Sebastian Bergne

United Kingdom

British Industrial designer Sebastian Bergne is renowned for making everyday objects special with his essential and human approach to design. Sebastian’s versatility allows him and his team to work in different ways. As an external Industrial design facility to international brands such as Signify, Ha’ porcelain, Tefal, Pierre Frey, Tolix, Luceplan and Point Two Five, as designer and maker of his growing collection of studio editions or as educator of emerging designers.

Having graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1990, he founded his studio in the same year. His achievements have since been widely recognised with international design awards, frequent publication, exhibitions and inclusion in many private and museum collections such as The Museum of Modern Art (New York), The Design Museum (London) and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris). His wealth of experience makes him sought after as a curator, educator and commentator on design.

Throughout his career Sebastian has contributed to higher education in design within established institutions including most recently as Guest Professor at Kunsthochschule, Kassel, Visiting lecturer at Kingston School of Art and previously at The Royal College of Art, UAL, University of Bolzano and ENSAD.