On the sidelines of the Maison & Objet trade fair, boutiques, galleries and museums in the capital will vibrate to the rhythm of design, from September 5 to 14. Our selection of places open free of charge to the public to take a breath of the times in the world of decoration and spot talented young artisans.
Giant hammock and XXL canopy bed
After the extraordinary glassblower Jeremy Maxwell Wintrebert in 2023, the cabinetmaker Pierre Renart and the design studio Uchronia are taking over the Hôtel de la Marine, with in situ works inviting the public to laze around. The former, trained at the Boulle school, has installed a modern and spectacular version of the rocking hammock in the Cour de l’Intendant, made from slats cut from hornbeam. In the Cour d’honneur, Uchronia has invented an XXL four-poster bed, bursting with pop colours and decorated with hangings and trimmings inspired by the 18th century.e century.
Hotel de la Marine, 2, place de la Concorde, Paris 8e.
Mirror game
Based in London, British designer Paul Cocksedge is the special guest of Paris Design Week in the Orangerie and gardens of the Hôtel de Sully, Place des Vosges. He invites visitors – with reflective and animated surfaces, reflecting Louis XIII architecture, the sky, the trees and the public – to participate in a game of optical confusion. “It goes back to our obsession with taking pictures of ourselves on a screen.”says the artist, hoping that this experience will encourage people “to connect with each other”.
Hotel de Sully, 5, place des Vosges, Paris 4e.
Avant-garde rugs and pottery
Paris Design Week Factory offers a sample of the avant-garde in four addresses in the Marais. Espace Commines focuses on new collection design, curated by Thibault Huguet and Jean-Baptiste Anotin of the Meet Met Met collective. Galerie Joseph on rue Froissart brings together emerging publishing houses, while the one on rue de Turenne celebrates Chinese creations under the title “Chinese Way of Beauty.”. Galerie Ellia has selected the cream of designer artisans. They work with glass, ceramics, wood, etc. and, having set up their own business, produce on demand. Here you can also discover young Tunisian artisans renewing the art of carpets, pottery, ceramics and metal.
Espace Commines, 17, rue Commines; Galerie Joseph, 7, rue Froissart and 84, rue de Turenne, Paris 3e. Ellia Gallery, 10, rue de Turenne, Paris 4e.
Unique blown glass vases
Interior designer India Mahdavi invites Wendy Andreu to The Tiny Room, her Parisian space dedicated to young designers she loves. She is exhibiting “Jardin mécanique,” a series of vases produced at the International Center for Research on Glass and Plastic Arts during an artist residency. Each piece, blown into a metal mold, has unique shapes.
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