Sebastian Bergne (GB)
Multiple Making: Designing Through Repetition
August 31st – September 6th 2025

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.
www.sebastianbergne.com
The Workshop
Traditionally associated with serial production and print editions, the act of making multiples can also be seen as a distinct methodology—one that goes beyond mere replication to explore how iterative processes shape creativity and production. By integrating repeatable techniques into their practice, designers and makers can generate coherent families of objects and develop new ways of thinking about form, material, and reproducibility.
This workshop invites participants to explore the power of seriality by designing and producing a set of at least 10 objects using a simple, repeatable process within Boisbuchet’s extensive facilities and landscape. Possible techniques may include casting, template cutting, jig forming, pressing, printing, or any other approach that enables controlled variation while maintaining a strong conceptual and aesthetic link between the pieces. Rather than focusing on mass production, the emphasis will be on understanding how a design can be conceived with a process in mind, allowing for the creation of a cohesive family of objects, while leaving space for material, manual, or process-driven nuances.
By the end of the workshop participants will gain insight into how process-driven design brings new creative possibilities. Whether applied to craft, industrial design, or experimental art, this exploration of multiples will provide new tools for integrating serial production into creative work.
Housing
Accommodation & food are included
We can accommodate for special catering
All participants sleep in dormitories
To book a private room or bring additional guests, get in touch: workshops@boisbuchet.org
Education
Our staff are available to help you conceptualize & produce your designs
Tools & materials are provided by Boisbuchet
All workshops are taught in English
The number of participants is limited to 22
Activities
Weekly campfire, exhibition & guided tour of the Domaine
Conferences from designers throughout the week
The famous Wednesday Porky’s party