At the same time it was the ideal opportunity to provide for totally different seating arrangements and communication spaces. The communication and eating options now range from room-in-room systems to informal groups of seating and podiums to gather and chat on, or long communal tables for big parties to savour a meal at. At the heart of the new lunch restaurant lies a table group in the centre with pale grey Chassis seating positioned at long Aline tables. Munich-based designer Stefan Diez used a deep-drawing procedure (customary in automotive manufacturing) to develop Chassis. The origins of its design already place it in the industrial context of modernism. Therefore it’s a perfect match for the Van Nelle Factory. A presentation space adjacent to the restaurant features Wilkhahn’s cushioned all-rounder Ceno (design: Läufer & Keichel, Berlin), an elegant chair for auditoria and their exceptional demands when it comes to comfort.
Project info
Project: Lunch restaurant at the Van Nelle Factory, Rotterdam
Location: Rotterdam
Architects: Brinkman & van der Vlugt (1925-31)
Head of redevelopment: Wessel de Jonge Architecten (1999-2004)
Interior design: Wessel de Jonge Architecten (2016)
Wilkhahn ranges: Chassis multipurpose chair, Ceno multipurpose chair, Aline table range
Completion: 2016
Photography: Stijn Poelstra for Wilkhahn
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