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Since 2004, Droog has been located in an historic building in the
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In collaboration with local partners and experts, design teams traveled to various places in the world, from New York, China, Moscow, Dubai, Mumbai, Belgium to the far north of Canada. Guided by a theme, they explored what could be learned from the various locations. The results were both visionary
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to promote contemporary Dutch design. The founders had selected work by young Dutch designers in which they saw a new trend in the reuse of everyday objects combined with a down-to-earth mentality. They presented these works at the
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and practical in nature. The projects encompassed different disciplines: identity, fashion, food and product design, experience design and urban design. The Droog Lab projects are bundled in the book
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from 1662, which was a commission from the guild that was located in the building, there is now a contemporary interpretation of this painting, made by artist
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gallery, restaurant and offices. Gijs Bakker went his own way in 2009, Ramakers is still the director of Droog. In 2018 they were both awarded with the
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a garden, a library and a lobby, but there was only one hotel room. The spaces were partly furnished with items from the Droog collection.
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