2005

New Swedish Designers

‘Objects tell stories about moments in our lives, people we have met and places we have been to. What happens with products after they have left the store?’ In 2004, Front design surveyd the ‘Story of Things’ by interviewing Swedish […]

23.09.2005

In third place: Sweatshop-shirt "do-it-yourself"™ by Drus Dryden

Drus Dryden’s ‘Sweatshop-shirt ‘do-it-yourself’ is a box with all the ingredients for your own sweatshop. The 3 cents, that would otherwise have gone to someone in a sweatshop has been deducted from the price.

02.08.2005

Lace plate by Gijs Bakker

Gijs Bakker’s approach was similar, except that it was totally different, for he added a lace pattern to standard glass plates. For that he took a digitized lace pattern form the Dessailles textile company. ‘It looks and feels like a […]

02.08.2005

Machine comes to bloom for Sony VAIO 5th anniversary

Machine comes into bloom by Mina Wu: ‘Subtle lines of an organic form crawl upon a technical device and continue their way on the hand of the human who operates this machine. Human created technology. Technology created a whole new […]

02.08.2005

Dutch Prime Minister meets creative industry

In order to gain more knowledge about the Dutch creative industry, Prime Minister Balkenende had dinner with the main players in this field. The dinner took place at the Droog flagship store in Amsterdam. The Prime Minister and his guests […]

07.06.2005

Woolbeing for Heng Yuan Xiang group

date: 2005/2006 HYX (Heng Yuan Xiang group) is one of China’s top woollen consumables companies. They asked Droog to create and elaborate an innovative concept for its trademark. As one of the official sponsors of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, HYX […]

02.06.2005

Urban Eco Dinner for Nike

date: 2005 location: Droog Amsterdam In order to have a better understanding of the European market and consumer, Nike brought a team from the United States over to Amsterdam. At Droog they had a ‘brain picking’ dinner with Dutch creatives […]

02.06.2005

Dinner Discutant for Fonds BKVB

date: 2005 Droog hosted a Dinner Discutant, organised by the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB). Invited were 30 prominent persons from the field of Dutch design. Designer/cook Jan B. prepared a delicious all-on-one-plate-diner, but apart […]

02.06.200518.06.2020

Slow Fast Food

The ‘slow’ feeling from the Droog presentation during the Salone del Mobile 2004 in Milan is recalled in co-operation with the Slow Food organisation. For two weeks, Droog hosts a Slow Fast Food snackbar in its own gallery. Things that […]

31.05.2005

New Dutch Designers

Wieki Somers, Simon Heijdens, Chris Kabel and Joris Laarman: four young Dutch designers who brought their work as well as their sources of inspiration. They found out what they had in common in the way they work and the way […]

26.04.2005

Value for Money

Droog’s 13th Milan presentation. What determines the price of a product? The amount of raw material? The value of the material? Production time? Labour costs? Edition? Uniqueness? The name and reputation of the designer or brand? In Value for Money […]

13.04.2005

IoDonna presentation

The Italian fashion magazine IoDonna presents a photo series that partly has been shot in Droog’s gallery in Amsterdam. The Droog products they used are also present ‘in real life’.

12.04.2005

Red Revisited Bowls and Plates by Bas Warmoeskerken

Bas Warmoeskerken Red Revisited Bowls and Plates, 2005 Reinterpretation of the Medieval pottery from the Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom replaced the original handmade clay plates with modern, glossy red plastic. This adaptation retains the charm of the original […]

01.01.200520.12.2024

Tableau Tablecloth by Maurice Scheltens

Maurice Scheltens Tableau Tablecloth, 2005 Using the photogram technique, photographer Scheltens creates this tablecloth decorating it with the silhouettes of the aftermath of a dinner party. Maurice Scheltens creates still lives with different objects: from remote controls and fruits to […]

01.01.200519.11.2024

2004

Waterfall shower by Jan Melis

In this terrazzo wall-basin hot and cold water are one in a waterfall. The water runs away through the terrazzo structure underneath.

02.12.200418.06.2020

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