September is the month of the restart, the beginning of the end of the year – and also the month in which the summer edition of House&Item is coming back Returning to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the French fair from September 10 to 14, 2026, at Paris Nord Villepinte, the edition promises to focus on the sense of pulse and what it means in the field of design. And from September 10 to 19, the French capital will host Design Week in Parisopening up yards, spaces and gardens to design and creativity.
Rather than simply changing its name, Maison&Objet is introducing a new identity. From this September onwards the festival takes place Maison&Objet Pulsewhile the January edition will be known as Maison&Objet Premiermarking two complementary moments within the same platform. If January remains dedicated to excellence, craftsmanship and established brands, September wants to express a more experimental chapter: bold, sensitive and sustainable – under the theme of this edition: Pulse in motion.
The ambition is to renew the vision built over more than three decades without changing the soul of the exhibition, promoting its heritage while responding to the evolving needs of the design industry. The drive that starts here is an ambition – to use creativity as fuel to imagine new uses, transform spaces and support the evolution of the industry.
Future On Stage at Maison&Objet ©Anne-Emmanuelle Thion
Studio 5.5, portrait ;JSB ©Re-Fashion
Anthony Guerree ©Alexandre Onimus
Chaise 2023 by Hall Haus © Charles Michalet
Squeeze by Paul Cocksedge Studio © Paris Design Week
Muji5.5 by Studio 5.5 in the Marais ©Paris Design Week
Studio Masquespacio © Maison&Objet
Pendant by Studio Lloyd ©DR
Danish House © Paris Design Week
Danish House © Paris Design Week
Future On Stage © Maison&Objet
Hotel de LaMarine © Paris Design Week
Factory City of Paris © Maison&Objet
Umeda Lamp Memphis @ Lea Boeglin
Hanging lamp © Baguette Studio
Pulse in motion
This idea of his Pulse in motion couldn’t have found a better ambassador than the Spanish design studio Masquspacereturning to Maison&Objet after a year’s hiatus from the design scene. For years, the studio has defined spaces and objects with a bold and vibrant energy, able to activate connections between past and future, while bringing together disciplines such as graphic design, interior design, architecture and product design.
Through their intuitive, expressive and colorful approach, they embody a deeply human design vision, focused on emotion, materials and experience. This endless pulse, impossible to overcome, is precisely why the direction of the Mediterranean duo will become part of the identity of this edition, bringing an innovative, playful yet cultural approach to the installation presented at the Villepinte venue.
Design District: the screen for emerging bold designers
A key area of it the festival will remain the Planning Areawhich is at its heart Decoration & Design department, Room 5A. Defined as “show within the show“, the selection aims to bring together the most progressive actions of contemporary creation. Edited, as in the previous edition, by Hall Housethe young and energetic collective founded by Abdoulaye Niang, Sammy Bernoussi, Teddy Sanches and Zakari Boukhari, the area brings its signature vibrant design language, enriched by scenography and art direction, to the crossroads of cultures, where contemporary aesthetics, sustainable engagement and diverse narratives come together.
“With HALL HAUS, we embrace an identity and a statement. Sometimes we go a little too far, so what? Too yellow? You know it’s HALL HAUS. See you at Maison&Objet in September 2026. What I can tell you is that there will be yellow,” he says Sammy Bernoussione of the co-founders.
Its main mission RegionHowever, it is to highlight young talent – that’s why it was established Future on stagean opportunity for three new companies, selected by a special jury to put innovation at the core of their approach, to participate in the exhibition for visitors to discover their creations – presented for the first time – and ready to conquer the market. For this seventh edition, the selection was made according to the principles of environmental responsibility, new essentials, innovation in use and the search for emotions, which are considered the pillars of what should guide the industry today.
In the context of the exhibition, we cannot forget that Rising Talent Awardswhich they celebrate this year South Africa. Between Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, a new generation of designers is developing unique approaches in which cultural heritage and traditional know-how engage in dialogue with new technologies, local materials and the challenges of tomorrow. In collaboration with Decorex AfricaMaison&Objet assembled an international jury of experts to select the most promising talents from this rapidly evolving creative landscape.
Historic spaces and open courtyards: Paris Design Week
As in every edition, from September 10 to 19, Design Week in Paris will unfold: a series of events that will bring the city to life, bringing together established and new spaces that open especially for the occasion, such as Pierre Frey, Studio Andrée PutmanHouse of Cassandra, Karen Swamy and Galerie Emma Donnersberg. For ten days, the city becomes a huge stage dedicated to contemporary design. Le Marais, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Opéra and the Bastille will host exhibitions, installations, exhibition spaces, galleries, schools and original works that reflect the vitality of an ever-evolving discipline. Here, collectible design will also take center stage through a selection of exhibitions and galleries celebrating exceptional objects at the intersection of contemporary creation, craftsmanship and collectibles.
This is it the moment when the French capital acts like a sponge, welcoming designers and installations from around the world and hosting them in hidden spaces and architectural gems, reinforcing its position as an international crossroads for the field and welcoming creative scenes from Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Mexico, Guatemala and Finland.
Highlights of this edition will also include the acquisition of famous palaces and institutions such as the Grand Palais, Hôtel de Sully, Hôtel de la Marine, Musée Bourdelle and the French National Archives through the Yard design (design in yards) program. In this context, he will present an exhibition at Bourdelle Museum in which light, shapes and materials – wood, fabrics, glass and clay – create a path of resonance with the sculptures of Antoine Bourdelle.
For Forms of Lightworks with Atelier Toporkoff and Monier Laboratory; Woven Forms includes recliner posted by Luckreinvested by Charlieu Weaving Workshop; finally, Mixed forms explores clay in collaboration with Brioni oven factory, extending to outdoor facilities in the museum garden.
Also as part of the Design Sur Cour program, The reappearance of the Bastille will make his debut. Developed by Claire Renard and Jean-Sébastien Blancits co-founders Studio 5.5in collaboration with World Festival and Refashionthe monumental installation around the column of July in the Place de la Bastille, created from used clothes collected through RefashionIts recycling system challenges the memory of the site – a symbol of freedom and revolution – transforming the space, through textiles, into a space of collective reflection on unity, while at the same time conveying a strong message in favor of a more sustainable and responsible fashion, based on the reuse and sorting of textiles and footwear.
Another interesting stop along the courtyards will be in history Triumphal archwhere Jeremy Pradier-Jeauneau has captured The Storman exciting experience that offers a contemporary reinterpretation of this iconic space, revealing its history and architecture from a different and unique perspective, able to transform the ascent of the monument into a sensitive, emotional and spectacular experience, immersing visitors in the artist’s work.
Factory in Le Marais, four staging areas open to the city
THE Factory will also return, reinforcing its role as a key platform for emerging talent through a curated journey across four locations in The Marsh neighborhood, under his direction Jean-Baptiste Durand and Simon Gehringer. The pioneering spirit of this department will be shaped in Neighborhood areawhere the curators have developed a new setting with a site-specific scenography. at 116 rue de Turennewhere, like Espace Commines, the space will be occupied by the work of emerging creators whose pieces will come into dialogue with each other in a setting designed by the two curators.
At 16 rue des Minimeswhere the work of established designers and publishers will come together to showcase different stages of production, from prototype to final object. and in 10 rue de Turennewhere, as last year, the Creative China Pavilion will present her new exhibition, ELEGANCE! ELEGANCE!exploring the links between sensory taste and aesthetics across cultures, offering a perspective on the country’s contemporary creations at the intersection of design and gastronomy.
With 360 participating venues, more than 540 designers and creators represented and 23 countries participating in its previous edition, Paris Design Week continues its rise among the world’s leading international design events.
