Parisian Rendezvous

In January, the international interior design community turned out in full force at the biannual Maison & Objet Paris fair, to discover the creative world’s latest brands and products.

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A vital global showcase of the trends and innovations of tomorrow, the show saw 85,825 visitors (half of them foreigners from 139 countries) and 2,871 exhibitors (60 per cent coming from abroad, and 800 new).

The launch of its online platform, MOM, helped to raise awareness about the fair among new buyers and opinion leaders, who were able to discover year-round the breadth and depth of the product offerings on display at Maison & Objet.

Highlights this season included the Inspirations Space dedicated to the theme of “Silence” with scenography by Elizabeth Leriche, who imagined a serene and contemplative journey to retreat from the stresses of everyday life and enjoy the beauty of the objects around us; the Designer of the Year exhibition presenting Pierre Charpin’s poetic creations, and the Rising Talents Awards honouring the most promising British innovators in design and lifestyle today.

There was even a talk entitled “Garden City, Mega City, Strategies for the 21st-Century Sustainable City”, given by architects Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell, founders of architecture practice WOHA.