A showcase for top contemporary Dutch designers, this housewares shop on the Prinsengracht canal single-handedly makes the case for Amsterdam's status as a new style center. Among the greatest design hits on view: the Moooi Studio's collection of neo-baroque papier-mâché furniture; Piet Hein Eek's garden chairs constructed from recycled wood;
Droog Design is more than a shop—although it has one. Like the overarching Dutch philosophy to "do normal," the lighting, furniture, and accessories created by this nonprofit's stable of some 100 designers emphasize each piece's reason to exist and the meaning behind that reason.
Europe
Top contemporary Dutch designers 
Frozen Fountain
