- Pierre Charpin -

Pierre Charpin

France — b. 1962

Available Works

Crescendo Table - Pierre Charpin - Table - Galerie kreo

Pierre Charpin

Crescendo Table - Pierre Charpin - Table - Galerie kreo

Pierre Charpin

Cubes Drawings - Pierre Charpin - Art and Drawing - Galerie kreo

Pierre Charpin

Cubes Drawings - Pierre Charpin - Art and Drawing - Galerie kreo

Pierre Charpin

Cubes Drawings - Pierre Charpin - Art and Drawing - Galerie kreo

Pierre Charpin

Biography

Born in 1962 in Saint-Mandé, Pierre Charpin is a visual artist and designer. He graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Bourges in 1984 and began his career as a visual artist. By the early 1990s, Charpin shifted his focus to designing objects and furniture, embarking on a prolific career in design. His work includes research collaborations with institutions such as CIRVA (1998–2001) and CRAFT (2003–2005), alongside partnerships with esteemed brands like Alessi, Cristallerie Saint-Louis, Design Gallery Milano, Ligne Roset, the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Pamar, Post Design, Tectona, Venini, and the Wrong Shop...

Born in 1962 in Saint-Mandé, Pierre Charpin is a visual artist and designer. He graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Bourges in 1984 and began his career as a visual artist. By the early 1990s, Charpin shifted his focus to designing objects and furniture, embarking on a prolific career in design. His work includes research collaborations with institutions such as CIRVA (1998–2001) and CRAFT (2003–2005), alongside partnerships with esteemed brands like Alessi, Cristallerie Saint-Louis, Design Gallery Milano, Ligne Roset, the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Pamar, Post Design, Tectona, Venini, and the Wrong Shop.

Since 2005, Charpin has worked exclusively with Galerie kreo, creating limited-edition pieces central to his practice.The gallery has hosted several solo exhibitions of his work, including Platform (2006), All’aperto (2008), 8 1⁄2 (2009), Ignotus Nomen (2011), and Marbles & Clowns (2015) in London.

Charpin’s work has garnered significant recognition. In 2004, he won a competition organized by the Société des Eaux de Paris, designing the Eau de Paris carafe to promote the quality of the city’s tap water. Produced in an edition of 60,000, the carafe became a widely recognized household item. The following year, his Triplo vase for Venini was featured in the Compasso d’Oro design competition, and the Paris furniture fair named him “Creator of the Year.”

Beyond object design, Charpin has made notable contributions as a scenographer. He designed exhibitions such as Mobiboom at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (2010) and the third edition of Quali Cose Siamo at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum.

His work is represented in prestigious cultural institutions, including the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, the Centre Pompidou, and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. In 2011, Grand-Hornu Images in Belgium held a monographic exhibition titled Pierre Charpin: 20 Years of Work, celebrating two decades of his career. His designs are also featured in numerous private collections of contemporary art and design.

Since 2008, Charpin has taught in the industrial design department at ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne). In 2012, he participated in the Villa Kujoyama residency program in Kyoto.

Photo credits: © Pierre Antoine Courtesy Galerie kreo

Solo Shows

Pierre Charpin  - Resemblance(s)
Solo Show

20 May - 31 October, 2020

Pierre Charpin  - marbles & clowns
Solo Show

16 September - 31 October, 2015

Pierre Charpin  - Ignotus Nomen
Solo Show

08 September - 07 October, 2011

Pierre Charpin  - 8 ½
Solo Show

31 January - 28 March, 2009

Pierre Charpin  - Platform
Solo Show

25 February - 22 April, 2006

Pierre Charpin  - Pierre Charpin
Solo Show

08 January - 26 February, 2000

Group Shows

Pierre Charpin  - PAD Paris 2025
Fair

02 April - 06 April, 2025

Pierre Charpin  - Profili e Gesti, rhinoceros gallery
Off-site event

21 March - 31 August, 2025

Pierre Charpin  - GSTAAD ART 2025
Fair

13 February - 16 February, 2025

Pierre Charpin  - Design Miami / Paris 2024
Fair

15 October - 20 October, 2024

Pierre Charpin  - PAD London 2024
Fair

08 October - 13 October, 2024

Pierre Charpin  - Design Miami/ Basel 2024
Fair

10 June - 16 June, 2024

Pierre Charpin  - TEFAF New York 2024
Fair

09 May - 14 May, 2024

Pierre Charpin  - PAD Paris 2024
Fair

03 April - 07 April, 2024

Pierre Charpin  - GSTAAD ART 2024
Fair

16 February - 18 February, 2024

Pierre Charpin  - Design Miami/ Paris 2023
Fair

17 October - 22 October, 2023

Pierre Charpin  - PAD London 2023
Fair

10 October - 15 October, 2023

Pierre Charpin  - Design Miami/ Basel 2023
Fair

12 June - 18 June, 2023

Pierre Charpin  - PAD Paris 2023
Fair

29 March - 02 April, 2023

Pierre Charpin  - New beginnings
Group Show

10 January - 04 March, 2023

Pierre Charpin  - PAD London 2022
Fair

10 October - 16 October, 2022

Pierre Charpin  - step by step
Group Show

16 September - 05 November, 2022

Pierre Charpin  - Design Miami/ Basel 2022
Fair

13 June - 19 June, 2022

Pierre Charpin  - chez soi
Group Show

07 April - 16 July, 2022

Pierre Charpin  - PAD Paris 2022
Fair

06 April - 10 April, 2022

Pierre Charpin  - 'inside'
Group Show

08 December, 2021 - 09 April, 2022

Pierre Charpin  - fiac! 2021
Fair

20 October - 24 October, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - Design Miami / Basel 2021
Fair

20 September - 26 September, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - Art Paris Art Fair 2021
Fair

08 September - 12 September, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - artmonte-carlo 2021
Fair

15 July - 17 July, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - kamel mennour x Galerie kreo @in Provence
Off-site event

15 May - 01 September, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - @home new chapter
Group Show

23 March - 08 May, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - @home
Group Show

12 December, 2020 - 22 March, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - Lucas Ratton x kamel mennour x Galerie kreo @Paris
Off-site event

11 December, 2020 - 01 April, 2021

Pierre Charpin  - 20 years
Group Show

25 September - 24 December, 2019

Pierre Charpin  - TEFAF Maastricht 2019
Fair

16 March - 24 March, 2019

Pierre Charpin  - Didier Lavier
Group Show

13 September - 04 November, 2017

Pierre Charpin  - TEFAF New York 2017
Fair

04 May - 08 May, 2017

Pierre Charpin  - PAD Paris 2017
Fair

22 March - 26 March, 2017

Pierre Charpin  - TEFAF Maastricht 2017
Fair

09 March - 19 March, 2017

Pierre Charpin  - silvershadow
Group Show

01 February - 18 March, 2017

Pierre Charpin  - monobloc
Group Show

19 January - 25 March, 2017

Pierre Charpin  - PAD London 2016
Fair

04 October - 09 October, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - One piece a day
Group Show

12 September - 22 October, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - Design Miami / Basel 2016
Fair

13 June - 19 June, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - summer solstice
Group Show

26 May - 05 August, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - super-natural geometry
Group Show

04 April - 18 May, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - PAD Paris 2016
Fair

31 March - 03 April, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - FOG Art+Design San Francisco
Fair

13 January - 17 January, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - Réunions de familles
Group Show

20 November, 2015 - 30 January, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - Eclectic matches
Group Show

06 November, 2015 - 23 January, 2016

Pierre Charpin  - shades of variety
Group Show

25 March - 23 May, 2015

Pierre Charpin  - Only wood
Group Show

05 November - 20 December, 2014

Pierre Charpin  - To be continued
Group Show

30 October - 20 December, 2014

Pierre Charpin  - des formes utiles
Group Show

17 September - 30 October, 2014

Pierre Charpin  - contrast control
Group Show

06 September - 31 October, 2014

Pierre Charpin  - a light introduction
Group Show

23 May - 26 July, 2014

Pierre Charpin  - convergences
Group Show

21 May - 26 July, 2014

Pierre Charpin  - O.K.
Group Show

22 March - 01 June, 2013

Pierre Charpin  - Ensemble
Group Show

12 October - 24 November, 2012

Pierre Charpin  - Techniques mixtes, dimensions variables
Group Show

23 May - 28 July, 2012

Pierre Charpin  - Tandem
Group Show

12 January - 03 March, 2012

Pierre Charpin  - matières à réflexion
Group Show

10 February - 15 May, 2011

Pierre Charpin  - h.75
Group Show

02 October - 23 December, 2010

Pierre Charpin  - 10 printemps en automne
Group Show

12 September - 31 October, 2009

Pierre Charpin  - combinaison
Group Show

13 June - 25 July, 2009

Pierre Charpin  - All'Aperto
Group Show

24 May - 25 July, 2008

Pierre Charpin  - Tabourets
Group Show

08 September - 13 October, 2007

Pierre Charpin  - a black show...
Group Show

02 June - 13 July, 2007

Pierre Charpin  - zero compromise
Group Show

21 April - 26 May, 2007

Pierre Charpin  - a white show
Group Show

17 March - 14 April, 2007

Pierre Charpin  - group show
Group Show

27 January - 10 March, 2007

Pierre Charpin  - Vases
Group Show

02 December, 2006 - 20 January, 2007

Pierre Charpin  - Exposition cérmaiques - Vallauris 2002
Group Show

10 November - 23 December, 2000

Films

Lecteur vidéo

Pierre Charpin - "Similitude(s)" Short clip

Lecteur vidéo

Pierre Charpin - "Similitude(s)" Interview

Lecteur vidéo

Pierre Charpin - Artsnet

Lecteur vidéo

Pierre Charpin - Entre les vases