, ▁Ed ▁Ann ink , ▁Jur gen ▁Bey ▁and ▁J oris ▁La ar man . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Dro og ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁product ▁designer ▁G ij s ▁Bak ker ▁and ▁design ▁historian ▁Ren ny ▁Ram akers . ▁During ▁the ▁Milan ▁F urn iture ▁Fair ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁du o ▁presented ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁so ber ▁designs ▁made ▁of ▁industrial ▁materials ▁and ▁found ▁objects . ▁The ▁presentation ▁was ▁titled ▁' D ro og ▁Design ', ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁simplicity ▁and ▁dry ▁humor ▁of ▁the ▁objects . ▁ ▁They ▁continued ▁by ▁putting ▁together ▁design ▁present ations ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁clear ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁times . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁they ▁extended ▁their ▁sphere ▁of ▁activities ▁by ▁initi ating ▁experimental ▁projects . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁Dro og ▁received ▁its ▁first ▁commission ▁from ▁a ▁company . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Dro og ▁B . V . ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁alongside ▁the ▁Dro og ▁Foundation , ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁Dro og ▁product ▁collection . ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Dro og ▁headquarters ▁has ▁been ▁situated ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁combining ▁a ▁store , ▁an ▁exhibition ▁room , ▁a ▁library ▁and ▁a ▁kitchen . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁an ▁exhibition ▁on ▁Dro og ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Fund ación ▁Joan ▁Mir ó ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 /