designboom’s guide to paris design week 2025: highlights in and out of maison&objet
designboom guide to Paris Design Week 2025
Paris Design Week 2025 marks its 15th edition from September 4th to 13th, turning the French capital into a playground for design. Over ten days, Paris becomes an open-air gallery where creativity meets innovation, bringing together professionals, brands, and design enthusiasts. Running in synergy with Maison&Objet, the event expects more than 250,000 visitors and features the work of 500+ designers across 375 venues.
This year’s edition unfolds in showrooms, galleries, boutiques, museums, hotels, and workshops across four key districts, Rive Gauche, Marais – Bastille – République, Opéra – Concorde – Étoile, and Palais-Royal – Place des Victoires – Pigalle. Highlights include Le Labyrinthe by Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau at the Hôtel de la Marine, an immersive, three-part installation that guides visitors through the cour d’honneur, ceremonial salons, and the loggia in a poetic exploration of space and storytelling. At Lafayette Anticipations, DESIGN DISCO CLUB celebrates the energy of disco with around forty emerging designers alongside fashion houses such as Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Marine Serre. And for the first time, the Colonne de Juillet becomes home to Aude Franjou’s Coraux de la liberté, a monumental linen installation designed by Florence Guillier Bernard, rising from floor to ceiling as a striking coral-shaped expression of rebirth and freedom.
designboom’s Paris Design Week Guide highlights the must-see exhibitions, temporary installations, product launches, and immersive experiences of this year’s edition — keep reading to discover what not to miss.
illustration by Haus of Grace
MAISON&OBJET 2025
Maison&Objet’s September 2025 edition embraces creative freedom and accessibility under the theme WELCOME HOME. Running from September 4th to 8th, 2025, at Paris Nord Villepinte, this edition continues to position itself as a cornerstone for interior design and lifestyle trends, bringing together 2,000 brands, including 450 new names, across six sectors. Visitors can expect a program of 25 talks and conferences, product launches, and design solutions that reflect the industry’s evolving landscape.
For this edition, Maison&Objet entrusts its artistic direction to designer Amélie Pichard whose vision sets the tone for an experience that is both intimate and effervescent. Under her curation, the concept WELCOME HOME: An Open House – Open to All redefines the traditional trade fair into a living installation. The space celebrates unclassifiable design, joyful disorder, and the openness of disciplines, bridging craftsmanship and artificial intelligence in surprising ways. At the heart of this creative narrative is a symbolic piece — a house-teapot or perhaps a teapot-house — embodying the dialogue between imagination and reality.
where: Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, ZAC Paris Nord 2, 93420 Villepinte, France
when: 4-13 September 2025
image courtesy of Maison&Objet
PARIS DESIGN FACTORY
In 2025, Paris Design Week Factory retakes center stage as the hub where new talents, trends, and aesthetics emerge. In synergy with Maison&Objet, the Factory brings together over 130 designers across four thematic exhibitions (Collectible, Edition, Craft, and a special China section) drawing 23,000 visitors, including professionals, journalists, and design enthusiasts eager to discover tomorrow’s innovations.
Curated by Jean-Baptiste Anotin of Waiting For Ideas and Thibault Huguet, this year’s Factory spotlights the vitality of the emerging generation, showcasing their creativity and ambition across a dynamic program of exhibitions and installations. The event highlights the energy and diversity of contemporary design, offering a glimpse into the trends and visions that will shape the future of the industry.
where: Espace Commines, 17 Rue Commines, 75003 Paris
Galerie Joseph, 7 rue Froissart and 116 Rue de Turenne, Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
image courtesy of Paris Design Week
installations and exhibitions
Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau – Le Labyrinthe
As part of Paris Design Week and the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau presents Le Labyrinthe at the Hôtel de la Marine. This monumental installation combines contemporary design, French craftsmanship, and heritage within an immersive, three-part scenography spanning the cour d’honneur, ceremonial salons, and the loggia. Le Labyrinthe offers a sensitive and poetic experience, paying tribute to French artisanal expertise, the myth of Daedalus, and the monument’s history as the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne at the end of the 18th century. Designed like a cinematic narrative, a nod to Pradier-Jeauneau’s first profession in film, the installation tells the stories of heroes and heroines navigating challenges, ultimately rising to achieve fulfillment and perspective.
where: Hôtel de la Marine, 2 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris
when: 3-21 September 2025
image courtesy of Hôtel de la Marine
Pli Office – DESIGN DISCO CLUB
From September 6th to 12th, 2025, Pli Office presents DESIGN DISCO CLUB at Lafayette Anticipations. Inspired by the disco era and the iconic song Disco Inferno, the exhibition reflects on design as a space for freedom and sharing while examining our relationship with time, production, and creativity. Around forty emerging designers join established names such as Uchronia, Soft Baroque, Samy Rio, Petite Friture, Lambert & Fils, François Azambourg, Fabien Cappello, Laurids Galée, and Studio Poirier Bailay. Fashion houses including Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marine Serre, Marie-Ève Lecavalier, and Mugler present emblematic pieces that embody the disco spirit. The scenography is by Paf atelier, and the event includes a program of talks curated by Christopher Dessus with Isabelle Moisy-Cobti and the Fonds de Dotation Quartus.
where: Lafayette Anticipations, 9 Rue du Plâtre, 75004 Paris
when: 6-12 September 2025
image © Paf atelier
Aude Franjou – Coraux de la Liberté
Textile sculptor Aude Franjou transforms the historic Colonne de Juillet with a monumental installation dubbed Coraux de la Liberté that reimagines public space. Working entirely by hand with linen thread using her signature coating technique, Franjou creates dense, sculptural forms inspired by roots, vines, and corals. The hand-woven linen vines, in deep red, intertwine with the stone and metal of the column, introducing a living material into a heritage site and forming a dialogue between architecture, history, and contemporary creation. This installation complements her exhibition, marking the first time the Colonne de Juillet has hosted a contemporary artwork of this scale.
where: Colonne de Juillet, Pl. de la Bastille, 75004 Paris
when: 3-13 September 2025
image courtesy of Aude Franjou
Lucas Huillet & Alexandre Helwani – Folie
Following their 2024 installation Eau Fraîche, designer Lucas Huillet and perfumer Alexandre Helwani present Folie on the terrace of the Hôtel de Sully. The multisensory installation features a monumental conversational sofa under floating fabric sculptures, creating a space for reflection and calm. Scents crafted with Amandine Clerc-Marie, Principal Perfumer at dsm-firmenich, draw on the emotiOn neuroscientific program to evoke serenity.
where: Hôtel de Sully Terrace, Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
image courtesy of Maison&Objet
Sophia Taillet – Silent Dance
At the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Sophia Taillet presents Silent Dance, a kinetic installation designed for open-air contemplation. In dialogue with the museum’s architecture, nine mirrors move in circular motion, creating shifting reflections and transforming the courtyard into a theatre of perception. Rooted in the notion of circularity, the piece blends craftsmanship, design, and choreographic gesture for a sensory, hypnotic experience.
where: 62 rue des Archives, 75003 Paris
when: 3-14 September 2025
image courtesy of Sophia Taillet
Marianna Ladreyt – Plastic Glamping
Marianna Ladreyt presents Plastic Glamping, an XXL camping tent installed in the courtyard of the Hôtel d’Albret in the Marais district. The immersive installation allows visitors to enter the tent, explore the furniture, and experience this playful, experimental habitat. Created from upcycled beach buoys, repurposed furniture, and reinterpreted iconic chairs, the project combines sewing, weaving, and knotting to transform industrial materials into a humorous, and inventive environment.
where: Cour de l’Hôtel d’Albret, 31 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75004 Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
image courtesy of Marianna Ladreyt
Yves Salomon Éditions – Pastorale Collection
Maison Yves Salomon Éditions unveils Pastorale, a collection of 17 unique shearling intarsia pieces handcrafted in its Parisian workshops, at Pierre Marie’s gallery. The series includes seating, poufs, cushions, throws, and lighting, showcasing Pierre Marie’s ornamental style combined with meticulous craftsmanship.
where: La Galerie de Pierre Marie, 21 rue Victor Massé, 75009 Paris
when: 4-14 September 2025
image courtesy of Yves Salomon Éditions
5.5 – 577 Chairs
Designers Claire Renard and Jean-Sébastien Blanc, co-founders of 5.5, present a monumental installation in collaboration with Festival du Monde: 577 unique chairs, crafted from recycled materials in partnership with leboncoin. The number echoes the 577 seats of the French National Assembly. Each chair is humanized by the designers and inscribed with words questioning democracy. The installation is on view in the courtyard of the National Archives from 4 to 13 September, and again during the Festival du Monde from 18 to 21 September.
where: Archives Nationales 60 rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris
when: 3-14 September 2025
image courtesy of 5.5
Galerie Gastou – 40 Years of Design
For its 40th anniversary, Galerie Gastou presents an exhibition retracing the key works that shaped its history. A tribute to founder Yves Gastou and his pioneering vision, the show celebrates the gallery’s distinctive taste through iconic pieces, while looking forward under the direction of Victor Gastou.
where: Galerie Gastou, 12 rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris
when: 4 September-4 October 2025
image courtesy of Galerie Gastou
New Store 4.0 – Fashion Farming
New Store 4.0 – Fashion Farming sets up at the Atelier Néerlandais, transforming the space into an experimental ground for regenerative fashion. The pop-up introduces locally sourced sheep wool, spun, designed, dipped, and dyed to create an endless garment that continuously gains value.
On September 5, a special conversation led by Philip Fimmano will bring together Claudy Jongstra (artist/designer), Andrée-Anne Lemieux (Director of Sustainability at Institut Français de la Mode), and Klaas Kuitenbrouwer (Nieuwe Instituut) to explore how holistic fashion practices—from education and design to industry—can reshape systems for the future.
where: Atelier Néerlandais, 22 Avenue Victoria, 75001 Paris
when: 4–12 September 2025
coloring process by Studio Claudy Jongstra | photo by Heleen Haijtema
Ronan Bouroullec at Galerie Kreo
Galerie kreo presents a new exhibition, Clair-obscur, by Ronan Bouroullec, continuing his exploration of light: its ability to shape, anchor, and elevate matter. The series features slender structures suspended in space, punctuated by glass halos. Positioned between drawing and sculpture, each piece expresses a quiet and essential language, inviting contemplation.
where: Galerie kreo, 31 rue Dauphine, 75006 Paris
when: 4 September-1 November 2025
image © Morgane Le Gall courtesy Galerie kreo
TIPTOE – 10th Anniversary Exhibition
As part of TIPTOE’s 10th anniversary celebrations, the brand presents a special exhibition at Galerie ELLIA in the Marais, Paris. The show features 10 one-of-a-kind pieces created by a lineup of celebrated artists and designers (Wendy Andreu, Big-Game, Sophie Dries, Jean-Baptiste Durand, Julien Renault, Wilmotte, Olimpia Zagnoli, Constance Guisset, Kann Design, and Rudy Guénaire) each reinterpreting TIPTOE’s iconic table leg.
where: Galerie ELLIA, Marais, Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
image courtesy of TIPTOE
Thierry Lemaire – Mineral Origins
As part of Paris Design Week, Thierry Lemaire presents the exhibition Mineral Origins. At the center of the collection, onyx enters into a dialogue with white and titanium travertine, revealing raw, sculptural lines. Each piece appears hewn from the rock itself, like a fragment torn from the mountain, still bearing traces of its origin. To showcase this new collection, Thierry Lemaire honors the abundant natural beauty of Mexico with a window installation featuring lush vegetation.
where: Galerie Thierry Lemaire, 11 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris
when: 3 September – 31 December 2025
image courtesy of Thierry Lemaire
Sandra Benhamou x Métaphores – STARS AND BLOSSOM
Sandra Benhamou collaborates with Métaphores to present the STARS AND BLOSSOM installation. Opening on September 4th at the Maison de Victor Hugo in Place des Vosges, the exhibition is on view until September 13th. Beneath the historic arcades, amidst trees, a fountain, and an ancient bench, Benhamou gently places her furniture collection within a light fabric canopy. Highlights include the Annetta daybed and Dolly stools, upholstered in Métaphores’ new outdoor fabric collection, the Marcel chess table in stone, and the Luna console in glazed lava stone.
where: Maison de Victor Hugo, 6 Place des Vosges, Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
image courtesy of Sandra Benhamou
Pinto – Serpentis Vanitas
Pinto unveils Serpentis Vanitas, an installation featuring the new porcelain collection created in collaboration with the Manufacture de Couleuvre. Each piece reflects a dialogue between tradition and modernity, highlighting French craftsmanship. The exhibition also introduces the AMOK and OTO light fixtures, designed by artist Stefan Mocanu for Pinto.
where: Pinto, 11 Rue d’Aboukir, 75001 Paris
when: 3-14 September 2025
image © Jacques Pépion
FLYING FLEA X ÉCOLE DUPERRÉ
Flying Flea, EV lifestyle brand, transforms École Duperré into a creative hub celebrating urban mobility as art. From September 6th to 7th, the legendary design school hosts a four-floor exhibition featuring a number of installations, including multidisciplinary artist Mattia Biagi’s sculptural art bike based on the Flying Flea C6, Motototem. Students reinterpret the FF.C6 through photography and individual art pieces, embracing Flying Flea’s Live Lightly philosophy. The showcase includes masterclasses with brand designers, rooftop panel discussions, and live podcasts.
where: École Duperré, 11 Rue Dupetit-Thouars, Paris
when: 6-7 September 2025
image courtesy of Flying Flea and École Duperré
showrooms
Issey Miyake – [N]either [N]or
Issey Miyake launches [N]either [N]or, a collection exploring ambiguity as a way to connect contrasting binaries in material, form, and meaning. The pieces draw inspiration from the work of Austrian artist Erwin Wurm, reflecting a dialogue between fashion and art.
where: 28 rue François 1er 75008 Paris
when: 3-14 September 2025
image courtesy of Erwin Wurm
Crosby Studios
Crosby Studios debuts its new Paris gallery for Design Week with an immersive dive into Harry Nuriev’s Transformism — everyday materials reimagined as spatial experience at the crossroads of art, design and culture.
where: 8 rue des Beaux Arts 75006 Paris
image courtesy of Crosby Studios
MycoWorks – Reishi in the Nordic Light
MycoWorks presents Reishi in the Nordic Light, a curated collection of objects co-created with five acclaimed Danish designers: OEO Studio, Frederik Gustav, Cecilie Manz, Maria Bruun, and Atelier Axo. Curated by Marie-Louise Høstbo, the collection explores the innovative possibilities of Reishi, MycoWorks’ groundbreaking material, through the lens of Scandinavian design aesthetics.
where: MycoWorks Showroom, 14 Avenue de l’Opéra, 75001 Paris
when: September 4–10 2025
image courtesy of MycoWorks
Buccellati – NATURALIA
After its debut at Milan Design Week, NATURALIA arrives in Paris for the second chapter of its sensory journey, transforming Buccellati’s boutique on Rue Saint-Honoré into a contemporary cabinet of curiosities. Running from September 12th to 18th, 2025, the exhibition invites visitors to explore a poetic dialogue between exceptional savoir-faire and nature, expressed through immersive scenography.
The installation unfolds as a wunderkammer, where botanical compositions, soundscapes, and narrative design create an enchanting atmosphere. At its heart, the Furry Animals collection captures attention with exquisitely crafted deer, rabbits, foxes, and squirrels, rendered in ultra-thin silver filaments that mimic the delicate softness of fur. Surrounding these creatures, silver leaves and flowers from the Natura collection complete a dreamlike celebration of the natural world.
where: Buccellati Boutique, 239 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris
when: 12-18 September 2025
image by Silvia Rivoltella courtesy of Buccellati
India Mahdavi
Tiny Room – Les Crafties ‘Holy Craft’
Invited to exhibit in India Mahdavi’s Tiny Room, Les Crafties present Holy Craft, a trio of folding screens created especially for Paris Design Week. Each piece is entirely handmade in their atelier in Sète, showcasing meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail.
where: 3 Rue Las Cases, 75007 Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
Project Room – PIN–UP HOME ‘Afterglow’
At India Mahdavi’s Project Room, PIN–UP HOME presents Afterglow, featuring the new POD candleholders by Vincent de Rijk. The resin pieces, in shades of cloud white, dawn pink, mist green, sun yellow, and wave blue, are displayed in a vibrant tablescape, capturing the joy and lingering light of shared gatherings.
where: 29 rue de Bellechasse, 75007 Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
image via @pinup.home
Petits Objets – Steven Coëffic ‘Capsula Collection’
At India Mahdavi’s Petits Objets Boutique, Steven Coëffic presents his Capsule Collection.
where: 19 Rue de las Cases, 75007 Paris
when: 4-7 September 2025
Maison Morel x Constance Guisset
Heritage eyewear manufacturer Maison Morel collaborates with designer Constance Guisset to create a unique collection. Drawing inspiration from the fluid gestures of calligraphy, Guisset explores lines and variations in thickness, transforming eyewear into objects of visual poetry. Each model in the collection reflects an aesthetic approach that balances ergonomics, delicacy, and imagination.To mark the launch, Constance Guisset’s studio opens its doors to the public for the first time on September 4th, 2025.
where: Constance Guisset Studio, 14 rue Cavé Paris 18ème
when: 4 September 2025
image courtesy of Constance Guisset
Garnier & Linker x Studio KO
Garnier & Linker presents its first lighting collection co-signed with Studio KO. Comprising four pieces, the collection reflects the designers’ shared vision of creating precise responses to specific lighting needs, from illuminating bookshelves to highlighting architectural details.
where: Garnier & Linker Showroom, 22 Rue de l’Échiquier, 75010 Paris
when: 3-30 September 2025 (exhibition)
image courtesy of Garnier & Linker
Fleur Delesalle
Fleur Delesalle unveils a series of new pieces that embody her signature neo-classical inspirations while embracing bold color and material contrasts. The collection features an ‘extra-large’ mirror, an ‘extra-long’ console, and an ‘extra-round’ pedestal table, all dressed in a vivid palette of greens, yellows, pinks, alongside marble and chrome finishes inspired by nature.
where: Fleur Delesalle, 1 Rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris
when: 4-13 September 2025
image courtesy of Fleur Delesalle
around the city
BOURSE DE COMMERCE – CLINAMEN BY Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
The Rotunda of the Bourse de Commerce in Paris transforms into a mesmerizing aquatic and musical landscape with clinamen, an immersive installation by French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. On view until September 21, 2025, this large-scale work invites visitors into a multisensory experience where water, porcelain bowls, and invisible currents create a delicate choreography of sound and movement. At the center of the Rotunda, an 18-meter-wide basin reflects the Parisian sky through the museum’s glass dome. Floating across its surface, white ceramic bowls are carried by subtle currents, producing random, melodic chimes as they gently collide.
where: Bourse de Commerce — Pinault Collection, 2 rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris
when: until 21 September 2025
image courtesy of Bourse de Commerce—Pinault Collection
CENTRE POMPIDOU – Wolfgang Tillmans
The Centre Pompidou gives Wolfgang Tillmans carte blanche for a major installation at the Bibliothèque Publique d’Information (Bpi), occupying 6,000 square meters on level two. This experimental project creates a dialogue between his work and the library space, exploring its role as both architecture and a site for knowledge sharing. The exhibition spans over 35 years of Tillmans’ practice, including portraiture, still life, architectural studies, documentary images, abstraction, as well as moving images, music, and sound. Performances and texts complement the display, which challenges conventional exhibition formats.
where: Centre Pompidou, Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris
when: 13 June-22 Septeber 2025
Wolfgang Tillmans (1968, République fédérale d’Allemagne), exhibition view at Centre Pompidou | image courtesy of Centre Pompidou
Mathieu Lehanneur’s Cauldron is back
One year after the Paris Olympics, Mathieu Lehanneur’s Cauldron returns to the Tuileries Garden. The metallic structure, which became a centerpiece of the Games, rises into the sky as a symbol of athletic achievement and the Olympic spirit.
where: Tuileries Garden, 75001 Paris
when: until 14 September 2025
image courtesy of Mathieu Lehanneur
Le Corbusier’s Maison La Roche
Located in the Opéra / Concorde / Étoile district, Maison La Roche (1923–1925) by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret stands as a manifesto of modern architecture. Designed for art collector Raoul La Roche, it was the first project to fully apply Le Corbusier’s Five Points of a New Architecture: pilotis, roof terrace, open plan, free facade, and ribbon windows. The house-gallery offers a purist architectural promenade, blending clean forms, natural light, and functional design—an essential example of modernism in practice. During Paris Design Week, the Maison La Roche hosts The Conundrum of the Organically Angular exhibition by artist Lilian Tomasko, creating a dialogue between contemporary art and this architectural landmark.
where: Maison La Roche, 8-10 Sq. du Dr Blanche, 75016 Paris
when: 2 September-4 October 2025 (exhibition)
image courtesy of Fondation Le Corbusier
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