Sebastian Bergne is an independent industrial design

Industrial design

Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...

er based in London. He generally designs consumer products, lighting and furniture, but is best known for creating objects for the preparation and consumption of food and drink.

Personal background

Bergne is the son of Paul Bergne

Paul Bergne

Alexander Paul A'Court Bergne was a British diplomat and noted historian of Central Asia. -Life:Bergne served as the British Ambassador to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan following the demise of the Soviet Union....

, a British diplomat and Suzanne Bergne, a ceramist/psychotherapist. He is the grandson of writer Diana Holman-Hunt

Diana Holman-Hunt

Diana Holman-Hunt was an English memoir writer and art critic.Holman-Hunt was the granddaughter of painter William Holman Hunt, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. Her first marriage was to Villiers A'Court Bergne, and her second to David Cuthbert. Her son Paul Bergne was a...

 and second great grandson of Pre-Raphaelite painter William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt OM was an English painter, and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.-Biography:...

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Bergne was educated at Bedales School

Bedales School

Bedales School is a co-educational independent school situated in Hampshire, in the south east of England. Founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools, today the school is one of the most expensive in the UK, charging £9,985 per term for a...

. Then at the Central School or Art and Design

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...

 where he received a Bachelors degree in Industrial Design (Eng) in 1988 and then an MDes with distinction in Industrial Design from The Royal College of Art, London in 1990. He set up his commercial studio in London in the same year followed by a second in Bologna, Italy, between 2000 and 2007.

Professional background

Bergne has worked with a wide variety of clients including Authentics, DeBeers LV, Driade, ENO, Epson, Lexon, Moulinex

Moulinex

Moulinex is a French brand of small electrical appliances and kitchen equipment and is owned by Groupe SEB. Moulinex was originally established as a company in 1937, however at the beginning of September 2001, Moulinex declared bankruptcy....

, Muji

MUJI

, or is a Japanese retail company which sells a wide variety of household and consumer goods.Muji is distinguished by its design minimalism, emphasis on recycling, avoidance of waste in production and packaging, and no-logo or "no-brand" policy....

, P&G, Sassoon, Swarovski

Swarovski

Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...

, Tefal

Tefal

Tefal is a French cookware and small appliance manufacturer owned by Groupe SEB. Its name is a portmanteau of the words TEFlon and ALuminium.Tefal is known for creating the non-stick cookware category....

, Vitra

Vitra

Vitra can refer to:* Vitra : a Swiss manufacturer of designer furniture. Vitra is the European manufacturer and retailer of the works of many internationally renowned furniture designers....

 and WMF

Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik

WMF is a tableware manufacturer, founded in 1853 in Geislingen an der Steige, Germany, by the miller Daniel Straub and the brothers Schweizer.-History:...

. His work has been widely published, exhibited and included in permanent collections including that of The Museum of Modern Art (New York) and the Design Museum

Design Museum

Design Museum is a museum by the River Thames near Tower Bridge in central London, England. The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. It was founded in 1989 and claims to be the first museum of modern design...

 (London). He has also been honored with numerous international design awards such as Red Dot, Design Plus and iF Product Design Award.

IF product design award

The iF Product Design Award was introduced in 1954 and is annually conferred by the iF International Forum Design. Every year the iF attracts more than 2,000 product entries from around 37 nations, which are judged by renowned experts, with the best of them receiving an iF seal of outstanding...

Bergne shares his knowledge and experience as a jury member, lecturer, and by contributing to graduate and postgraduate design education at The Royal College of Art, ECAL, Central School of Art and Design, and the University of Venice

University of Venice

Ca' Foscari University is a university in Venice, northern Italy. It was founded in 1868 as the first Italian business college. The main building of the University, Ca’ Foscari Palace, is placed in a strategic position on the bend of the Grand Canal, in the heart of the city...

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External links

• http://sebastianbergne.com
• http://buysebastianbergne.com
• http://designmuseum.org/design/sebastian-bergne
• http://php.unirsm.sm/mediateca/web/conferenze.php?id=3
• http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1995/mutantmaterials/metals.html
• http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2001/workspheres/
• http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual_arts/1245.asp
• http://www.londondesignguide.com/2010/06/exhibition-blow-by-blow-at-somerset-house/
• http://www.dezeen.com/2008/11/19/sebastian-bergne-at-the-the-aram-gallery/