The city-wide celebration of design takes place from 15 to 18 January. Here’s where to go for inspiration and new unveilings:
Loro Piana
Make your way to rue des Saints-Pères for the unveiling of the Pure and Pristine collection, a series of indoor and outdoor furniture by designers Raphael Navot, Francesca Lanzavecchia and Paola Navone’s Otto studio. A new version of the Palm armchair in handwoven wicker makes its debut alongside Trama, a freestanding room divider-bookcase juxtaposing wood with fabric. The Delight chairs collection by Exteta are also joined by sofas and new coffee tables.
Arte
At Arte’s store on rue de l’Abbaye, you can discover the wallpaper and fabrics brand’s eight new collections, including Melaky, which draws inspiration from Madagascar and its exotic flora – the bark of mulberry trees and the fibres of the raffia palm are used to create tactile wallcovering designs.
Porta Romana
Dutch born, London-based industrial designer Tord Boontje is best known for an aesthetic enriched by romanticism. Botanica, his eleventh collaboration with Porta Romana, is launching exclusively in Paris at the Holland & Sherry showroom on rue de l’Echaudé; it includes coloured pendant lights that resembled flower buds preparing to bloom, and a ceiling light that takes the form of a delicate floral garland. Both can be selected in a new colour palette.
Thierry Lemaire
A major unveiling is happening at Lemaire’s gallery on rue Bonaparte. His new collection “designed in the tradition of the French decorative arts” explores duality: rigorous lines are softened by curved edges, and raw solid teak is used alongside smooth resin in amber and black. Among the line-up is the Kaala armchair and flower-shaped Dahlia chair, upholstered in textural Per Inciso chenille cotton fabric by Dedar, and the Molomo sofa wrapped in bouclé wool.
Samuel & Sons
The passementerie specialist has headquarters in New York but always makes a splash in Paris – returning to the roots of a craft that originated in France. This year is no exception: it is launching three new collections at its store on rue du Mail, including Kaleidoscope, a carnivalesque collaboration with Elizabeth Ashdown, one of the last passementerie artists still working and weaving by hand in the UK.
Liaigre
The French house is showcasing Bloc, a shelving system inspired by furniture created by Dominique Perrault and Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost (of Perrault Architecture) for the National Library of France. The piece, on display at Liaigre’s headquarters on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, is reimagined for the home in various finishes and tones of wood with an optional open or closed back.
Little Greene
A foray into quintessential British design is on show on the rue Bonaparte. The wallpaper and paint specialist is introducing Storybook Papers, its fifth collection of wallpapers created in partnership with the National Trust. The collection of eight whimsical designs is inspired by archive material conserved and cared for by National Trust properties. It includes patterns inspired by artworks by Beatrix Potter – one of the National Trust’s principal benefactors.
Sceners Gallery
Stop by the French design gallery founded by David Atlan and Jonathan Haddad on boulevard de Ménilmontant to appreciate the work of Pierre Jeanneret and Rick Owens. It is also hosting New York gallery Philia for an exhibition that showcases pieces by Niclas Wolf and Pierre de Valck.
Liberty
The storied London department store is celebrating its 150th anniversary at a gallery space on rue de Seine. Its new The House of Liberty collection references pivotal moments in Liberty’s history from its 60,000-strong archive. It is divided into three chapters: Arts Club (1860-1875) featuring designs referencing “bohemian botanicals with decorative glamour”; Town House (1875-1910) surveying the aesthetic movement and art nouveau period; and Painters House (1960-1980) which explores folk-inspired florals, geometrics and stripes.
Ochre
A pop-up at Galerie Ratton on rue de Seine – part of a showcase of Anne Corbiere textiles – will preview Marea, a collection of handblown Murano glass pendant lights in watery hues. When switched on, the 18in, dome-shaped pendants cast waves of colour in refracted light. Also shown is a new version of Ochre’s Cloud Shade, covered in a fabric by Anne Corbiere.
Toyine
Check out the contemporary fabric house’s new collection Om Alma at an exhibition at Galerie Berès on rue de Beaune. The fabrics, referencing the textures of Scandinavian nature, are woven in France by a team of artisans.
Schumacher
Schumacher’s store is always full of colour and inspiration, and this year the fabric and wallpaper house is showcasing striking new Panel Sets by American fashion designer Johnson Hartig of Libertine, alongside its Shivalik Hills Tiger chenille yarns from its Orpheum collection, Andean tribute embroidery by fashion designer Johanna Ortiz and a new collection of lacquer trays made in collaboration with The Lacquer Company.
Sanderson Design Group
In a show of creative force, all the brands under the company umbrella will be unveiling new designs at a pop up at Galerie Lélia Mordoch on rue Mazarine. Zoffany is introducing striking Indienne and Rare Textiles; Sanderson, its County Woodland wallpapers and Orwell Weaves; Morris & Co, the Simply Wide Width and Indoor Outdoor Weaves; and Henry Holland has designed a collection for Harlequin. My personal favourite, however, is Clarke & Clarke’s spellbinding Mythica collection by artist Emma J Shipley.
Eric Schmitt
A mecca for beautifully made outdoor furniture on the rue de la Cerisaie, where you will find pieces made from breccia stone – a Ceppo di Gre’ composed of various marbles – alongside new outdoor bronze chairs upholstered in waterproof fabric from Perennials, as well as an all-wood dining chair. Several rugs will also be presented, including a new rug-bed with a cloud-like pattern, plus new lighting fixtures and candlesticks.
Garnier & Linker
The design duo Guillaume Garnier and Florent Linker are thematically decorating their showroom on rue de l’Échiquier to present an exhibition on Japanese urushi lacquer – the backdrop to the debut of their Kami lacquer furniture. Meanwhile, over at Galerie Babel on rue Guénégaud, the pair are presenting new Kami lights alongside cast glass lights from their Eos and Itys collections.
Pinto and De Gournay
Go to the interior design house’s showroom on rue d’Aboukir to see its collaboration with British wallpaper house De Gournay. The handpainted papers depict decorative interpretations of natural materials and woven motifs. Pinto will also showcase a new collection of outdoor furniture.
Christofle
Perspective, an ultra-contemporary collection of candleholders and candlesticks designed by Mathias Kiss, is on display at Christofle’s rue Saint-Honoré showroom.
Ozone
An exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of Brasilia, a collection born from a collaboration between Michel Boyer and Ozone founders Étienne Gounot and Éric Jähnke at the Mobilier National. Designed in 1974 for the French Embassy in Brasilia, these monumental lamps have since sparked a collection that has evolved into table, wall and floor lamps, some collaborations with Joseph Dirand for the Monsieur Bleu restaurant and Peter Marino for the Chanel boutiques.
De Le Cuona
In this pop-up at Galerie Loevenbruck, the purveyor of natural, sustainable fabrics is unveiling Natural Rebel, a collection reimagining classic tailoring including pinstripes.
Aline Hazarian
Swing by Galerie Chastel-Maréchal on rue de Rivoli, which is presenting four exclusive, limited-edition pieces by designer Hazarian (by appointment only). The Teseba chandelier, Arevabajd floor lamps, Pan table and Ser mirror, inspired by Armenian folklore, were created in her foundry in Lebanon.
Nordic Knots
The contemporary rug brand is unveiling its first installation at Galerie Chenel, the Parisian gallery on quai Voltaire specialising in ancient Roman sculptures. Entitled The Grand, the installation celebrates Scandinavian design and artistry amid the gallery’s archaeological masterpieces.
