From September 10 to 19, Paris Design Week transforms the capital into a vast testing ground. Young designers, international studios and established creators take over galleries, monuments and unexpected places, creating a journey where furniture, art, crafts and interior architecture constantly intersect.

Organized alongside Maison&Objet, Paris Design Week has established itself as one of the major design events of the autumn season. For ten days, the event invites professionals and the general public to explore the city, from the Marais to the Grand Palais, discovering a creative scene that this year seems particularly focused on materials, craftsmanship, and expertise.

In the heart of the Marais district, Factory remains one of the most interesting events for gauging the pulse of emerging design. From September 10 to 14, more than 150 designers, studios, schools, and publishers will take over four venues. The 2026 selection, curated by ceramic designer Jean-Baptiste Durand and designer Simon Geringer, emphasizes the intersections between furniture, lighting, objects, crafts, and experimental research into materials.

Under the large glass roofs of 116 rue de Turenne , the Galerie Joseph space, the exhibits take on an almost scenographic dimension. Among them are the vases of cera.LAB , the Sculptures sans contexte by Chloé Isaac , the bronze furniture of Tom Letellier , and the surprising Chubby Lamp Tangerine Ice Cream by Decadent Studio.

Among the discoveries of this edition, Design Week Lagos brings a unique energy. Hailing from Nigeria, a new generation of designers is showcasing creations with character, nourished by African craftsmanship, experimentation with materials, and a cultural heritage reinterpreted with great freedom. Joan Eric-Udorie 's Bantu Stool , Emma Emodi 's Ara , Richard Aina 's ISÉPÒ Low Table, and Myles Igwebuike 's ỌCHE all bear witness to this vitality. Furniture, lighting, sculptures, and collectible design pieces paint a picture that doesn't seek to conform to international norms, but instead asserts its own distinct style. Presented at Factory, 116 rue de Turenne, this selection is part of All Roads Lead to Lagos , a program conceived to increase the international visibility of contemporary African design.

Just steps from Factory, but with its own distinct program, Oh my laine! takes over 84 rue de Turenne . For its eighth edition, this showcase of textile arts and French wool brings together artisans, designers, and innovative companies. This year, the exhibition design particularly highlights the creations and celebrates those who work with wool, allowing the materials, textures, and techniques to fully occupy the space. Tapestry, woven art, tufting, felting, objects, and textile experiments reveal a wool far removed from any traditional image, a material that has become a subject of research for contemporary design. At the heart of the showroom, a materials library dedicated to French natural fibers and the expertise linked to the Aubusson textile ecosystem extends this exploration. Sponsored by architect and interior designer Sébastien Caron , this edition reminds us how an age-old material can rediscover a surprising modernity today.

At the Hôtel de Sully , the change of scale is spectacular. Irish designer Joseph Walsh presents Arcanum Formæ , a monumental installation displayed in the main courtyard and gardens. For the first time in Europe, his Magnus series is being shown to the public. Magnus RINN combines a bronze base with an oak structure crafted using the three-dimensional free-motion lamination process developed by his studio. Partially covered with gold leaf, the wood captures the light and transforms the sculpture throughout the day. Its circular form evokes natural cycles, the passage of time, and the relationship between matter and movement that has long been a central theme in Walsh's work.

At the Grand Palais , Julien Sebban and Uchronia , on the contrary, opted for exuberance. Installed in the Rotonde d'Antin, Le Grand Bouquet takes the form of a monumental flower whose luminous petals seem to emerge from the ground. The work engages in a dialogue with the floral motifs of the mosaic and the building's plant ornamentation. Colors, oversized volumes, and light compose a joyful, almost surreal universe, in which Uchronia celebrates wonder as a collective experience.

More discreet but particularly interesting, the exhibition "Matter Before the Name," presented by Galerie Philia and Espace Meyer Zafra at 4 rue Malher, explores the increasingly blurred line between design and art. Kar 's pieces , from the Formless collection , seem still in the process of taking shape: made of fiberglass, they evoke rock, clay, or a material sculpted by erosion. Alongside them, Louise Traon 's ceramics , created from glazed stoneware, raw clays, ash, granite, or chalk, allow the material itself to participate in the emergence of forms and colors. Furniture becomes sculpture; matter ceases to be a mere means and becomes the subject.

This focus on craftsmanship is also evident in Female Design Futures , at CØR Studio, 28 rue du Petit-Musc. Organized by White Label Project, the exhibition brings together six designers from Guatemala, Morocco, South Africa, Australia, and Singapore. Furniture, textiles, ceramics, and objects illustrate how traditions and cultural identities can inspire decidedly contemporary design.

From one venue to the next, Paris Design Week 2026 reveals several movements currently shaping design: a return to raw materials, a fascination with craftsmanship, a blurring of the lines between functional object and artwork, and the emergence of international scenes that have long been less visible in Paris. From Lagos to Aubusson , from Factory's experiments to Joseph Walsh's sculptures, from Uchronia's exuberance to Galerie Philia's research, this edition reminds us above all that contemporary design draws as much from innovation as from the memory of gestures, materials, and cultures.

PARIS DESIGN WEEK 2026
From 10 to 19 September 2026
Paris Design Week Factory: September 10-14, 2026
Oh my laine! : from September 10 to 13, 2026
84 rue de Turenne, Paris 3rd