Sebastian Bergne will be leading a two week long design master class on the subject of the Contemporary Souvenir as part of the Palomarlabs. An initiative that is exploring new products for a post Covid-19 world whilsts giving young designers a chance of having their projects put into manufacture. The master class will take place …
The online community Creative Skills Network has launched. It connects emerging designers and artists to established practitioners, professionals and inspirational educators for live onscreen skills training and guidance. Founded by designer and educator Sebastian Bergne during the first Covid19 lockdown, both as a support and learning resource for emerging creative entrepreneurs and as a curated …
This summer the ‘Cité internationale de la tapisserie’ hosts the exhibition ’10 ans de création contemporaine’ a celebration of ten years of contemporary tapestry creation, actively supported by the museum; since it’s creation in 2009 as the guardian of French tapestry and place of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. The Forest bench designed by Sebastian Bergne …
Candle Brick is a candle holder, hand made it has rough craft qualities and a down to earth character when brought into the home. They can be used individually or to build sculptural arrangements that bring striking candle light to a table top, shelf or bar. This new studio edition by Sebastian Bergne is the …
Sebastian is pleased to have participated in Design for Life a fund raising sale for the benefit of the Fondation de l’Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, and more specifically of the Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire Sorbonne AP-HP, with the aim of helping nursing staff and researchers faced with the current Corona virus crisis. The international design community have donated …
For the 9th year, Sebastian Bergne has curated and designed the Solutions exhibition at the Ambiente trade fair in Frankfurt. Solutions is a yearly selection of new and intelligent products for the kitchen and household. This year the main focus was on eating and drinking on the move, sustainability and general innovation in down to …
This three dimensional screen print was presented during the flourish of Paper themed exhibitions and new works at the Royal Academy this week. Responding to a commission from Royal Academy Editions, this work by Sebastian Bergne explores the single sheet of paper as an object rather than a surface. Both sides of the page have …
Forest, a collaboration between Sebastian Bergne, Ymer & Malta and the Atelier Bernet was shown for the first time at a private event at the Musee des Art Decoratifs, Paris last week. Together with six other works it forms the new collection “Aubusson Tapestry: the great lady” This collection of limited edition pieces is produced …
Sebastian Bergne was keynote speaker at the recent Design Week Turkey. His talk sat within the overall theme of Beyond Design but particularly addressed the importance of the start of a project. The starting point being different every time and making a project more than a process. It makes them relevant, human and in some …
On the 22nd of October Sebastian Bergne gave a lecture entitled ‘In the Beginning’ at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. The talk covered the full breadth of his work but focused particularly on the importance of the starting point for each project in defining the context, approach and outcome. Kunsthochschule Kassel