Maison&Objet returned to Paris from September 4–8, with an edition that marked a turning point. The international fair dedicated to design and the art of living presented a clearer, more fluid format designed to give visitors immediate insight into the trends shaping today’s market.
Batis Ceramics @ Maison&Objet September 2024
Auraeme @ Maison&Objet January 2025
The most significant change is the division into six sectors: Cook & Share, dedicated to gastronomy and the art of entertaining; Decor & Design, featuring Studio Signature and the Design District, an incubator for emerging talent; Craft, celebrating artisanal know-how; Fragrance & Wellness, centred on scents and holistic rituals; Fashion & Accessories, blending style and design; and Gift & Play, exploring the culture of giving and childhood.
Jonathan Adler @ Maison&Objet January 2025 – Photo © Anne-Emmanuelle Thion
Alongside this new structure, the fair entrusts its artistic direction to Amélie Pichard, an unconventional designer who brings a joyfully undisciplined vision with Welcome Home. In Hall 6, she has imagined a house open to all, inhabited by objects-actors performing like characters on a stage free of disciplinary borders.
Papier Tigre @ Maison&Objet January 2025
At its heart is a teapot-house, created by ceramicist Blumen with the support of an artificial intelligence: a suspended piece that embodies the dialogue between craftsmanship and technology, imagination and materiality. Each room is shaped by different brands and creators: from Policronica’s wooden sculpture to Airborne’s iconic armchair, from Trône’s provocative toilet to a statue on loan from the Musée Rodin, bridging heritage and contemporaneity.
Seletti @ Maison&Objet January 2025
Chilewich + Heller @ Maison&Objet September 2024 – Photo © Anne-Emmanuelle Thion
Guided by the motto “An Open House – Open to All,” Pichard’s installation embraces accidents and encounters, making design accessible and alive. A scenography that reflects the fair’s spirit: a laboratory of ideas, a crossroads of creativity, and a mirror of our times.
Chehoma @ Maison&Objet January 2025
By combining a streamlined six-sector layout with Pichard’s visionary direction, the September edition reaffirms Maison&Objet’s ambition: not just to showcase objects, but to create a cultural and collective experience open to the future.
