In Rome, rhinoceros gallery, a contemporary art space led by Alessia Caruso Fendi, marks the next chapter in its partnership with Galerie kreo. From March 21 to August 31, 2025, the exhibition “Profili e Gesti” will feature works by designers Pierre Charpin, Jaime Hayon, Jean-Baptiste Fastrez, and Chris Kabel.
This second collaboration between Galerie kreo and rhinoceros gallery presents four designers whose practices engage with material experimentation, craftsmanship, and artistic expression, each through a distinct lens. Through a dynamic interplay of forms, profiles, and gestures, the exhibition highlights how design shapes space, movement, and perception.
Gallery Kreo is renowned as one of the most influential design galleries internationally, describing itself as true “research laboratory”. The gallery specializes in limited-edition contemporary pieces, commissioned exclusively from top designers.
“I’m proud to collaborate once again with the ‘kreo world’ to bring the works of four exceptional designers to Rome. This second edition of our pop-up reaffirms the inseparable fusion between design and art. Through the unique perspectives/ PROFILI of these artist-designers, creativity takes shape in expressive gestures/GESTI. Their work blurs boundaries, where form follows not just function, but the power of a poetic sign that mirrors both our inner and outer worlds.” — Alessia Caruso Fendi, director of rhinoceros gallery.
Jaime Hayon invites us into a world of imaginary figures and vernacular influences.
His Atelier Wonderland series features ceramic vases and chandeliers with hand– painted faces, where deep red and intense green recall the warmth of the South. Alongside them, a series of large, glossy white porcelain vases is decorated with small mosaic tiles by Bisazza, meticulously cut and applied by hand.
Their silhouettes sometimes streamlined and slender, sometimes round and generous—are crowned with a “hat” or a small head and adorned with a wideband of mosaics featuring characters from imagination: stylized birds, expressive faces, geometric motifs, golden arabesques, and large red hearts.
These elements come together in a style that is both sophisticated, playful.
Set in the heart of Rome, rhinoceros gallery provides a stunning backdrop that enriches the dialogue between Galerie kreo’s innovative vision and its own distinctive curatorial approach.
20 March -31 August 2025
Stay tuned for more details, and follow our journey on Instagram @jaimehayon and @hayonstudio for exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes moments.