2011

Salon/2 at Droog Amsterdam

SALON/ offers a platform for both emerging and established artists and designers to show their work in the form of unique installations presented in unexpected locations throughout the city. The creation of a ‘design’ route throughout the city provides a […]

01.07.2011

Unprepared: lessons from the informal economy

date: 2011 location: Mumbai local partner: Studio-X Mumbai lead designer: Bas Princen presentation: 2011 Though their reality is harsh, slums demonstrate people’s capacity to improvise, self-organize and create value regardless of circumstance and institutional wellbeing. As people self-coordinate around common […]

02.06.2011

New is the new new

date: 2011 New is the new new by Droog aims to re-direct the creativity of designers by collecting dead stock from around the world and organizing it as raw material for creative re-interpretation by designers. The stock—often functional yet for […]

02.06.2011

Droog Design 1993-2000

date: 2 – 30 May 2001 location: Ecole Féderale Polytechnique Lausanne (EPFL, Lausanne, Switserland) In the Design Gallery of the EPFL in Switzerland, Edith Bianci presented the exhibition ‘Droog Design 1993-2000’. A selection of twenty pieces along with large photos […]

02.05.2011

Open house

Washing machines sit idle most of the time. Homes offer views that mostly go unnoticed. At the same time, housing foreclosures are on the rise and ready-made jobs are not easy to find. Inspired by the service-oriented mentality of New […]

23.04.201103.09.2024

Easy-chair

Designer: Isabel Berglund Material: chair (supplied by Hieselaar Netherlands BV / Lensvelt BV), wool sweater

15.04.201112.06.2020

Nobody is Protected by Remy Jungerman

Remy Jungerman Nobody is Protected, 2011 Painted plywood, microphones, microphone boxes, metal rod, communication cables, wooden stick In Nobody is Protected, Remy Jungerman critiques the dynamics of power and authority in today’s global communication systems. This installation, which features two […]

01.01.201115.11.2024

Wild Bone China by Christien Meindertsma

Christien Meindertsma Wild Bone China, 2011 The Wild Bone China project is the second commission made by Meindertsma in response to a brief from Droog Design to reflect on the landscape of northern Canada. Traditional bone china commonly uses animal […]

01.01.201106.11.2024

Wild tea herbarium

by Christien Meindertsma Often people who do not live in nature are either very protective of it, or don’t care about it at all. Seeking a new way to harvest the land within an ecosystem, Christien Meindertsma created a Wild […]

01.01.201120.11.2024

2010

Woolfiller station

Come by Droog Amsterdam to try out Woolfiller by Heleen Klopper. Woolfiller allows you to creatively repair holes and hide stains in woollen jumpers, cardigans, jackets and carpets. It is simple, sustainable and satisfying. This event will introduce new […]

27.11.2010

human=human=human=human

New work of artist Franck Bragigand was successfully auctioned on October 20, 2002. The works were produced by Bragigand the week before while working live at Droog & Co. It was part of his project Restoring daily life in […]

08.10.2010

The Copper Collection by Aldo Bakker for Thomas Eyck

The Copper Collection designed by Aldo Bakker for Thomas Eyck is a fresh and innovative approach to traditional and new techniques like moulding, galvanising and lacquering. The items are initially cast from molten copper in a unique mould, and then […]

02.08.2010

Serving NY

An epicentre of highly specialized service industries, New York is a place where most homes do not have irons or washing machines, where taxis outnumber cars, where restaurants hire water pourers, hotels designate door openers, grocery stores have shopping bag […]

02.08.2010

Russia consumes

local partner: Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design Ranging from the conspicuous consumption of cars and jewellery by the New Russian to the reading of a Russian literary classic by a farmer on the train, Russia exemplifies extremes when […]

02.08.2010

The Copper Collection by Aldo Bakker

During ICFF Droog New York presented “The Copper Collection,” a new series designed by Aldo Bakker for Thomas Eyck. The presentation was on from May 15th until June 4th. Opening reception Saturday, May 15th 6:00 – 8:00 pm The approach […]

02.08.2010

Salon/1 at Droog Amsterdam

Salon/1 invites you to participate in a new reflection on fashion & culture, where enlightenment starts at the beginning of the creative process. The event presents fashion, designers and artists at various locations in Amsterdam, including Droog Amsterdam. Droog – Staalstraat 7b […]

15.07.2010