As part of his one-year guest professorship at the Kunsthochschule Kassel Sebastian Bergne led this project Can you self produce? Self-production or “auto produzione” has become a recognised model of working for many designers at all stages of their careers. It offers the designer the opportunity to manufacture and sell their own designs direct to …
Exhibitions
The reference and subversion of archetypes has consistently played a part in Sebastian Bergne’s work, with a humorous twist never far behind. The past year has seen a return to the theme of dice with an ongoing exploration of dice, their markings, use and function. The Chelsea Arts Club hosts a cabinet exhibition of several …
Intelligent solutions for kitchen and household. New expectations in the kitchen call for new solutions. But which kitchen and household aids are really up to the job? Which are both innovative and appealingly designed? Sebastian Bergne presents an intelligent selection in the special ‘Solutions’ exhibition. Based in London, the renowned industrial designer attaches particular significance …
Ha Matcha is the latest collaboration between Tokyo Saikai and industrial designer Sebastian Bergne. Combining expertise in porcelain manufacturing with a clear creative vision, the Horizon collection was developed in cooperation with the Sekishu-Isa school of tea. You are invited to the launch event of Ha’ matcha and the Horizon collection, a new way to enjoy …
The Kiss collection, designed by object and furniture designer Sebastian Bergne, is a family of compact upholstered pieces gathered around a carefully proportioned small armchair. Generous volumes barely touch to form delicately balanced, almost sensual, yet functional compositions. It is these arrangements of form that challenge our expected construction of furniture and become exceptional. Hard …
Intelligent solutions for kitchen and household. New expectations in the kitchen call for new solutions. But which kitchen and household aids are really up to the job? Which are both innovative and appealingly? Sebastian Bergne presents an intelligent selection in the special ‘Solutions’ exhibition. Based in London, the renowned industrial designer attaches particular significance to …
In April 2021 we invited international designers and artists to contribute to Living in a Box – Collection of Artefacts. The object’s limit needed to be 10/10/10 cm – the size of a small cardboard box. The results would be exhibited first online, then in a real exhibition. On March 20, 2022 – on a …
Light my Fire is an exhibition of 24 candle holders selected, adopted, collected, arranged and curated by Connie Hüssar and Jörge Boner. A glazed Candle Brick by Sebastian Bergne was included in the exhibition. Gallery Neumarkt 17, Zürich December 1-24th, 2021. Catalogue photos: Heinz Ungar
A light hearted take on the paper hat, Bob keeps you cool, can be transformed into a light, bowl etc.. simply by scaling and is home made from whatever left over packaging you have to hand. The unboxing show is part of the 2021 London Design Festival, an opportunity for people to come and make …
Lite Weight is Sebastian Bergne’s contribution to the exhibition 10 Al Cubo at the new marble design gallery In Marmo. Even in an area famous for its marble, the quarries of Carrara are experiencing their own sustainability issues. As large blocks become more expensive to extract, they have an excess of smaller fragments. The response was this …