With the first month of the year comes one of the world’s most renowned fair – Maison et Objet! Paris has been preparing for the last couple of months for the exciting trade show for Home-Fashion, Home Design, Decoration and Interiors. From 20 to 24 of January, Paris Nord Villepinte will be invaded by a big range of wonderful brands with their new designs, as well as people from all over the world, professionals and non-professionals in the home design field, to attend to Maison et Objet 2017.
Maison et Objet Paris 2017, a 5-day event, is the pre-eminent design show in France and results in thousands of visitors daily. The show counts on nearly 3,000 exhibitors, of which 45% are international brands. Also, the trade fair spotlights the most outstanding names in the international design and decor scene today.
In the first of two annual editions, the decoration fair presents the latest news, innovative iconic design brands, and new designers. Consisting of 8 halls, Maison et Objet is full of inspirations for decorating your house with the most beautiful design pieces from tableware to furniture, and even linen and lighting fixtures. The interior decoration show is an opportunity to discover new collections, but also to be inspired by new colors and new lifestyles. Between conferences and exhibitions, Maison et Objet is the appointment of the great followers of the interior design field.
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Now that the Maison et Objet 2017 dates have been announced, it’s time to get to know more about the sectors of the show and see exactly what you can find there. There are plenty of reasons to attend to Maison et Objet Paris, starting with a fantastic and exclusive range of exhibitors.
> EXHIBITORS
Brabbu
Hall 5B – Stand L29 – M30
Brabbu designs reflect an intense way of living, an urban lifestyle, telling stories from nature and the world through materials and textures. Brabbu designs and produces a diverse range of furniture, casegoods, upholstery, lighting, rugs, art and accessories that tell stories about nature and the world. All these stories are written by the materials, textures, scents, flavors and colors that live inside nature and inside the urban life. With Brabbu you will get more than a design piece, you will get a diversity of spaces fulfilled with memories and unique sensations in perfect harmony with your spaces and your personality.
www.brabbu.com
Covet House
Hall 7 – Stand H16 – I15
Covet House inspires and delivers design to all design enthusiasts.
www.covethouse.eu
Delightfull
Hall 7 – Stand E46 – F45
DELIGHTFULL’s lighting cultivates a sincere passion for innovation and a true dedication to the revival of local artisan craftsmanship through long-lasting masterpieces.
www.delightfull.eu
Boca do Lobo
Hall 7 – Stand H2 – I1
Boca Do Lobo furniture is an exclusive emotional experience, a sense of belonging and a state of mind. The company strives to encourage sensational experiences by creating beautiful pieces which are passionately inspired and handcrafted in Portugal by a staff that loves what they do; experiences which pass on the feeling of exclusivity. Boca do Lobo furniture is all about modern and contemporary design for an exclusive home interior.
www.bocadolobo.com
Essential Home
Hall 7 – Stand E40 – F39
It’s mid-century modern lines that merge important historical references from the ‘30s and 60’s and with contemporary influences. The harmony of masculine and feminine, classic and contemporary, is the essence of the Maverick brand with its refinement and emblematic style.The brand deals with different, intimate and cozy ambiances that express the elegance and the luxury that is conveyed by the use of rich material now in a home environment.
http://essentialhome.eu/
Circu
Hall 7 – Stand F8 – G7
Circu’s world is full of magic and fantasy, where children’s dreams turn into reality! CIRCU wants to create spaces where children fall asleep playing, surrounded by life and joy. The brand wants to create moments and unique experiences where our pieces will be a link between the real world and children dreams. CIRCU’s vision is focused on being part of the child’s world, being present in the most ambitious, luxurious and charming decoration projects and interiors for children.
www.circu.net/
Maison Valentina
Hall 7 – Stand H10 – I9
Maison Valentina is a new luxury bathroom brand concept with high-end solutions as bathtubs, washbasins and free standing washbasins, mirrors, lighting, case goods and other products made with the finest selection of materials as brass, marble, wood, glass, combined with rare handwork techniques and contemporary design. The brand’s main goal is to offer the same comfort and luxury that everyone can feel in other division of the house, keeping at the same time the best exclusive design and bold pieces.
www.maisonvalentina.net/
To see more Exhibitors, click here.
> INSPIRATIONS 2017/2018 – Silence
The Maison et Objet inspiration book nº 30, entitled Silence to learn different aspects of the design industry, gives you inspirations and ideas, as well as tools for professionals in the fashion, decoration, and home sectors to triumph. Maison et Objet will also host a series of enriching work boosters to discuss the theme, such as conferences, a café-bookstore, and an inspirational space, each one will take place in Hall 7.
Like a remedy to the interminable racket of words and images, silence has a calming effect on the hyperactive, garrulous and loud times we live in. Home is a place where calm is restored and a growing desire for serenity can be expressed. Lifestyle and style give us the ‘silent treatment’. Beauty is unburdened from the artifice of pointless ornamentation and devotes itself to a quest for the essential. The reduction of materials, geometric abstraction, transparency, halo effects, wireframe structures, ethereal hues and black and white comprise the formal rules of silence. The spartan simplicity of archetypal shapes foster contemplative moments during which the mind is at rest. Sensitive, discrete and elegant objects re-establish inner tranquillity. Please do not disturb this sensual, poetic, harmonious and luxurious minimalism. Shh
> CONFERENCES
Apart from the event’s coveted exhibitions, design enthusiasts can also count with a diverse range of conferences in which the main purpose is to discuss a cluster of matters related to design in general and its working environment. These are going to occur in the following places: L’Espace Conférences (Hall 7), L’Espace Retail (Hall 6), Designers Studio (Hall 5B).
Friday [20.01.2016]
12:00 – 12:45pm | L’ESPACE CONFÉRENCES — Hall 7
Shared Space: The New Ideal Workplace?
Catherine Geel, design historian and co-founder of t&p work unit | Christophe Pillet, designer and interior designer | Moderated by Dominique Cuvillier, journalist
Shared spaces, which encourage mobility, dialogue, and change, are offering a new take on the conventional office space. It provides an opportunity for designers and architects to innovate and combine work and creativity in a single space.
04:00 – 04:45pm | L’ESPACE CONFÉRENCES — Hall 7
Pierre Charpin, A Design Open To Experiences
Pierre Charpin, Designer of the Year Maison et Objet January 2017
A leading figure in French design, Pierre Charpin has imposed his signature style and his taste for experimental projects. His passion for exploring encompasses such fields as industrial-scale manufacturing and limited editions, glass and ceramics, furniture and objects. The precision of his drawings is the common thread throughout his body of work.
Saturday [21.01.2016]
12:00 – 12:45pm | L’ESPACE CONFÉRENCES — Hall 7
Budding Talents In Interior Design
Fabrizio Casiraghi, interior designer | Marion Duclos Mailaender, interior designer and founder of agence Design & fils | Baptiste Rischmann & Guillaume Gibert, founders of RMGB | Moderated by Dorane Vignando, journalist
Fabrizio Casiraghi, Marion Duclos Mailaender and the RMGB duet formed by Baptiste Rischmann et Guillaume Gibert illustrate the renewed dynamic generation of up-and-coming interior designers. All based in Paris, they bring a different vision in designing private residences, restaurants or retail spaces.
02:00 – 02:45pm | L’ESPACE CONFÉRENCES — Hall 7
Revisiting History In Architecture And Interior Design
Maxime d’Angeac, architect | Cédric Saint-André Perrin, editor, AD Studio | Pierre Yovanovitch, interior designer | Moderated by Dorane Vignando
A number of architects and interior designers, whilst versed in the codes of modernism, are increasingly taking their cues from history and historical references. Maxime d’Angeac is currently building an 18th-century-inspired château, while Pierre Yovanovitch is renovating historical venues with his own contemporary style.
Sunday [22.01.2016]
11:00 – 11:45am | L’ESPACE CONFÉRENCES — Hall 7
Rising Talents, The Emerging British Scene
Zuza Mengham, Sebastian Cox, Marcin Rusak, John Booth, Studio Swine, Giles Miller Studio | Special guest: Tom Dixon, designer | Moderated by Elodie Palasse-Leroux, journalist
Six designers have been selected as representatives of the emerging British scene. Their six “mentors” are eminent figures in fashion, architecture, and design from the UK. Tom Dixon, our special guest for this talk, will engage with these Rising Talents.
04:00 – 04:45pm | L’ESPACE CONFÉRENCES — Hall 7
Hubert De Malherbe, The Art Of Retail Design
Hubert de Malherbe, founder of Malherbe Design | Moderated by Sylvie Adigard, producer and journalist
Designer Hubert de Malherbe, who had formal training as an engineer, runs one of the largest French firms specialized in commercial architecture. Based in Paris, with offices in Asia, Malherbe Design creates shops for luxury brands as well as for mass market retailers.
Monday [23.01.2016]
01:00 – 01:45pm | L’ESPACE CONFÉRENCES — Hall 7
Designing For Wellbeing – The Hotel Case
Marie Carcassonne founder of agence Dynamo | Simon Rawlings, creative director, David Collins Studio | Dorothée Meilichzon, designer and founder of agence CHZON | Arnaud Ferrand, health & comfort project manager, ARP-Astrance | Moderated by Guy Dittrich
Discover how interior design can make you feel better. Sleep better. Moving beyond the passive wellness or spa experience, today’s travelers are looking for a more holistic and active approach to the enhancement of their general wellbeing. From the way a hotel ‘works’ at the architectural level to the details of decluttering and intuitive design, the guest experience is impacted at every level. Colour choices, design for digital detox, organic materials, biophilic design, sustainability, lighting and oh, comfort all go towards influencing the wellbeing of guests.
Tuesday [24.01.2016]
11:00 – 11:30am | L’ESPACE RETAIL — Hall 6
Setting Up, Protecting Yourself, And Selling: 22 Practical Tips
Gabrielle Baudel, attorney, Cabinet Baudel
This legal workshop offered by Gabrielle Baudel, attorney at the Paris Bar, is for emerging designers, editors, and retailers. It will principally deal with practical tips for creating your company, protecting designs, styles, brands and domain names, as well as the manufacturing and sales phases of design items.
> M&O DESIGNER OF THE YEAR – Pierre Charpin
Prominent French designer and scenographer, Pierre Charpin has been awarded Designer of the Year by Maison et Objet. The artist expresses himself through creating a poetic form of minimalism. He absolutely dominates the making of creative and meaningful furniture objects, from chairs to tables, to carafes, to pitchers, and the list is never-ending. In 1984, Charpin graduated from Bourges Art School and since then he has become one of the most requested artists from all over the world.
> INFORMATION
20 – 24 January 2016
Paris Nord Villepinte
Opening time
From Friday to Monday: 09:30 am to 07:00 pm.
Tuesday: 09:30am to 06:00pm.
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