Atelier100 Mentor

Sebastian Bergne was part of the original selection panel and mentoring roster of the Atelier 100 initiative, established by H&M and Ingka Group (the largest IKEA franchisee) to help inspire people to bring their innovative ideas to life. Atelier100 is an entirely new concept, driven by a collective of creatives, makers, manufacturers and design industry …

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Kiss launches with Pierre Frey

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 …

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Renewing Tapestry

Aubusson and YMER&MALTA renew the art of Tapestry. “By giving Valérie Maltaverne a free rein, the Cité internationale de la tapisserie d’Aubusson has breathed an innovative new life into historic craftsmanship. The collection is a passionate celebration of a French artisanal heritage.” This beautiful article in Gazette Drouot reflects the 5 year journey to produce …

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Solutions 22

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 …

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Living in a box

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 …

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Lite Weight at 10 Al Cubo

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 …

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