Gijs Bakker
Designer, Amsterdam
“Conceptual Design in Context"
February 23, 2009
Books
Disclosing Dapperbuurt / Design Academy Eindhoven, IM Masters ; [ed. by Louise Schouwenberg ; texts Gijs Bakker ... et al.]. Rotterdam : episode publishers, 2007.
Loeb Design | NA9208.A6 D46 2007
Droog Design: spirit of the nineties / edited by Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker ; introduction by Paola Antonelli. Rotterdam : 010 Publishers, 1998.
Loeb Design | NK1535.D82 A4 1998
Couleur locale: Droog Design for Oranienbaum /designs, Jurgen Bey ... [et al.] ; introductions, Thomas Weiss, Renny Ramakers. Rotterdam : 010 Publishers, 1999.
Loeb Design | NK1454.Z9 D762 1999 CD-ROM kept in Visual Resources
Selected Articles
Staal, Gert. “Spreading its things: by building a network of international franchises, Droog finds a way to expand its reach without diluting its message.” ID: magazine of international design, 2007 June, v.54, n.4, p.74-77.
Ramakers, Renny. “Renny Ramakers - Droog: biti Droog (Suh) je pitanje mentaliteta = Being Droog (Dry) is about mentality.” Oris, 2007, v.9, n.47, p.164-[175]. (interview) (Croatian; English)
Abstract: Interview held in Belgrade on May 11, 2007.
Zijl, Ida van. “Gijs Bakker and Jewellery.” Craft Arts International no. 66 (2006) p. 44-7.
Abstract: A profile of Dutch jewelry and product designer Gijs Bakker. (Click here for PDF: Harvard ID and PIN required)
Saito, Hitomi. “Furniture designers 6: Gijs Bakker.” GA houses, 2005 Apr., n.87, p.66-73. (English; Japanese)
Abstract: Profile of the Dutch designer and cofounder, with Renny Ramakers, of Droog Design
Parsons, Tim. “A decade of Droog.”Blueprint (London, England), 2003 Apr., n.206, p.39.
Abstract: An appreciation of the Dutch design collective on its tenth anniversary.
Ramakers, Reny. “Less + more: storia passioni e futuro di Droog Design, gruppo olandese votato alla rigorosa asciutezza concettuale = The history, passions and future of Droog Design, Dutch group devoted to lean, dry design.” Ottagono, 2002 July-Aug., n.152, p.88-101. (interview) (Italian; English)
Edelkoort, Li. “Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands.” Marquee, 2002, v.34, n.1, p.150-153.
Ramakers, Renny. “Droog Design: Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker.” AA files, 2001 Autumn, n.44, p.50-61. (interview)
Abstract: Interview conducted on the occasion of a lecture and exhibition at the AA in Jan. 2001.
Metcalf, Bruce. “Jewels of mind and mentality: Dutch jewelry design 1950-2000.” Metalsmith v. 21 no. 3 (Summer 2001) p. 48.
Abstract: A review of "Jewels of Mind and Mentality: Dutch Jewelry Design 1950-2000," an exhibition at the Philadelphia Art Alliance in Philadelphia from November 11, 2000, to January 7, 2001. The show's notable achievement is offering a survey of Dutch studio jewelry and a serious examination of its intellectual underpinnings. (Click here for PDF: Harvard ID and PIN required)
Williams, Gareth. “Dry history.” Blueprint (London, England), 1998 May, n.150, p.48-49. (book review)
Abstract: Review of 'Droog Design: spirit of the nineties', ed. by Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker.
Richards, Kristen “Have show, will travel.” Interiors, 1990 July, v.149, no.12, p.78-[79].
Abstract: On the travelling Gijs Bakker retrospective exhibition. Designer: Ed Annink.
Finessi, Beppe. “Milano, Hotel Droog.” Abitare, 2002 July-Aug., n.419, p.[91]-[93).
Abstract: 'For five days of the Salone [2002], a modest one-star hotel in Via Mercato became [the Dutch design group] Droog's centre of operations. A group of designers responded to different places in the hotel (lobby, stairs, corridors, lounges, public areas, bathrooms, bedrooms) simply by leaving something they have designed in them.'
“NL Architects: Mandarina Duck Flagship Store, Paris.” A & U: architecture & urbanism, 2001 Dec., n.12(375), p.[20]-[27].
Downey, Claire. “NL Architects with Droog Design creates the Mandarina Duck store in Paris, sparked with inventive and whimsical displays.” Architectural record, 2001 Sept., v.189, n.9, p.128-133.
Williams, Gareth. “The new vernacular.” Blueprint (London, England), 1999 June, n.162, p.26-28.
Abstract: Looks at three experiments in design aimed at reviving local craft industries: Droog at Oranienbaum, and the Netherlands Design Institutes's 'Connecting' project are both Dutch programs, and an artists-in-residence collaboration with local craftspeople centered in the French village of Les Arques.