bertjan pot
Bertjan Pot was born in 1975 in the Netherlands. Almost all of his designs come from experiments in materials. He believes, “the way a product feels is just as important as the way it looks." Pot is very interested in the skins of the structural and non-structural kind. His work reflects his interest in textiles. "When creating a textile one starts with a fiber, that becomes yarn, that can be woven or knitted into a piece of textile that can be sewn together into something bigger. I think this approach can be applied to more than just textiles." His work often starts with materials or smaller parts that he bends into something bigger in form and function. In many of his products, such as the Carbon Chair, the Random Light, the Random Chair and the Knitted lamp, the skin or material of the product becomes the actual product. Many of his products are self-initiated because he feels that a product just needs to be made while others are commissioned by companies such as Pallucco, Domestic, Moooi, Arco, Van Vilt, and Goods.