The minimalist and corbusian, artist and set designer Pierre Charpen (Pierre Charpin, b. 1962) is a master of plastic and speculative masterpieces in which perception prevails over the constructive component. His work is published by the Parisian gallery Kreo, he does projects for Hermès, Zanotta, Venini, Alessi, Cristalleries Saint-Louis and Ligne Roset.

Slice Lounge, Ligne Roset. 2016.

Decanters, tables or chairs - they all allow you to appreciate the author’s subtle manner of handling the subject, his training, the sense of material, the ability to create unique archetypal forms.

Crescendo table, Bisazza tile. Galerie Creo. Table lamp PC, Wrong.London. Aluminum, steel, silicone. Small purple coffee table, call. Platform. The structure is aluminum. Galerie Kreo.

A graduate of the National School of Art of Bourges in 1984, he inherited sensuality and eye of the sculptor from his father, the artist Mark Sharpen. However, six years after receiving a diploma, Pierre Charpin finally falls in love with the subject design and focuses his work on pieces of furniture and decor.

Parabole Lamp. Metal Galerie Creo.

After working in the Milan studio of George Souden (co-founder of the Memphis group), he gained invaluable experience, returns to Paris, receives an award from VIA and starts designing for famous brands.

Figure Loop 03, 2012.

“I never make a distinction between industrial design and gallery unicats,” says Sharpen. In 1998, CIRVA (International Center for Research in the Field of Glass and Plastic Arts) in Marseille released its series of glass vessels. In Valoris, two years later, he is exhibiting as a ceramist. His poetic gift has been noted by famous brands made in Italy, such as Zanotta and Alessi. And, of course, the talented compatriot is fostered by the flagship of the French furniture industry - the company Ligne Roset.

Coffee table Stump, Ligne Roset. Carrara marble.

Pierre Charpen teaches at the High School of Art and Design in Reims, and later at the forge of young professionals for the luxury industry - ECAL School in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 2005, his Triplo vase for Venini was nominated for the Compasso d'Oro award. In 2010, the Museum of Decorative Art in Paris and the Milan Design Museum Triennale entrust it to the set design of their exhibitions. The objects of Sharpen fall into the collections of European museums and private collections, and in 2014 the JRP Ringier publishes the first monograph: Pierre Charpin.