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Droog
DESIGN, HOMEWARES
Droog means 'dry' in Dutch, and this design house's products are strong on dry wit. Check
out inventions such as the 85-lamp chandelier, the cow chair, and curtains with dress pat-
terns. Even small items, like superpowerful suction hooks, are seriously smart.
(
www.droog.nl
;
Staalstraat 7b;
Tue-Sun;
4/9/14/16/24/25 Muntplein)
27
Het Fort van Sjakoo
BOOKS
Get the lowdown on the squat scene, plus locally produced zines, anarchist treatises and
Trotsky translations, at this lefty bookshop, which has been in operation since 1977. Much
of the stock is available in English.
(
625 89 79;
www.sjakoo.nl
;
Jodenbreestraat 24;
11am-6pm
Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat;
9/14 Waterlooplein)
28
Henxs
The two tiny floors of this indie clothes store are crammed with fave labels of skaters and
graffiti artists, such as Hardcore, Bombers Best, Evisu and G-Star. Graffiti supplies and
edgy accessories are available in Henxs' space next door.
(
www.henxs.com
;
St Antoniesbreestraat
136;
CLOTHING
9/14 Waterlooplein)
Juggle
SPECIALTY SHOP
Just a short stroll down the block from Café de Doelen (see 20
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
, A4), wee Juggle puts more than mere balls in the
air: it also sells circus supplies, from unicycles to fire hoops to magic tricks.
(
www.juggle-
store.com
; Staalstraat 3;
Tue-Sat;
4/9/14/16/24/25 Muntplein)
