About the artist:

Bertjan Pot is a designer, probably best known for his Random Light (1999). The light started as a material research, which is basically the starting point of each product created by Bertjan Pot. The outcome is usually an interior product showing a fascination for techniques, structures, patterns and colors. Most experiments start quite impulsively by a certain curiosity for how things would function or how something would look. From there Pot takes on challenges with manufacturers to explore possibilities and push the boundaries a bit. The reward for each challenge is a new one. Happy to be working with: Arco, Cassina, Chi Ha Paura…?, Den Herder Production House (DHPH), Domestic, Drisag, Established & Sons, Febrik, Functionals, Gelderland, Golran, Goods, Hay, Lensvelt, Montis, Moooi, Moooi Carpets, Moustache, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Nike, Richard Lampert, Textielmuseum and Wrong for Hay Memorable (group) exhibitions: Solo: A Fine Mess - Brutto Gusto | Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2004 A Room with a View - Inside Design | Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2011 Wandering Spirits - Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam Trail | The Netherlands 2012 Masks - Gallery Oh | Rosebery, Australia 2012 Tricks & Flicks - Design Parade, Villa Noailles | Hyères, France 2013 Group: Dutch new innovators - International Design Center | Nagoya, Japan 2000 Stroomversnelling - Het Groninger Museum | Groningen, The Netherlands 2001 Milan in a Van - Fuori Salone | Milan, Italy 2002 Brilliant! - Victoria and Albert Museum | London, United Kingdom 2004 Nest - Stedelijk museum | Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2005 Grazie dei fiori - Sala Prova, Fuori Salone | Milan, Italy 2005 Project Rotterdam - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2005 Innovative Dutch Textiles - FIT museum | New York, United States 2005 Just In - Nederlands Architectuur Instituut (Nai) | Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2005 NLA - Straight outa Holland - Acme Gallery | Los Angeles, United States 2006 It’s my party (and I cry if I want to) - Gallery Emmy Miltenburg | Schiedam, The Netherlands 2006 Dutch design port - Milk, Gallery Vivid | New York, United States 2007 Treasure Hunt; Vanitas or Humanitas - Gallery Le Bain | Tokyo, Japan 2009 Post Fossil - 21_21 Design Sight | Tokyo, Japan 2010 Why a conversation between Tonio and Bertjan takes such a long time - Zwervende Tentoonstelling Schieblock | Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2011 Totem and Taboo - International MuseumsQuartier | Vienna, Austria 2011 New Energy in Design and Art - Museum Boymans van Beuningen | Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2011 Progress part of Face Value - Tent., | Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2011 Design of the Year 2012 - The Design Museum | London, United Kingdom 2012 A Conversation (with Tonio de Roover) - Pictura | Dordrecht, The Netherlands 2012 Dutch design – House of Orange - Oranienbaum, Germany 2012 Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, a life as patrons - Villa Noailles| Hyères, France 2012 Elephant in the Room - Galerie Fons Welters |Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2012 Isn’t It Romantic? - Museum of Applied Art Cologne | Cologne, Germany 2012/2013 Hand Made: Long Live Crafts - Museum Boijmans van Beuningen | Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2012 Design with Heart - Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne | Saint-Etienne, France 2012 Self-Unself - Van Abbe Museum | Eindhoven, The Netherlands 2013 Proud to be in the collection of: Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Shrunken bench and Random Light Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam - Random Chair (prototype), Carbon Copy, Excavated Vase, Old Fruit Versatile, Downstairs Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - Random Chair, Carbon Copy, Carbon Chair FNAC (French National Art Collection) - Old Fruit, Versatile MoMa New York - Carbon Chair Textielmuseum Tilburg - Jumper, Font of the Loom, Masks, Pocket Light Awards that made us smile...: Kunstbende (Arts bunch) 1992 - first prize in the category ‘Alles Mag’ (everything’s allowed), How to make a chair out of a giant paperclip.. Materiaalfondsprijs 2003 - Random Chair, the best material experiments in design. Profiel Prijs 2004 - for using textile fibers in an extraordinary way. Elle Deco Award 2005 - Best in Seating for the Carbon chair SANOMA Woon Award 2007 - Best Interior product - Slim table Dutch Design Prize 2007 - Best interior Product (Slim table). IF Gold award 2007 - Interior Products (Slim table). Interior Innovation Award 2012 - The Best of Best of the Imm Cologne - Tiebreak 1st Frame Moooi Award 2012 - Stairway to Heaven Dutch Design Award 2012 - Category Autonomous Design - Masks Woonbeurs pin 2012 - oeuvre award