Inside Design Parade 2026: French Riviera’s Design Fest
Southern France thrives with creativity: Design Parade 2026 spotlights Magritte-inspired interiors, candle clocks, hybrid lamps, and Pre-Columbian Pokémons.
Elizabeth Leriche’s ‘Archaeology of the Future’ explores decor trends
Conceived as a design journey across eras, the What’s New in Decor exhibition unfolded as an Archaeology of the Future: from neoclassical to Art Deco and neo-futurism.
Symposion by Anthony Guerrée: Conversations Etched in Marble
With the Symposion furniture collection, the French designer crafts a poetic design dialogue between marble and memory.
Paris Deco Off 2026: Six Adventurous Textile Journeys
From lush French gardens to exotic forests and cosmic voyages, Paris Deco Off 2026 interweaves tactile patterns and adventurous storytelling in textile and wallpaper design.
Iconic BIC Cristal pen reimagined and switched on as a playful lamp
Unveiled at Maison & Objet, Seletti’s new lamp marks 75 years of the legendary BIC Cristal pen, showing how design icons “can be reborn to illuminate our homes.”
Harry Nuriev’s Transformism exhibition highlights the power of design-[re]thinking
What if we reinvented instead of inventing? At the designer’s ‘Transformism’ showcase in Paris, past and future meet, beginning with ordinary objects dressed in a metallic finish.
Jean Nouvel’s Fondation Cartier in Paris is an Artwork in Motion
The new home of the Fondation Cartier adapts seamlessly to artists and their ideas. Moving floors create a dynamic space of uninhibited inspiration.
Objets Trouvés: Harry Nuriev sparks creative exchange, turning unwanted belongings into art
At the stunning Petits-Augustins chapel in Paris, artist and designer Harry Nuriev’s Objets Trouvés transforms forgotten or unneeded objects into a participatory living cycle of art, exchange, and renewal.
POMPEII-X by Jimmy Delatour is a design glitch merging Ancient echoes with futuristic visions
POMPEII-X furniture collection blends ancient Roman aesthetics with a contemporary twist. Inspired by Quantum Physics theories, parallel realities, and how new technologies can alter history and facts, the collection wasn’t purposely AI-generated to highlight today’s new paradox.
Maison&Objet Shines a Spotlight on Seven German Talents
These seven German talents offer a glimpse into the future—where heritage and modernity blend into something truly inspiring.
Spinning Around: Sophia Taillet Designs a Hypnotic Dance of Mirrors in the Heart of Paris
Nine rotating mirrors choreograph a silent ballet under the open sky in the courtyard of the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris.
Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau’s ‘Labyrinthe’ in Paris is half fairytale, half design playground
Get lost in a maze of design at the Hôtel de la Marine. Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau created a whimsical ‘Labyrinthe’ of fabrics, myths, and treasures in the courtyard and halls of an 18th-century palace.
Folie: A Multisensory Pause for the Mind at Hôtel de Sully
At Paris Design Week, the Folie installation blends design, fragrance, and sound into a haven for mental well-being.”
Maison & Objet Fall 2025: A Fresh Take on Design, Community, and Creativity
Maison & Objet Fall 2025 looks ahead, showcasing new talents and bold collaborations—from the next generation of German designers to visionary entrepreneurs and emerging brands. “An open house, open to all,” says new Artistic Director Amelie Pichard.
Paris Design Week 2025: Fifteen must-visit exhibitions in the Ville Lumiére
Paris Design Week 2025 sweeps across the French capital—think blooming textile corals, playful plastic glamping, spinning mirrors, a craft-filled labyrinth, and even a design disco club.
Design Parade 2025: creativity blossoms on the French Riviera
Best of Design Parade 2025: solo exhibitions by Jaime Hayon and Harry Nuriev, as well as furniture collections by emerging talents, and a celebration of children’s design.
Souvenir d’un Futur: Laurent Kronental Captures Paris’ Brutalist Melancholia
Brutalist melancholia and modernist utopias: Laurent Kronental’s ‘Souvenir d’un Futur’ photo essay delves into the concrete ocean of expansive real estate around Paris and portrays the ‘urban veterans’ residing within it.
Sixteen national pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
We selected sixteen national pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2025 that explore how architects can react to climate change with natural, artificial, and collective intelligence.
Coldefy and Carlo Ratti’s France Pavilion in Osaka acts as a ‘Theatre for Life’
A winding copper staircase invites visitors to the French Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka to a Theatre for Life, showcasing the country’s savoir-faire.
Ten high-altitude architecture projects conquering the Alps
A Bauhaus resort in the French Alps, extreme architecture on the Mont Blanc, and cabins perched on vertiginous drop-offs.
Alta Tower: a concrete twist tuning with Le Havre’s architecture
In Le Havre, Hamonic+Masson Associés has completed the Alta Tower, a twisting skyscraper made of reinforced concrete which dialogues with August Perret’s masterplan and Oscar Niemeyer’s ‘Volcano’ building.
Paris Design Week 2024: 10 Highlights under the Eiffel Tower
Paris Design Week 2024: Mirror games in Place des Vosges, scented fountains and a monumental and flamboyant master bed in a palace’s courtyard.
Grand Palais Éphémère, a temporary architecture worshipping judo and art under the Eiffel Tower
The Grand Palais Éphémère: Wilmotte & Associés built an ephemeral timber-made urban ecology project in the heart of Paris during the Olympics.
Paris 2024 Olympic Cauldron flies over Paris with a fuel-free flame
A 7-metre-diametre ring of fire topped by a monumental hot-air balloon took to the skies over the French Capital. The Paris 2024 Olympic Cauldron by Mathieu Lehanneur shines with a 100% electric flame made of water and light and highlights the French Capital’s link to the theme of flight.
Paris Olympics architecture: eight brilliant venues hosting the Games
Paris Olympic architecture: from the Eiffel Tower to Versailles, the French capital gears up for the Games with brilliant renovation projects, temporary venues and a sustainable attitude.
Le Grand Palais in Paris reopens after a major renovation by Chatillon Architectes
Chatillon Architectes ushered the Grand Palais into a new era, safeguarding its timeless relevance and ensuring it continues to be a nexus for creativity, innovation, and grandeur.
Paris Olympic Medals feature iron from the Tour Eiffel
LVMH French jeweller Chaumet designed the Paris Olympic Medals like a piece of high jewellery inspired by three themes: hexagon, radiance, and setting.
Paris Olympic Torch ‘ripples’ like the Seine river surface
For the Paris Olympic Torch, French designer Mathieu Lehanneur drew inspiration from Paris 2024’s main themes: Equality, Water, and Peace.
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games through the design lens
An Olympic torch inspired by the River Seine and medals studded with original pieces from the Eiffel Tower. Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are imbued with design!
Pinaffo & Pluvinage creates the ‘En Cascade’ sand-powered cardboard pavilion
EN CASCADE is an electricity-free, micro-architecture-automaton made of cardboard, “using sand as its sole means of propulsion, yet approaching the sophistication of electronic machines,” explains Pinaffo & Pluvinage studio.