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

2004

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

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

Café Dutch Room for Premsela Foundation for Dutch Design

date: 2003 Gollandskaya Komnata, St. Petersburg: the Premsela Foundation for Dutch Design commissioned Droog with the furnishing of the ‘Café Dutch Room’ at the Baltic House Theatre in St. Petersburg. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of he city of St. […]

02.06.2003

Streetscape furniture for Mori Building Company, Tokyo

date: 2003 Roppongi Hills, one of the largest private building developments in Japan opened in Tokyo at May 8, 2003. The 11 hectare space will give Tokyo a much needed Cultural Center complete with an art museum, hotel, cinema, restaurants, […]

02.06.2003

Your Choice

Droog’s 11th Milan presentation: part 1 Your Choice commented on choosing something consciously or unconsciously from the host of possibilities presented to us in daily life. How many choices does a person want and how many can he cope with? […]

09.04.2003

Play-back

Droog’s 11th Milan presentation: part 2 Play-back integrated modern technology in our familiar surroundings. Design masterpieces from the past were brought to the height of modern technology. For instance, a Braun record player designed by Dieter Rams in 1962, was […]

09.04.2003

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

Droog & Co. presented a selection of products from the French brothers Erwan and Ronan Bouroullec. This was the first time that an overview of their work was shown in The Netherlands. Ronan en Erwan Bouroullec try to bring ‘feeling’ […]

20.02.200312.06.2020

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