Nestled in the beautiful Tuileries Garden, where history and modernity intertwine, PAD Paris returns for its 27th edition, from April 2nd to 6th, 2025. This essential event for design enthusiasts, collectors, and renowned curators celebrates the diversity of artistic and decorative expression more than ever this year, with a carefully curated selection of galleries from around the world. From Italy to Japan, from the UK to the US, and from Africa to Scandinavia, the exhibited works offer a fascinating dialogue between past and present, tradition and avant-garde.

This year, 15 new galleries join the regular exhibitors, broadening the spectrum of sensibilities and expertise. From iconic 20th-century furniture and functional sculptures to hybrid objects that blur the lines between art and design, PAD Paris 2025 unveils a vibrant and diverse scene, where each piece tells a story, showcases a technique, and evokes an emotion.

A kaleidoscope of know-how

Behind each object on display lies a vision, a hand, a gaze. The galleries brought together for this edition reflect this plurality of languages ​​and intentions that constitute the richness of contemporary design. Carpenters Workshop Gallery (France, United Kingdom, United States) stands out with its sculptural pieces that blur the lines between art and function, while Sarah Myerscough Gallery (United Kingdom) enhances the materiality of wood, exploring its raw and organic textures.

In terms of historical design, the gallery Chastel-Maréchal (France) is showcasing key figures of the 20th century, such as Jean Royère and Serge Roche, While Giustini Stagetti (Italy) revisits the golden age of Italian furniture with a decidedly contemporary perspective. For lovers of Nordic furniture, modernity (Sweden, United Kingdom) continues to be a benchmark with its icons of Scandinavian design, of Finn Juhl to Hans Wegner.

Africa, for its part, is asserting its presence with Integrity House (Burkina Faso), which elevates lost-wax bronze casting through an approach rooted in the continent's artisanal traditions. A work where each piece becomes a testament to a revisited heritage, poised between memory and modernity.

When design becomes storytelling

Some galleries, like Objects With Narratives (Belgium, Switzerland), are building a universe where each object carries a story. Their curatorial approach prioritizes the idea that function is not enough: the object must engage, question, evoke.

In the same vein, the gallery Yoomoota (Thailand) transports us to a parallel world, where design becomes cosmology and visual storytelling. The creations of Taras Yoom blur the lines between dream and reality, science and art, giving everyday objects an almost mythological dimension.

Other galleries are playing the hybridization card, such as Philippe Gravier, which fosters a dialogue between design and architecture through its "Publishing Houses", housing modules designed by renowned architects, rethinking the forms of nomadic housing.

The PAD awards: a recognition of design excellence

Each year, PAD Paris distinguishes the most daring approaches through three prizes: the Stand Prize, rewarding the most inspiring scenography, the Contemporary Design Prize, highlighting formal and conceptual innovation, and the Historical Design Prize, celebrating the preservation and reinterpretation of heritage.

The jury will be chaired by two leading figures in interior design, Laura Gonzalez and Jacques Grange. Alongside them, a panel of experts, collectors and architects, including Jean-Michel Wilmotte, India Mahdavi, Alexandre de Betak and Mathilde Favier.

Over the years, these awards have revealed talent and solidified the reputation of exceptional creators. Who will be the 2025 winners?

For more information, please visit the website. PAD Paris.