Subtle experiences of products, projects and exhibitions by Droog Design digitally preserved over the last 30 years.

2005

Blooming Over Cup by Mina Wu & Jan B.

Mina Wu & Jan B. Blooming Over Cup, 2005 Three identical porcelain cups were presented: one plain, one printed with Wu’s blue floral pattern, and one hand-painted and signed. With each step, craftsmanship and price increased. Interestingly, visitors preferred the […]

01.01.200513.11.2025

100 Brooches by Ted Noten

Ted Noten 100 Brooches, 2005 100 Brooches is a provocative jewellery project by Ted Noten for Droog Design, created in 2005. With this work, Noten turns one of the world’s most recognisable status symbols into something unexpectedly personal and wearable. […]

01.01.200506.01.2026

2004

Master Pieces 2004

As part of the programme of Amsterdam Design, an annual event and initiative of the city of Amsterdam, Droog organised a Meet and Greet with the designers of the Master Pieces exhibition. With this exhibition Droog presents the work of […]

02.10.200418.06.2020

Go Slow DVD

DVD of the ‘Go Slow’ project in Milan, presented during the International Furniture Fair in Milan, 2004. The basics of the ‘Go Slow’ project: take your time, enjoy the things happening around you, enjoy a slow experience. Shop online

07.09.2004

Droog Event I: Open Borders, Design etc.

Droog launched the first edition of its triennial Droog Event, which will always be held in a different European city. The aim of this triennial is to highlight the recent developments in European design with crossovers to other disciplines as […]

04.09.2004

Two of a kind by Frederik Roije

Frederik Royé was not tempted to make big objects. He made Two of a kind, two rings with a different size as one object. The title is on the edge. To share it with someone it needs to be broken […]

02.08.2004

Opening Droog Staalstraat

Droog has moved into a splendid, historical building dating from 1641 at Staalstraat 7a-7b in Amsterdam. With an area of 700 m² at last Droog has space to expand her activities. Over 500 guests visited the official opening of the […]

02.08.200426.02.2024

Room of Prize Cups I by Wieki Somers

Wieki Somers did two kinds of crystal trophies for ‘From Lille with Love’, entitled Room of prize Cups I and II. One kind, of which seven were made, consists of a crystal vase, with the bottom cut off, suggested by Gijs […]

20.04.200412.06.2020

French Flemish Glasses by Wieki Somers

Reasoning that the French prefer wine, whereas the Flemish people drink more beer, Wieki Somers created a new glass that serves both purposes. The glass was made within the framework of Lille 2004, emphasizing the location of Lille near the […]

15.04.200412.06.2020

Go Slow

date: 14 – 18 April 2004 location: Gallery Postart, Milan Droog’s 12th Milan presentation In a white environment you could enjoy a moment of ‘going slow’; resting in the hustle and bustle of Milan during the furniture fair. Senior people […]

14.04.200418.06.2020

Red Blue Lego Chair by Mario Minale

Mario Minale Red Blue Lego Chair, 2004 Minale was inspired by the simple construction of Rietveld’s furniture. The designer made a remake of the famous Red and Blue Chair by the Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld by using Lego blocks because […]

01.01.200418.11.2024

Slow Glow Lamp by NEXT Architects & Aura Luz Melis

NEXT Architects & Aura Luz Melis Slow Glow Lamp, 2004 the Slow Glow Lamp offers a unique take on lighting. Instead of using a traditional evacuated bulb or halogen, this lamp is filled with an organic material — vegetable fat. […]

01.01.200420.11.2024

Homelesshome Project by Droog

Homelesshome Project is a social design initiative by Droog Design, developed in 2004 and realised in public space in Amsterdam. Rather than presenting design as a finished object, the project uses design as a tool to create encounters, dialogue, and […]

01.01.200407.01.2026

First Class Executive Lounge for British Airways

date: 2004 British Airways asked Droog to do something with the spot of their air conditioning system in the first class lounge at Heathrow Airport in London. Basically there was a big hole in the ground where the air came […]

01.01.2004

Shadylace Parasol by Chris Kabel

Chris Kabel Shadylace parasol, 2004 Chris Kabel took Dessaile Lace away from the world of lingerie and straight into the sunshine! Instead of delicate undergarments, he dreamed up a lacy green parasol, perfect for town squares where people can sip […]

01.01.200418.02.2025

2003

No Design, No Style, Droog Design

The Seoul Arts Center in South Korea took the initiative to organize a major exhibition about ten years of Droog; ‘No design, No style, Droog Design’. More than 800 square meters show 65 items of the collection, which were mostly […]

26.09.2003