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. …
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 …
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 …
Profile article about Sebastian Bergne by Sixtine Dubley in the special edition of Beaux Art magazine – Qu’Est-Ce Que Le Design Aujourd’hui? (what is design today?) November 2009.