Dutch design brand Droog has opened a hotel in Amsterdam where guests who venture out from their rooms can attend lectures, visit exhibitions and shops or relax in a "fairy-tale garden" without leaving the building (+ slideshow). More »

Dresses whirl past on a radio-controlled coat hanger in this installation by Amsterdam-based German designer Michael Schoner at the Droog flagship store in Amsterdam. The movement was controlled by manipulating two fans, taken from computers, at the top of the mobile while bags of sugar and salt provided counterweights. More »

At their Amsterdam headquarters Dutch design collective Droog present plans for a house by Japanese studio Atelier Bow-Wow, to be built behind an existing townhouse facade in Amsterdam and furnished entirely with the Droog collection. More »

Graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister presented a chair with 200 patterns at Design Miami/Basel last week. More »

Dutch design collective Droog have launched a collection of clothes that are glued together rather than stitched, designed by denim brand Gluejeans. More »

Dezeenwire: at Design Miami next month, products from Dutch design brand Droog will be presented in a specially-designed house by Japanese architects Atelier Bow Wow. See press release below. More »

Here are some photos of the new Droog design store in New York, designed by Makkink & Bey, the Dutch design studio headed by Jurgen Bey. More »

Dutch architects NL created a forest of 100 trees planted in shopping trolleys at the Urban Play event in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which ended earlier this month.  More »

News: Dutch design brand Droog has relaunched its website, www.droog.com.

Czech designer Jan Čtvrtník has won the Climate Competition organised by Droog with a vase based on Alvar Aalto's famous design, but modified to express the effects of global warming. More »

Milan 08: designer Jens Praet showed his collection of furniture made of shredded documents at the A Touch of Green exhibition by design collective Droog in Milan last month. More »

Live from Milan: Here's a selection of pieces from the A Touch of Green exhibition by design collective Droog, which explores issues surrounding sustainability. More »

Milan update: Tomas Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny has sent us another photo of his extraordinary vase made by bees. More »

Live from Milan: this is the best thing we've seen in Milan so far - a vase made by bees. More »