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 …
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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. …
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 …
Part of the 10th anniversary issue of ICON magazine, this article explores the relationship between designers, their work and their personal collections of objects. Text: Edwin Heathcote Photographs: Michael Thomas Jones June 2013.
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 …
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 …
Profile article about the work of Sebastian Bergne written by Laurence Salmon and published in the September issue of ElleDeco France. Photo’s by Marie-Pierre Morel
This summer marks the 20th Anniversary of industrial designer Sebastian Bergne’s studio. To celebrate this occasion, the exhibition Blow By Blow will show an extraordinary collection of unseen personal glass projects. Since starting his professional practice in 1990, Sebastian has collaborated with small glass making workshops to produce these private pieces alongside his regular studio activities. This series …
The Looking Glass decanter uses the optical effect created by filling a lens shaped decanter with a clear liquid. Featured here in Elle decoration UK, December 2009 issue.