Participating designers: azuamoline.com, Jurgen Bey, Frederique Daubal, Driessens & Verstappen, Dana Gordon & Alejandro Zamudio Sanchez with Interaction Design Institute Ivrea, Joost Grootens, Susanne Happle & Frederik Molenschot (in collaboration with Terratorium), Chris Kabel, Susanne Kessler & Petra Eichler, Next Architects & Aura Luz Melis, Maurice Scheltens, Tjep., Marije Vogelzang, Marcel Wanders, Bas Warmoeskerken and Mina Wu
We live in a dangerous world. Every day the media bring misery and threats into our living rooms. We think it is not healthy to be concerned about this all the time. Droog Design¡¯s presentation this year is therefore dedicated exclusively to the idle enjoyment of the nicer things of life.
We are going to retire into a garden house or wrap ourselves up in a warm blanket to enjoy music completely on our own. We¡¯re going to swing with plants or wander through the forest listening to the chirping of birds. We will be tickled very softly and we¡¯ll go for a picnic. There¡¯s a nest house and romantic dresses with built-in cushions to lay down anywhere you like.
However, wild animals are skulking in the forest and twilight is already starting to fall. The birds are not singing the way we are used to. It¡¯s not the hands of a person but a robot tickles your back. The picnic hamper stings and when you take a good look at the picnic spread you realise you can¡¯t exclude the evil world outside.
Droog Design is an international platform for innovative design. By its mission and activities Droog aims to stimulate creation, innovation and cultural debate. Product development and – distribution are crucial parts of Droog¡¯s activities. Besides this, Droog focuses on education and publications, the presentation of its collection in travelling exhibitions and the organisation of meetings, events and exhibitions of the latest developments in design in her gallery droog@home in Amsterdam.
In 2004, Droog set up its own production- and distribution division, to be able to optimally respond to the growing demand for Droog products and to guarantee a high quality standard for its products.