Pierre Charpin

Pierre Charpin was born in 1962 in Saint-Mandé (Paris).
His dedication to designing furniture and objects dates back to the early 1990s.

In 2004 he won a competition for the design of a water carafe for the Société Anonyme de Gestion des Eaux de Paris (Paris Waterworks), the carafe "Eau de Paris", and the "Triplo" vase produced by Venini appeared in the selection for the Compasso d'Oro 2005.

The Paris Furniture Fair named him Creator of the Year 2005.

He has held various solo exhibitions and a number of his pieces are included in the collections of the FNAC (National Foundation for Contemporary Art) at the Georges Pompidou Centre and of the Decorative Arts Museum in Paris.
In 2017 he was named Designer of the Year by M&O: http://www.maison-objet.com/en/magazine/inside-mo/pierre-charpin-designer-of-the-year-maisonobjet-paris-january-2017