Paris Design Week celebrates its fifteenth anniversary
The anniversary edition marks the design season’s kickoff in the French capital. From September 4 to 13, Paris Design Week will bring together more than 350 venues across the city, from Le Marais to Saint-Germain-des-Prés, passing through Bastille and the Opéra district.
The event, open to both professionals and lifestyle enthusiasts, extends the spirit of Maison&Objet, held in Villepinte. Its 2025 theme “Re-enchant” highlights emerging creativity and innovative talents, showcased across galleries, showrooms, and historic venues, with multiple creative expressions energizing French know-how. Spotlight on eight highlights.
The 84 opens its doors
Paris Design Week has always been a showcase and springboard for young generations of designers. This identity has only strengthened over time. A testimony is the Fadory in Le Marais, which hosts various proposals from collective, self-edited, and experimental design. In September, a new place just opened: Le 84, home to about a dozen young design studios. Among them: Stoszkowski Studio, specialists in blown glass, revisiting traditional Picardy techniques; Charles Emmanuel Deprezmetz, who brings his sculptural resin pieces; and Studio fictacraft, making its debut with its collection “Lumi.”
A positive impact design award
The creation of the France Design Impact Award (FDIA) confirms the strategic role of design within companies and in the market. Mathilde Lehmann received the first prize during the second edition held in Paris on September 11–12, highlighting design as both an aesthetic and a driver of sustainable transformation.
Camondo School at Monoprix
Monoprix’s Créateurs collections are always highly anticipated. This year, for the first time, the brand is showcasing a higher education design school: the Camondo School, presenting its master’s in interior architecture and design, represented by three graduates with over a hundred creations.
The revival of Swedish glass art
The Swedish Institute presents “Blazing Grace,” an exhibition at Le Marais, echoing the historic “Swedish Grace” style. The institute explains: “Swedish objects for everyday life reaffirm design identity. While the 20th century marked a golden age, today’s new glassmakers integrate art, offering bold explorations of the medium.”
Long live tricolor wool!
The association Lainamac highlights French wool and its renewal within a growing sector. Paris Design Week’s “Oh my laine!” exhibit showcases ten designers passionate about this natural fiber, including textile designer Florence Wall.
Red, white and blue across borders
Tai Ping’s showroom, on Place des Victoires, is a must-see. This year, it presents textile artist Starsty Lumen’s installation, “Across Borders,” inspired by migration, travel, and Hong Kong’s creative energy.
Immersive fibers
Monumental installations by French artist Aude Franjou will fill Hôtel de Sully with her signature knotted and braided linen fibers, which she has worked with for 20 years.
Design meets fragrance
At Hôtel de Sully, near Place des Vosges, Paris Design Week will host a unique experience combining design and perfume, in collaboration with Pierre Gonalons.
Source: Home Fashion News Magazine – September 2025 (HFN58)
