Sebastian Bergne’s winning proposal ‘Tomb of the past’ for the Monumental Masonry competition has been featured in Financial Times. The article explores the ideas and traditions of tombs, graves and mausolea in general as well as the various entries to the competition. The results of the competition were exhibited at the John Soane’s Museum. Nov …
The inspirational exhibition Design is a state of mind curated by Martino Gamper will be touring in Italy. Firstly to the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli in Turin (22/10/2014–22/02/2015) then to Museion in Bolzano (12/06/2015-06/09/2015). The exhibition is effectively the story of design from the 1930’s to the present day seen through the eye’s of a single typology, shelving. …
The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul at the ORNC has commissioned designer Sebastian Bergne to produce a large scale contemporary nativity based on his domestic Colour Nativity sets. Each of the characters is a minimal wooden block that is recognisable by its colour, proportion and place in the composition. The project makes use …
As part of the 2013 Wallpaper Hand Made project, Sebastian Bergne collaborated with British brush manufacturer Kent. The results were a family of brushes for a variety of specialised functions that each utilise a different part of the same, particular handle form. The range formed part of the Hand Made exhibition, part of the Milan …
“Vom Stand Der Dinge” | As things are now. International Design-Exhibition at Wilhelm Wagenfeld House. A group exhibition examining the state of design today, including installations of work by Sebastian Bergne (GBR), Alfredo Häberli (CHE), Naoto Fukasawa (JPN), Ineke Hans (NLD), Scholten & Baijings (NLD), Polka (AUT), Wilhelm Wagenfeld (DEU) and others. Wilhelm Wagenfeld Foundation, …
We’re hardly short of new products in the modern world. Our 21st century, techno-driven, global economy has become a giant engine, geared up to make and to market objects to us in their millions. But how often do the many products we rely on really excite us? Why do we so often favour big brand …
We are pleased to announce that six of our designs have been included in the Keep it Glassy Exhibition and included in the permanent collection of the Shangai Museum of Glass, These include pieces from the Corked series, Dizzy glasses and the Looking Glass decanter. Opening March, 2013.
By day, a quiet exhibition of a long laid table, a table of beautiful objects poised for the start of a meal. By night, the exhibition comes alive as a bustling table of people sharing a meal. Designing for the preparation, serving and consumption of food has become one of the hallmarks of designer Sebastian …
Colour Ware was inspired by the desire to challenge the traditional creative process and to use colour as a starting point and key element in the finished object as opposed to a final surface treatment. The result is a series of plates in various thicknesses of materials with inherent colour. As place settings they give creative …
Following the success of the Blow By Blow exhibition in London, Sebastian Bergne has collaborated with Milan gallery Pigr’ to present a new version of the exhibition. The 20 years of projects in glass will be joined by Pipe glass the new object created for the event and available in an edition of 100 pieces. see more… Exhibition design …