Ontwerpers.nu designers Christiaan Oppewal and Silvijn van der Velden: ‘The design for the Cleanroom Chair was inspired in 2006 by an installation at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. We then designed a special Cleanroom, an inflatable exhibition room. The entrance to the Cleanroom resembled a cervix; the space itself was atmospheric and alienating. The reactions were amazingly enthusiastic.’
‘For this sterile environment, we designed a number of pieces of furniture, including the Cleanroom Chair, which we used as tools for the production of a lamp. The chair, which was therefore primarily designed as a tool, has been a success from the very start. The Cleanroom Chair was displayed in the superstore of Uniquole at the “Modefabriek”, and the Fonds BKVB also selected it for an exhibition in the new building of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OC&W). We are naturally thrilled that Gispen has now included the Cleanroom Chair in its collection too.’
