About Edése
Born in Haiti and shaped in New York, Edése Doret’s journey reflects resilience and a lifelong pursuit of excellence in design and precision.
Since 1988, Edése Doret Industrial Design, Inc., (EDID) has delivered multidisciplinary design and program management across aviation and beyond, including more than 50 aircraft cabin interiors spanning wide and narrow-body aircrafts, and rotary wings.
Family and Early Life
Edése Archange Doret, Jr. was born on May 1, 1967, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Edése Doret, Sr. and Augusta Moreau of Saint-Louis-du-Nord. His mother, Augusta, worked as a secretary for the Haitian government, while his father managed one of the American-owned Aulin Colin Supermarkets in the capital.
The Doret family lived in Carrefour, a thriving suburb of Port-au-Prince, in a home that reflected both accomplishment and comfort; complete with an in-ground swimming pool, household staff including two nannies, a cook, and a gardener who also maintained the polished wooden floors on weekends.
However, amid Haiti’s political instability under François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, the family’s peaceful life was abruptly interrupted. On April 15, 1970, just months before Duvalier’s death, Edése Doret, Sr. fled Haiti for New York City, fearing that his young sons could fall victim to the regime’s brutal tactics. It was a perilous decision, made against a backdrop of violence that claimed an estimated 30,000 lives.
Immigration and Early Struggles
Upon his arrival in New York at the age of 39, Edése Sr. was taken in by his nephew, Wilner Olivier, who offered him a room in the Bronx. He found his first job as a helper in a machine shop for the Yula Corporation. The early months were marked by homesickness and isolation, with nights spent longing for home-cooked meals and the company of his family. In November 1970, Augusta and their two young sons, Edése Jr. and Gilbert (born April 4, 1969), were finally able to join him.
Over the next few years, Edése Sr. worked tirelessly, first for Harrison Services as a driver, and later securing a long-term position with Chromalloy Research and Technology in Orangeburg, New York, where he served for 21 years as a repair technician specializing in aircraft components.
The family’s early years in America began on Bryant Avenue in the Bronx, where Peggy, Edése’s sister, was born in 1972. A brief move to Spring Valley, New York followed, where the youngest sibling, James, was born in 1976. The growing family eventually returned to the Bronx, settling in a new cooperative apartment on Undercliff Avenue, overlooking the Harlem River.
It was here that the young Edése Jr. began developing his artistic talents, encouraged by his family and shaped by the cultural vibrancy of New York City.
Education and Creative Formation
From 1982 to 1986, Edése attended the prestigious High School of Art & Design on 57th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan, where he studied Illustration before discovering his passion for Industrial Design. His artistic foundation and technical curiosity naturally evolved into a desire to merge creativity with engineering and craftsmanship.
In 1986, he was accepted into Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, one of the most respected design schools in the United States, where he pursued a Bachelor of Industrial Design, graduating in 1991. During his studies, Edése worked for several New York-based design firms, gaining hands-on experience across disciplines including architecture, product design, graphics, interiors, and aircraft interiors. This multidisciplinary exposure profoundly shaped his design philosophy and laid the groundwork for his future as a creative entrepreneur.
Founding of Edése Doret Industrial Design
Shortly after graduating, Edése founded Edése Doret Industrial Design, Inc. (EDID) in September 1991, establishing a studio that would grow into one of the world’s most respected names in luxury industrial and interior design. From its base in New York City, EDID would go on to redefine the art of high-end aviation and bespoke interior environments uniting innovation, culture, and craftsmanship into timeless expressions of design excellence.
Expanding a Global Design Legacy
Over the decades that followed, Edése Doret built EDID into a globally recognised multidisciplinary design house, trusted by private clients, Heads of State, corporations, airlines, yacht owners, and luxury brands seeking highly bespoke and technically sophisticated solutions.
What distinguished Edése’s work was not simply aesthetics, but his rare ability to bridge artistry with engineering precision. His approach combined emotional storytelling, spatial intelligence, operational functionality, and meticulous detailing — allowing every project to achieve both visual distinction and technical excellence.
As the aviation industry evolved, EDID became internationally recognised for creating some of the world’s most refined aircraft cabin interiors, delivering comprehensive turnkey services that extended far beyond design. Under Edése’s leadership, the firm developed expertise spanning concept development, space planning, engineering coordination, certification support, completion oversight, material specification, branding integration, and final redelivery.
Throughout his career, Edése remained deeply influenced by his multicultural journey from Haiti to New York drawing inspiration from architecture, fashion, fine art, transportation, music, and global culture. This layered perspective became a defining characteristic of the EDID design language: elegant yet purposeful, luxurious yet functional, timeless yet innovative.
His commitment to craftsmanship, discipline, and detail also stemmed from witnessing his father’s resilience and work ethic as an immigrant rebuilding a life in America. Those early experiences shaped not only his entrepreneurial drive, but also his unwavering belief that design should elevate the human experience while standing the test of time.
Today, EDID continues to represent the culmination of over three decades of multidisciplinary expertise, creative innovation, and technical mastery. Under the continued vision and leadership of Edése Doret, the company remains dedicated to creating environments, products, and experiences that embody sophistication, authenticity, and enduring design excellence.