About

Virginia Jakim is a Buenos Aires-born, Berlin-based artist working with Design as a topic and on the revision familiar objects as carriers of cultural meaning and shared experiences.With a background in Fashion Design and Contemporary Jewellery, Jakim specializes in handmade objects in metal and has worked in different areas of Art and Design, from Costume to Interior Landscaping.

Her practice is based on the revision of wearable and everyday-life objects. The intentional use of their poetic potential and the evocative aspect of materials are at the center of my practice. With a tongue-in-cheek tone, Virginia re-designs known objects, remixing their elements to cause an alteration in the final product and its usability, one that bounces between funny, dreamy and eerie. In this gesture, she proposes a fresh gaze on the things that we take for granted and use them as trampolines to dwell on topics like desire, belonging, entertainment and power.

Exhibitions

MAPA Art Fair
Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 2026

“Mueble vs. Escultura”
Espinosa Estudios, Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 2026

“Patio” (Solo exhibition, Curated by Acopio)
Oficinas 1369, Buenos Aires, Argentina - February 2026

“Bois Magique Nº3”
Montreal, Canada - August 2025

“Fokus: Trash”
Vienna Design Week - Vienna, Austria - September 2024

Icons at play
Pratt Institute - New York, U.S.A. - November 2019

Speculation
Weserhalle - Berlin, Germany - November 2018

Love Jewels
Huis Pauwels Spaenjers Multiple Gallery - Hasselt, Belgium - July 2018

Jewelry and Music
Tincal Lab - Porto, Portugal - November 2017

Icons at play
Brooklyn Metal Works - New York, U.S.A. - November 2017

Pina
Museum of Architecture and Design - Buenos Aires, Argentina - April,2012

Futurism project
PROA Foundation - Buenos Aires, Argentina - June 2010.

Education

MA Fashion Design
Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo, Universidad de Buenos Aires | 2006 – 2013

Contemporary Jewellery Design
Taller Eloi, Buenos Aires | 2012 – 2015