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Designer
Sebastian Holmbäck
Sebastian Holmbäck (born 1971) is a Danish industrial designer who works across product design, furniture, lighting, exhibition and interior design. He graduated from the Furniture & Spatial Design programme at Denmark's Design School,…
Biography
Background
Sebastian Holmbäck (born 1971) is a Danish industrial designer who works across product design, furniture, lighting, exhibition and interior design. He graduated from the Furniture & Spatial Design programme at Denmark's Design School, worked at Studio Back To HQ until 2003 and then ran his own studio, and from 2008 to 2015 he ran HolmbäckNordentoft together with Ulrik Nordentoft.
Signature Style
His stated aim in design is to challenge and develop a brand's core identity and to bring meaningful content to the world, while bridging aesthetics, people, costs and manufacturing.
Notable Works
With Nordentoft he designed the Shelter lamp for Normann Copenhagen (2013), the Emma series and other products for Stelton, the Nam Nam furniture for 8000C and the Örfjäll working chair for IKEA. For Holmegaard he designed the ARC collection.
Legacy
His design prizes include Red Dot Awards in 2011, 2014 and 2017, the Formland Award in 2011 and Designer of the Year from Boligmagasinet in 2013. Since 2019 he has worked as a visual artist, and since 2024 as an intuitive guidance coach.
