Sebastian Bergne

“ Design is the creation of the material world around us, the process by which everything can be made beautiful, useful, meaningful or simply a joy to use. Good design is when an object achieves its "right to exist" by striking the right balance between design, innovation, meaning and what it took to create it. „

Born in 1966, Sebastian Bergne’s work is characterised by his approach more than by a formal signature. His projects are innovative but familiar, simple yet clever and always a pleasure to use.

He studied Industrial Design from 1985-8 at the Central School of Art and Design (London) and then at the Royal College of Art (London), graduating in 1990 with distinction.

His London studio was established in 1990, with a second in Bologna between 2000 and 2007. He collaborates with many internationally renowned manufacturers of consumer products and furniture. This work has been widely published, exhibited, included in permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and the Design Museum (London) and honored with numerous international design awards. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bergne has regularly contributed to graduate and postgraduate design education in respected institutions including the Royal College of Art, the university of Venice and ECAL Lausanne.