After Paris and London, the world's leading design fair is launching a new summer edition this year. From July 2nd to 5th, 2026, the Maison Jean Despas will host a selection of historical and contemporary design, as well as jewelry by artists.
PAD is no longer just Parisian. Founded in Paris in 1998 by Patrick Perrin, the fair has established itself over the past thirty years as a global benchmark for design, bringing together gallery owners, collectors, architects, and interior designers. Following its Paris and London editions, it is coming to Saint-Tropez for the first time, with a summer edition from July 2nd to 5th, 2026.
The chosen venue is significant: the Maison Jean Despas, on the Place des Lices, the vibrant and historic heart of the city. It is there that twenty French and international galleries are presenting their works, in a setting with a Mediterranean feel. Here is our selection to discover.
Historical design
Since 1997, the Jacques Lacoste Gallery has been a leading French institution for 20th-century decorative arts, with a particular focus on creations from the 1930s and 1950s. It is especially renowned for its work with Jean Royère, whose innovative spirit and decorative imagination it helps to promote. The gallery also exhibits pieces by Alberto and Diego Giacometti, Georges Jouve, and Paul Dupré-Lafon.
Galerie Dutko, founded in 1978, has built its identity around the dialogue between artist-designed furniture, sculpture, and painting, starting with Art Deco furniture and the designer Eugène Printz. Historically located in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, it opened a space on rue de Bretonvilliers on Île Saint-Louis in 2008.
The Anne-Sophie Duval Gallery also places the 20th century at its center, juxtaposing Art Deco pieces with unique contemporary creations. Each work is chosen for its ability to tell a singular story and to bear witness to the creativity of artists who left their mark on their era.
Contemporary design
On the contemporary side, the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, with locations in France, the UK, and the US, defines itself as the world's leading gallery of functionalist art and design. It has integrated production workshops run by artisans and champions works designed to be experienced as much as admired.
Galerie Gastou, founded by Yves Gastou and joined by his son Victor in 2005, brings together great masters of 20th-century decorative arts and contemporary designers, including Agnès Debizet, Béatrice Serre, Emmanuel Jonckers, and Emmanuel Babled. For the gallery, the exhibition is first and foremost a place of discovery and transmission where eras and styles meet.
Maisonjaune Studio has created a design for this edition that is particularly suited to the spirit of the place. Julien, Élodie, and Jeanne Régnier have imagined an ideal holiday home, sunny and intimate. Three pieces form its heart: a rattan and brass daybed by Gabriella Crespi, a rare piece from the 1977 "House & Garden" collection, designed for long summer days; the Hana chandelier by Ingo Maurer, from the Uchiwa collection , which diffuses its light through six Japanese fans made of bamboo and rice paper; and a wooden totem by Timothy Van Oorschot, presented here for the first time, which brings a primitive and poetic presence to the whole.
Galerie Stéphanie Coutas, located in the heart of Paris's Golden Triangle, presents a decidedly Mediterranean selection for the occasion. On offer: an embroidered collection featuring a sofa and armchairs with blue embroidery in a summery version, a blue parchment console, embroidered benches, an Ares Landscape sideboard, Rope Outdoor lamps , an Outdoor bar and stools , as well as ceramic side tables in shades of blue and green. Ropes, dyed parchment, wood, and textured materials combine to create a palette that evokes sand, mineral depths, and the variations of blue under summer light.
La Maison Parisienne, founded in 2008 by Florence Guillier Bernard, is a gallery dedicated to artists working with materials, representing some twenty creators with unique styles who work with wood, glass, textiles, metal, ceramics, or feathers to produce works ranging from furniture to monumental sculpture. Unique pieces, limited editions, and commissioned creations are championed as truly exceptional objects.
The House of Today, a non-profit organization based in Lebanon, has been working for over ten years to develop a sustainable design ecosystem, with the main mission of increasing the international visibility of contemporary Lebanese designers through mentorship, training and network development.
The Stefanidou Tsoukala Gallery, directed by Laura Tsoukala in Athens, brings together Greek artists: including Takis, Vana Xenou and Liana Vassalou, and international figures such as Vladimir Kagan and Paul Evans.
The Boketto Gallery (France and Hungary) conceives of design as an extension of human experience, bringing together objects that invite prolonged contemplation: post-war design, contemporary works and new commissions engage in dialogue around a common relationship to matter, technique and idea.
Jewelry
Jewelry occupies a special place in this edition, with three very distinct offerings.
Elie Top is one of the most singular figures in contemporary French jewelry. Born in northern France, he left his native region at 17 to study in Paris at the Écoles de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, then joined Yves Saint Laurent at 19. It was there that he made pivotal encounters: with Saint Laurent himself, from whom he learned rigor and exacting standards; with Loulou de la Falaise, a master of daring combinations; and with Alber Elbaz, who entrusted him with the creation of his first pieces of jewelry at the age of 21. In 2015, he founded his own fashion house. His collections, including "The Lady of the Lake" and "Celestial Mechanics", combine baroque and futuristic aesthetics in pieces with strong lines and assertive volumes: heraldic bracelets and pendants in blackened gold, yellow gold and silver, rings in the shape of a snake or chameleon set with old-cut diamonds, rubellites, emeralds and yellow sapphires.
Julia Muñoz Portuondo, a Spanish designer based in Paris since 2019, creates unique jewelry using the ancient lost-wax casting technique, giving her pieces a sculptural dimension. Cast in bronze by Madrid artisans and then gilded with fine gold in Paris, they incorporate precious stones: sapphires, tourmalines, diamonds extracted from antique jewelry, and semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli, dioptase, labradorite, and malachite.
Karry Berreby has cultivated a taste for vintage jewelry for over 30 years in a world imbued with glamour and fantasy. A pioneer in the revival of sculptural jewelry and iconic watches from the 1970s, she unveils rare pieces from the great houses of Place Vendôme, blending hard stones, atypical materials and antique or ethnic influences.
The PAD chose Saint-Tropez for its spirit: sunny, demanding, and somewhat timeless. The 2026 edition already reflects this.
PAD Saint-Tropez
2 at 5 July 2026
Maison Jean Despas, Place des Lices, Saint-Tropez
