Tomer Ben Gal
B. 1977, Israel
Lives and works in Washington D.C. and Western Massachusetts
Education
BID, Architecture and Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, 2002
2025
The Monterey General Store, Western Massachusetts
Custom sculptural stairwell commission
2024
Edith Wharton Estate, Western Massachusetts
Selected for group exhibition
Proposal: sculpture titled Release to Resist, work unrealized.
2023
World Bank HQ, Washington D.C.
Creative Stories of Resilience
Two venue exhibition, held at International Finance Corporation (IFC) Building
Focused on artistic production during COVID-19
SCULPTURENOW x Edith Wharton Estate, Western Massachusetts
Selected from 150 applicants
Group show, presented two sculptures
A Frame (2022)
One See One Find (2023)
Sandsfield Art Center, Sandsfield, MA
Field Day, group exhibition
Sculpture: Stick two Square
2022
SciTech x Liberty Science Center, Newark, NJ
Schematics and planning for sculpture in collaboration with Leandro Erlich, final work unrealized.
Sandsfield Arts Center, Sandsfield, MA
Outdoor sculpture exhibition
sculpture: Two Thirds
2021
SCULPTURENOW x Edith Wharton Estate, Western Massachusetts
Group exhibition
Work submitted and completed:A-Frame Bench
2019
Private Collection in Potomac, MD
Three sculpture commissions in aluminum and steel powder coated and oxidized
Clock and building design commissioned
Clock realized, rest of plans unrealized
2018
WeWork HQ, San Francisco, CA
WeWork HQ interior pantry grid commission, made of aerospace aluminum and mechanical connections, structurally engineered
2017
WeWork HQ, New York, NY
Interior pantry grid commission
Barry Residence, URBY CEO, 240 Center St, NYC
Custom staircase and shelving commission, in collaboration with Selldorf Architects
Nike+Speed NFL
Commission by NIKE of custom briefcases to hold Speed Drop shoes
Vimeo
2016
Brancott Estate Wines, Zurich, Switzerland
Fabrication of Quadror editions 1/50
in collaboration with Dror Benshitrit
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, NY
Quadror
Temporary installation fabrication
US Airforce Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
Tomer Ben Gal in collaboration with SOM Architects
Interior wall panel commission
2015
New York, NY
Fabrication and prototyping: Marc Fornes, Situation Room: Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York, New York, 2014, 1500 unique pieces
220 W 18th St, New York, NY
The Gift Shop at Redbull Music Hall
Gift shop fabrication
Verdura Jewelry, Fifth Avenue Flagship Location, New York, NY
The Power of Style: Verdura at 75
Fabrication of exhibition displays
2014
US Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico
In collaboration with Michael van Valkenburgh x Tod William and Billie Tsien
Consultation, planning and engineering for gate project
Fabergé, New York, NY
in collaboration with Studio Dror
Fabrication of sculpture for Fabergé auction and Big Egg Hunt
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Nomination: top 100 makers in NYC, featured in MAD Biennial
Flatiron District, New York, NY
INABA x Tomer Ben Gal x Van Alen Institute
Plaza Illumination
2013
Crop to Cup, Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, New York NY
Store build
NADAAA Architects x Tomer Ben Gal
Stainless steel deck design
unrealized
W Hotels x Intel x Mark Foster Gage
Four Stories
New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai
Design and Fabrication of sculptural towers
18th Street, New York, NY
Tomer Ben Gal x INABA
Redbull Music Academy design, construction and execution
APC Clothing Retail Store, Bond Street, New York, NY
Custom cabinetry commissioned in aluminum and wood
ACUVUE Contact Solutions
Design and build ipad stand for retail stores
ACCESS Industries Office, Meatpacking District, New York, NY
Built in collaboration with Rietveld Architects
Design, construction and execution of CEO office and conference room
2012
Audi x Columbia Graduate School of Architecture (GSAPP)
Experiment in Motion
Upside down map of Manhattan underground
Article
Times Square, New York, NY
Commission of a Fifty four square foot bench prototype
Night Market, Brooklyn, NY
screen commission, made of aluminum and steel
Tribeca, New York, NY
Fabrication of Ohne Titel Concept Showroom for Easton Combs
First place entry winner for BOFFO
US Navy
Quadror prototype funded by Rhode Island School of Design
David Kohn Architects, London, UK
scale model furniture commission for Milan Design Week
Center for Architecture, New York, NY
aluminum pedestal commission by Easton Combs for display at Center for Architecture
14 Duane Street, New York, NY
Steve Blatz Architect
Deck commission
ARI Retail Store, SoHo, New York, NY
Concept design for retail spaces
BMW Electric Car concept for display at Art Basel Miami Beach
Unrealized
2011
ACADIA
Juried this competition competition to present digital fabrication projects
bustler
BOFFO Pop Up, New York, NY
Fabrication of The Lake and Stars
Weiss/Manfredi Architects
Gem table commission
Sukkah Competition Entry, Sukkah City
https://rebooting.com/article/sukkah-city/
Work not selected, model shown in 2024
15 Union Square West, New York, NY
ODA Architecture
Stainless steel and glass stairs commission for 33 residential units
1 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York
DUMBO Clock Tower
Sculptural bench and wall
2010
26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY
In collaboration with Michael van Valkenburgh
Waste receptacle fabrication
Algo Chair
Design and fabrication
Shown at Standard Hotel, New York, NY
Antonio Pio Saracino
Cervo Chair prototype
Permanent collection, Brooklyn Museum
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, NY
Quadror fabrication
Presented at THE 2010 METALBALL, Young Patrons Gala
Lucas Carrieri Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Ebon Heath Alphabet fabrication
Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Beckley Tree
Archpaper write-up
Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Steel ornaments holding sunglasses in display cases at sunglass store
Munk Residence, New York, NY
Steel fountain and planters fabrication for private residence
Times Square Alliance, New York, NY
Bjork Engels Group (BIG) Architects
Big Heart Sculpture, TSQ, archdaily
Brooklyn, New York, NY
Vice x SOFTLAB
Fabrication of crystallized forms for pop up exhibition
Starbucks Reserve
Partnership from 2010-2013
Display design, layout and fabrication
Retail stores in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Annapolis
2009
180 Woodpoint, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Railing and stairs fabrication for main stairwell in building
69 Gold Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York
Custom staircase design for private residence
I-KANDA Stretch stairs
Prototype commission
Project featured in AIA
Rock & Republic Retail Store, Los Angeles, CA
Stainless steel door Handle commission for entry to store
Galleria Ramis Barquet x Angela DeRosette x Tomer Ben Gal
Two private collection relief sculpture commissions
Julie
Helena
The Corner Residence, New York, NY
Steel planter commission by GUNN Landscaping
2008
Beckley Los Angeles
Retail store interior steel ribbon design
Baccarat Jewelry, Chicago, IL
Wall design commission for basement luxury suite
Unrealized
Solange Azagury-Partridge Jewelry, New York, NY
Bronze milled magnifying glass
Residence 17, New York, NY
Steel planter commission by GUNN Landscaping
Peter Macapia
Dirty Geometry Shadows Series Fabrication
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Zaha Hadid exhibition consulting
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Ten Architectos exhibition consulting
2006-2007
Wolf Blitzer Residence, New York, NY
Planter fabrication with GUNN Architects
2005
Private Residence, Hoboken, NJ
In collaboration with I-Kanda architects
2004
Private Residence, Hoboken, NJ
Kinetic wall opening into home office furniture
2002-2003
Brooklyn Industries, Brooklyn, NY
Retail store display, multiple stores
Chelsea, New York, NY
picturehouse + thesmalldarkroom
Interior build out, office and kitchen
2001
Total Entertainment, NJ
Tent structure DJ booth prototype, unrealized
B. 1977, Israel
Lives and works in Washington D.C. and Western Massachusetts
Education
BID, Architecture and Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, 2002
2025
The Monterey General Store, Western Massachusetts
Custom sculptural stairwell commission
2024
Edith Wharton Estate, Western Massachusetts
Selected for group exhibition
Proposal: sculpture titled Release to Resist, work unrealized.
2023
World Bank HQ, Washington D.C.
Creative Stories of Resilience
Two venue exhibition, held at International Finance Corporation (IFC) Building
Focused on artistic production during COVID-19
SCULPTURENOW x Edith Wharton Estate, Western Massachusetts
Selected from 150 applicants
Group show, presented two sculptures
A Frame (2022)
One See One Find (2023)
Sandsfield Art Center, Sandsfield, MA
Field Day, group exhibition
Sculpture: Stick two Square
2022
SciTech x Liberty Science Center, Newark, NJ
Schematics and planning for sculpture in collaboration with Leandro Erlich, final work unrealized.
Sandsfield Arts Center, Sandsfield, MA
Outdoor sculpture exhibition
sculpture: Two Thirds
2021
SCULPTURENOW x Edith Wharton Estate, Western Massachusetts
Group exhibition
Work submitted and completed:A-Frame Bench
2019
Private Collection in Potomac, MD
Three sculpture commissions in aluminum and steel powder coated and oxidized
- Two circles and a triangle and a rectangle
- Ramble
- A Grid
Clock and building design commissioned
Clock realized, rest of plans unrealized
2018
WeWork HQ, San Francisco, CA
WeWork HQ interior pantry grid commission, made of aerospace aluminum and mechanical connections, structurally engineered
2017
WeWork HQ, New York, NY
Interior pantry grid commission
Barry Residence, URBY CEO, 240 Center St, NYC
Custom staircase and shelving commission, in collaboration with Selldorf Architects
Nike+Speed NFL
Commission by NIKE of custom briefcases to hold Speed Drop shoes
Vimeo
2016
Brancott Estate Wines, Zurich, Switzerland
Fabrication of Quadror editions 1/50
in collaboration with Dror Benshitrit
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, NY
Quadror
Temporary installation fabrication
US Airforce Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
Tomer Ben Gal in collaboration with SOM Architects
Interior wall panel commission
2015
New York, NY
Fabrication and prototyping: Marc Fornes, Situation Room: Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York, New York, 2014, 1500 unique pieces
220 W 18th St, New York, NY
The Gift Shop at Redbull Music Hall
Gift shop fabrication
Verdura Jewelry, Fifth Avenue Flagship Location, New York, NY
The Power of Style: Verdura at 75
Fabrication of exhibition displays
2014
US Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico
In collaboration with Michael van Valkenburgh x Tod William and Billie Tsien
Consultation, planning and engineering for gate project
Fabergé, New York, NY
in collaboration with Studio Dror
Fabrication of sculpture for Fabergé auction and Big Egg Hunt
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Nomination: top 100 makers in NYC, featured in MAD Biennial
Flatiron District, New York, NY
INABA x Tomer Ben Gal x Van Alen Institute
Plaza Illumination
2013
Crop to Cup, Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, New York NY
Store build
NADAAA Architects x Tomer Ben Gal
Stainless steel deck design
unrealized
W Hotels x Intel x Mark Foster Gage
Four Stories
New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai
Design and Fabrication of sculptural towers
18th Street, New York, NY
Tomer Ben Gal x INABA
Redbull Music Academy design, construction and execution
APC Clothing Retail Store, Bond Street, New York, NY
Custom cabinetry commissioned in aluminum and wood
ACUVUE Contact Solutions
Design and build ipad stand for retail stores
ACCESS Industries Office, Meatpacking District, New York, NY
Built in collaboration with Rietveld Architects
Design, construction and execution of CEO office and conference room
2012
Audi x Columbia Graduate School of Architecture (GSAPP)
Experiment in Motion
Upside down map of Manhattan underground
Article
Times Square, New York, NY
Commission of a Fifty four square foot bench prototype
Night Market, Brooklyn, NY
screen commission, made of aluminum and steel
Tribeca, New York, NY
Fabrication of Ohne Titel Concept Showroom for Easton Combs
First place entry winner for BOFFO
US Navy
Quadror prototype funded by Rhode Island School of Design
David Kohn Architects, London, UK
scale model furniture commission for Milan Design Week
Center for Architecture, New York, NY
aluminum pedestal commission by Easton Combs for display at Center for Architecture
14 Duane Street, New York, NY
Steve Blatz Architect
Deck commission
ARI Retail Store, SoHo, New York, NY
Concept design for retail spaces
BMW Electric Car concept for display at Art Basel Miami Beach
Unrealized
2011
ACADIA
Juried this competition competition to present digital fabrication projects
bustler
BOFFO Pop Up, New York, NY
Fabrication of The Lake and Stars
Weiss/Manfredi Architects
Gem table commission
Sukkah Competition Entry, Sukkah City
https://rebooting.com/article/sukkah-city/
Work not selected, model shown in 2024
15 Union Square West, New York, NY
ODA Architecture
Stainless steel and glass stairs commission for 33 residential units
1 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York
DUMBO Clock Tower
Sculptural bench and wall
2010
26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY
In collaboration with Michael van Valkenburgh
Waste receptacle fabrication
Algo Chair
Design and fabrication
Shown at Standard Hotel, New York, NY
Antonio Pio Saracino
Cervo Chair prototype
Permanent collection, Brooklyn Museum
Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, NY
Quadror fabrication
Presented at THE 2010 METALBALL, Young Patrons Gala
Lucas Carrieri Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Ebon Heath Alphabet fabrication
Cosmopolitan Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Beckley Tree
Archpaper write-up
Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Steel ornaments holding sunglasses in display cases at sunglass store
Munk Residence, New York, NY
Steel fountain and planters fabrication for private residence
Times Square Alliance, New York, NY
Bjork Engels Group (BIG) Architects
Big Heart Sculpture, TSQ, archdaily
Brooklyn, New York, NY
Vice x SOFTLAB
Fabrication of crystallized forms for pop up exhibition
Starbucks Reserve
Partnership from 2010-2013
Display design, layout and fabrication
Retail stores in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Annapolis
2009
180 Woodpoint, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Railing and stairs fabrication for main stairwell in building
69 Gold Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York
Custom staircase design for private residence
I-KANDA Stretch stairs
Prototype commission
Project featured in AIA
Rock & Republic Retail Store, Los Angeles, CA
Stainless steel door Handle commission for entry to store
Galleria Ramis Barquet x Angela DeRosette x Tomer Ben Gal
Two private collection relief sculpture commissions
Julie
Helena
The Corner Residence, New York, NY
Steel planter commission by GUNN Landscaping
2008
Beckley Los Angeles
Retail store interior steel ribbon design
Baccarat Jewelry, Chicago, IL
Wall design commission for basement luxury suite
Unrealized
Solange Azagury-Partridge Jewelry, New York, NY
Bronze milled magnifying glass
Residence 17, New York, NY
Steel planter commission by GUNN Landscaping
Peter Macapia
Dirty Geometry Shadows Series Fabrication
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Zaha Hadid exhibition consulting
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Ten Architectos exhibition consulting
2006-2007
Wolf Blitzer Residence, New York, NY
Planter fabrication with GUNN Architects
2005
Private Residence, Hoboken, NJ
In collaboration with I-Kanda architects
2004
Private Residence, Hoboken, NJ
Kinetic wall opening into home office furniture
2002-2003
Brooklyn Industries, Brooklyn, NY
Retail store display, multiple stores
Chelsea, New York, NY
picturehouse + thesmalldarkroom
Interior build out, office and kitchen
2001
Total Entertainment, NJ
Tent structure DJ booth prototype, unrealized