10 Paris Design Week 2024 Favourites
The impossible task. Boiling down all the fantastic work seen at Paris Design Week to a top 10. With over 450 galleries, brands and designers showcasing their latest work, this year’s edition was a fantastic source of inspiration, and an opportunity to discover the up and coming talent on the French design scene.
Modern Métier x Léa Zeroil
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The Solstice collection is the result of a collaboration that began over a year ago between Modern Metier and French designer Léa Zeroil. The series is influenced by the sun and stars, which signal seasonal changes and mark the passing of days. Drawing inspiration from mythological symbols and the subtle shades of nature, the Solstice collection features enveloping designs applied to polished metals, fine woods, silk, and ceramics.
I’ve been following Minh’s carefully curated at selection at Modern Métier, which boasts a wide range of furniture at different price points. My personal favourite is the Vague metal sconce that bounces off light beautifully.
2. Léa Zeroil - Sirocco
© Christophe Idéal
Rising designer with impeccable taste, I was very excited to learn that Léa Zéroil was hosting her own exhibition during Design Week. A true ode to savoir-faire, the “Sirocco” scenography was immersive and made the viewer feel like they were entering a haven of artistic craftsmanship amidst a sand storm. Amongst all the pieces, one that truly stood out was the Primo stool hand-embroidered with 16 700 pearls on wood, a hypnotising show of expertise. Is “haute-couture” coming to furniture design?
3. The Invisible Collection x Féau Boiseries
© Rodrigo Ríze
As per Design Week tradition, The Invisible Collection presents its curation of pieces in the enchanting Féau Boiseries. "Making Memories," an exhibition of vintage and contemporary creations is an invitation to discover the new French aesthetic as they envisioned it.
4. Pradier Jeauneau - “Le Commencement”
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For their debut exhibition, the Pradier-Jeauneau duo presents Le Commencement, a thoughtful collaboration between three contemporary French creators. The exhibition showcases Mathieu Delacroix's Ollie furniture collection, Anaïs Vindel's Singular Images paintings, and a scenography signed by Sandra Benhamou.
5. Chapo Création x Yves Salomon
© Jair Sfez
The Yves Salomon house showcased its collaboration with Chapo Création. This partnership has resulted in a limited-edition collection, featuring iconic pieces by Pierre Chapo adorned with upcycled shearling leather inlays. A first for the label, whose current director has always cultivated a passion for design as a collector.
6. Projet 213A chez Arrogant Verneuil
For a few days, Projet 213A took residency in the gallery-apartment Arrogant Verneuil. It is in this eclectic setting that the label founded in 2021 by a trio presents its latest pieces and objects. Among them, a series of sculptural wooden chairs and an imposing mirror, hand-carved in Portugal, mixing oak, cedar and walnut wood.
7. Galerie La Lune - « Your house is your larger body »
The La Lune gallery, led by Madeleine Froment and Mehdi Adraa, took up residence at CØR Studio. Aptly named “Your house is your larger body”, this exhibition features the very latest pieces from the collection carefully put together by the gallerist couple. Between past and present, contemporary creations and craft objects, this domestic corpus shows the work of the ceramist Claire Cosnefroy, the designer and cabinetmaker Paul Michelon or the textile artisan Pauline Clotail, to name a few. Establishing a dialogue between people and materials is the primary mission of La Lune. 8. Paris Design Factory
This edition of Paris Design Week, it was the Meet Met Met collective which curated the talents exhibited at the “Factory” installed each year in the Espace Commines. The two designers Jean-Baptiste Anotin (Waiting For Ideas) and Thibault Huguet notably selected the woodwork of Jonathan Cohen which revealed a set of new creations including two poufs in ash and oak covered with Métaphore textiles
9. BOON_ROOM
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BOON_ROOM offers an immersive and modern experience, merging creativity with cutting-edge innovation. Featuring collectible furniture pieces and thought-provoking sculptures, the exhibition delves into themes of balance, contrast, and the seamless fusion of natural and industrial materials, providing a unique take on contemporary design.
10. Triode
True to their commitment to showcasing American designers, Triode invites Californian Studio LGS Studio to create a series of eight pieces. This new work includes lighting fixtures, sculptures and objects made from ceramics, combined with materials such as stoneware, glass, raw pigments and raffia, in an ongoing exploration of material and light.