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

2003

Droog / Bless

Jean Pierre Blanc, curator of events in the Villa Noailles in Hyères, France, asked Droog to do a project with Bless, a fashion company established by Desiree Heiss and Inez Kaag. It resides both in Paris and Berlin. Droog and […]

05.02.2003

The Placebo project

The English designers Anthony Dunne & Fiona Raby try to design the invisible. They think about things like radiation and radio waves as if they were materials. For the Placebo Project they did research on people’s reactions towards electromagnetic fields […]

14.01.2003

Flames Candles by Chris Kabel

Chris Kabel Flames gas candles, 2003 Flames is a refillable gas candle designed as an elegant candelabra and crafted from the same simple, cost-effective materials as a camping stove. This design transforms the classic gas cartridge holder into a practical […]

01.01.200321.11.2024

Creatures by Tobias Rockenfeld

Tobias Rockenfeld Creatures, 2003 Creatures is a curious design project by Tobias Rockenfeld, developed in 2003, that brings discarded objects back to life through imagination, reuse, and motion. The project consists of 18 unique creatures, each assembled from dismantled, broken […]

01.01.200313.01.2026

Touch Wood by Studio Minale-Maeda

Studio Minale-Maeda Touch Wood, 2003 Limited edition: 12 pieces Touch Wood is a furniture project by the Rotterdam-based design studio Minale-Maeda that explores our fascination with precious materials and the way value is assigned in design. Rather than working with […]

01.01.200313.01.2026

Spineless Lamp by Frederik Roije

Frederik Roije Spineless Lamp, 2003 Crafted from porcelain, each lamp undergoes a unique transformation during the kiln firing process. Variations in porcelain thickness and firing temperatures cause the lamps to form unpredictable shapes, resulting in distinct, one-of-a-kind silhouettes. Porcelain, a […]

01.01.200303.06.2025

2002

Hotel Droog DVD

During the international furniture fair in Milan, Droog was present in an inferior little hotel. The interior was left as it was, but the participating designers added something to every room. They created a 5-star hotel experience with it. […]

06.09.2002

Window drops for Levi's RED

date: 2002 A new collaboration between Levi’s RED and Droog results in a window concept composed of self-adhesive PVC drops. The design is developed during a brainstorm session on the subject of glass. Participants are Levi’s fashion designers two product […]

02.06.2002

House and Home for Abitare il Tempo

date: 2002 Abitare il Tempo in Verona, Italy featured a special exhibition on living in the 21st Century. Massimo Morozzi, Ettore Sotsass, Denis Santachiara, Alessandro Mendini, Droog and two other parties were all allocated two hundred square metres to show […]

02.06.2002

Ll T-shirt for Documenta XI Kassel

date: 2002 Okwui Enwezor, artistic director of Documenta XI, 2002 in Kassel, organises a pitch for the design of the logo of this event. Droog is selected as one of six studios. The keywords given by Enwezor are: Globalisation of […]

02.06.2002

Conran Foundation Collection 2002 – Gijs and Renny go shopping

Every year Terrence Conran, the director of The Design Museum in London, allows a famous designer to shop for £30.000 worth of products of his or her choice that consequently are turned into an exhibition and added to the collection […]

06.05.2002

Hotel Droog on Via Mercato

date: 10 – 14 April 2002 location: Albergo Commercio, Via delle Erbe (Hotel Droog*) Hotel Droog was a temporary conceptual design project by the Dutch design collective Droog, presented in April 2002 in a modest one-star hotel on Via Mercato, […]

18.04.200212.01.2026

Restoring daily life

Droog’s 10th Milan presentation: part 2 In an environment where all eyes were perpetually focused on styled slick products and where ‘new’ was embraced just for the sake of it, Droog looked for everyday life situations in which the number […]

10.04.2002

Bowls Plus by Michelle Chuang

Michelle Chuang Bowls Plus, 2002 The Re-inventing Rituals exhibit featured tableware highlighting Chinese eating habits, reflecting the culture’s values and traditions. Michelle Huang from Singapore studied Chinese people living in the Netherlands. While they adapt to Dutch culture, they still […]

01.01.200220.02.2025

Clothes Hanger Lamp by Rody Graumans

Rody Graumans Clothes Hanger Lamp, 2002 The Clothes Hanger Lamp is a stylish and innovative lighting solution that transforms an ordinary hanger into a unique light fixture. By using your clothing as a lampshade, it creates a personalized and ever-changing […]

01.01.200204.03.2025

Sticky Lamp by Chris Kabel

Chris Kabel Sticky Lamp, 2002 By designing the Sticky Lamp Chris Kabel combines style and functionality. The back side of the lamp is covered with self-adhesive tape so it can be hung without any screws. Made from durable plastic inspired […]

01.01.200213.11.2024