Who We are

Erin Dreyfous [CLD, MIES, IALD]  led Tillotson Design Associates as creative design partner and co-owner prior to founding Studio DXD with Jonathan Dreyfous [AIA, LEED AP].  She earned an MFA in Architectural Lighting from Parsons: The New School for Design and a BFA in Interior Design from Kendall College of Art and Design.  Erin was selected by lighting design colleagues in 2018 as one of the ‘Professional Leaders to Watch’ in the industry.  She has guest-lectured at Columbia University and Parsons and served on numerous design competition juries.  Erin’s award-winning projects include The Broad Museum, Los Angeles, The Perelman Performing Arts Center, The Shed and the Tiffany & Co. Landmark flagship store in NYC.

Jon Dreyfous was a partner at CDR Studio Architects. He earned a Masters of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design as well as dual undergraduate degrees from Brown University — in History and Architectural History. Jon practiced at architectural firms in Boston, San Francisco, Stuttgart and Tokyo before joining CDR Studio in 1996.  He oversaw design and construction of the Hudson River Park Trust Pier 62 Carousel Building as well as the FDNY Ghostbusters and Marine Company 01 firehouse projects, each recognized with New York City AIA awards.  From 2005-2020, Jon led the Audi of America network facilities program, involving more than 300 completed projects across the USA.  He has taught at RISD and the Harvard GSD.  Jon co-authored Provisional: Emerging Modes of Practice in the USA published by Princeton Architectural Press in 2009.

Studio DXD is a Brooklyn-based, multi-disciplinary studio offering architectural lighting design and architectural services while exploring collaborative opportunities in the realm of interior design, art and product development.