
Industrial Design
Roberto González
Lobsanth Tadeo
Sofía de la Macorra
Isaac Uribe
Renders
Madián Alvarado
Humberto Domínguez
Joel García
Irvingk Teja
Model Specialists
David Díaz
Graphic Design and Press
Cristel Gómez
Héctor Esrawe Limited Editions
María Bazúa
Sofía Ocaña
Administration
Claudia Luna / Administration and Finances
Susana Loyo / Treasury Coordinator
Sergio Zavala / Administration
Miguel Fernández / Administration
Marisol Espinoza / Administration
Ana Flores / Office Manager
Adrián Ortega / Courier
Eloisa Hernández / Maintenance
Natalia Ramírez / Maintenance