What to visit in Paris during Maison & Objet fair and Paris Déco Off
Paris kicks off the design calendar again with two key January events that position Paris as a major magnet for international creative talents: Maison & Objet 2025 and Paris Déco Off. Design’s equivalent to Paris Fashion Week sees the city come alive as interior designers, industry insiders, tradespeople and international punters head to showrooms and event spaces to uncover the French capital’s latest trends.
At this edition of the biannual Maison & Objet (16-20 January), director Mélanie Leroy has curated a programme centred on the inspirational theme of ‘Sur/Reality’. Talks and installations promise to explore the centuries-old surrealist movement with a contemporary twist.
Meanwhile, the decorating-focused festival Paris Déco Off, is taking place in showrooms across the city between 15-18 January. This year, more than 150 brands open their doors and let visitors preview their new collections of fabrics, wallpapers and trimmings. Below, we take you through the events to bookmark in the City of Lights over the next week, maison-objet.com; paris-deco-off.com.
Hôtel Uchronia
Designer of the moment Julien Sebbans, founder of Uchronia, invites visitors to check into Hôtel Uchronia at Maison&Objet – a 200-square-metre immersive installation.
Sebban was given carte blanche to design the space, which will be clad in theatrical pink and yellow fabric and framed by a ballooning flower – a signature Uchronia motif. Inside the dreamlike playground, guests will be able to explore a hyper-styled master bedroom, a living garden and a bar. uchronia.fr.
'Womanifesto' by Faye Toogood
Inimitable British designer, artist and founder of eponymous fashion label Faye Toogood continues her meteoric rise to success as she is crowned Maison & Objet Designer of the Year 2025. To celebrate, she is presenting 'Womanifesto', an installation inspired by this year’s theme. ‘Surreality is the human ability to take creativity beyond the usual boundaries. It’s a very creative theme! My project will delve deeply into my eccentric side,’ she explains.
Beyond the objects, I’m going to show a creative process.’ Visitors can journey through her creative process and see the world through her brilliant lens in a surreal setting. t-o-o-g-o-o-d.com
The Rising Talents Awards: South Korea
One of the most exciting highlights of the week is an exhibition of the six winners of the Rising Talent Awards. This year, Maison d’Objet is shining a spotlight on the hotbed of creative activity that is South Korea. Each South Korea-based winner has been carefully selected by a prestigious jury of experts. A current that underpins their work explores the paradoxes between Western influences and the roots of their craft heritage. Don’t miss Seoul-based pair Kuo Duo (work pictured).
Bisazza
Luxury tile manufacturer Bisazza is launching five original marble patterns – ‘Ipazia’, ‘Sofia’, ‘Arianna’, ‘Teodora’ and ‘Irene’ – designed by Studio Fuksas in its flagship Paris store on rue Madame. Each is inspired by iconic female figures of the Byzantine era. The hexagonal patterned ‘Ipazia’ (pictured), for example, takes after the Neoplatonist philosopher, and astronomer Hypatia who according to Studio Fuksas was ‘a symbol of intelligence and freedom’. bisazza.com
Invisible Collection
Invisible Collection will once again be taking up residency at cult French venue Féau (which coincidentally is celebrating its 150th anniversary), where it will present a mix of contemporary furniture. Highlights include pieces dressed in new monochrome Dedar fabrics, a tactile rug collection designed by Garcé & Dimofski for Beni Rugs and specially selected vintage pieces.
It’s all set against a backdrop curated by longtime Invisible Collection partner and design duo Biehler-Graveleine, who have created an ethereal sceneography within many rooms that have never been open to the public before. invisiblecollection.com
Victoria Wilmotte
Over at rue Madame, French interior designer Victoria Wilmotte and German design house Pulpo are launching a new limited-edition lamp collection called Sfera that champions collaboration and experimentation. Designed in Victoria Wilmotte's Parisian workshop, these colourful, chrome-plated lamps have been produced by Pulpo, so you can expect robust German quality. victoriawilmotte.fr
Arte
Head to rue de l’Abbaye where wallpaper and fabric specialist Arte is unveiling eight new collections in its Paris showroom. Among them is Marquesa, which is characterised by the dramatic cliffs, idyllic beaches and impressive palm trees found on the Polynesian archipelago, Marquesas Islands. The ‘Fenua’ wallcovering (pictured) is our hero of the range, with dreamy palm trees imprinted on fine sisal, arte-international.com.
