Paris Design Week 2026: Seven Debuts Under The Eiffel Tower

A chair made from cow bone and a collection built from sockets and switches: our picks from this year’s Paris Design Week.

A chair made from cow bone and a collection built from sockets and switches: our picks from this year’s Paris Design Week.

Historic architecture meets contemporary design in Parisian courtyards, gardens and palaces, with highlights ranging from a perfume-and-design encounter to art cars and voluptuous benches.

French designer Anthony Guerrée’s Contrepoint exhibition engages in dialogue with the work of Art Deco sculptor Antoine Bourdelle.

Rooted in the Parisian palace’s ornamental language, Le Grand Bouquet was brought to life through local craft and materials.

Our guide to Paris Design Week 2026 features exhibitions and installations reimagining the Arc de Triomphe and La Bastille, while historic courtyards and gardens frame mesmerising showcases.

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.

Nine rotating mirrors choreograph a silent ballet under the open sky in the courtyard of the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris.

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.

At Paris Design Week, the Folie installation blends design, fragrance, and sound into a haven for mental well-being.”

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.

At Paris Design Week, Hôtel de la Marine hosts a tribute to the grand French-style beds of the past and an enveloping hammock made of sect wooden slats.

Eau Fraîche is a poetic installation with a sustainable message inviting visitors to refresh from a scented water fountain.

Large compressed balloons create an optical confusion of 2D and 3D in Paul Cocksedge’s Squeeze installation in the heart of Paris.

Paris Design Week 2024: Mirror games in Place des Vosges, scented fountains and a monumental and flamboyant master bed in a palace’s courtyard.

Contemporary classicism, Middle Eastern memories, and Nature’s organic shapes are the key trends of Paris Design Week 2022. Check what we liked the most.

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A giant digitally-designed stool at Musée des Archives Nationales, Sou Fujimoto’s nature-driven architecture, emerging international talents in Vertbois rising creative neighborhood and more… 10 must-see exhibitions at Paris Design Week 2019.

A Japanese rising sun on the Tour Eiffel, Beirut’s resilience through design, 1.000 vases from around the world and more… 7 must see exhibitions at Paris Design Week 2018.

Paris Design Week 2017: a massive talent incubator, slow food dinner rituals and up cycling workshops but also a fungi light show, an olfactive installation and design urns. 12 not-to-be-missed events celebrating creativity in the French capital.