Sebastian Bergne has been appointed guest / project professor at Kunsthochschule Kassel for the coming academic year 22/23 in the department of Product Design and Textiles. Follow this account on Instagram to keep in touch with two semesters of project adventures.
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 …
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 …
An in depth interview with designer and educator Sebastian Bergne about his experience of the design industry and his advice for young designers embarking on their careers.
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 …
Sebastian Bergne has been appointed as Program Leader (visiting) of the Masters of Design and Innovation at the Istituto Europeo di Design, Madrid. The course is a one year, high performance and qualification programme aimed at professionals who wish to change the world through strategic design, sustainability and innovation, and who also wish to change …
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
The French ministry of culture has appointed Sebastian Bergne onto the acquisition commission of the CNAP (Centre national des art plastique) in the particular area of design and decorative arts. Since 1791 The CNAP‘s mission has been to support artistic creation, build the heritage of the future and promote contemporary art and design. It is a …
In this interview with Sebastian Bergne in Studio-News magazine he talks about his experience as a designer and how it informs his work with the design graduates on the masters in Product & Furniture Design he leads at Kingston School of Art in London. The first group of students recently graduated from their MA Product …