Pierre Charpin has been named Maison & Objet's Designer of the Year and will showcase his work in a self-designed hub at the fair in January.
Charpin was recognised as Designer of the Year for the fair's January edition on the basis of his vast portfolio of work across a number of the world's leading brands.
Pierre Charpin. Photograph by Morgane Le Gall
Described by Maison&Objet as "an explorer at heart", Charpin has collaborated with the likes of Alessi, Hermès, Ligne Roset and Hay.
"Pierre Charpin keeps his eye for plastic arts and stamps his unique style on every piece he designs ? formal simplicity, softened by curved lines and often highlighted by distinctive chromatic choices," said Maison&Objet.
Charpin was born in 1962 in the outskirts of Paris to a family of artists. He trained at the Bourges School of Fine Arts and worked alongside various figures from the Memphis Group. PC lamps. Photograph by Pierre Antoine
Since the early 1990s, Charpin has pursued a variety of material research projects, as well as a number of high-profile commissions. He now lives in Paris and works in Ivry-sur-Seine.
Maison&Objet names a designer of the year for both the January and September fairs.
They are typically in keeping with the specific focuses each of the two shows ? a product or industrial designer for January, and a designer more recognised for their work in interiors for September.
Lacquer centrepieces. Photograph by Julie Richoz
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