Paris Design Week 2024
The annual festival celebrating all things design, Paris Design Week took place from September 5-14 throughout the city. Highlighting Paris’ designers, architects, decorators, fashion designers, and chefs, the 10 day long event took place at over 200 sites across four of Paris’ historic districts. Organized by Maison&Objet, workshops, talks, parties and more were held to celebrate another year of design and discuss the future of the industry. What a wonderful reason for visiting Paris and taking in some unexpected and beautiful moments in design. Jean-Marc and Juliette had the opportunity to stop by the events as well as visit the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.
Learn more about Paris Design Week and plan a future visit to the city here.
To celebrate, here are a few of our favorite details from a visit to Paris Design Week and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Museum of Decorate Arts)!
Founded in 1905, The Musée des Arts Décoratifs is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the decorative arts. With approximately 1 million items in their collection, the museum is the largest collection of decorative arts in continental Europe. Their pieces range back to 13th century Europe, though the majority is French furniture, carpets, tableware, and more. Learn more about the museum and their current exhibits here.
One of our favorite momentairs at the museum was the focus on chair design through history. Though many antique French styles were included, the altering of chair design in 1960s Italy was especially eye-catching. The fluid lines and plush material made these pieces both eye-catching and comfortable. The modular character of many of these pieces added to the excitement of change. It marked a major change in social convention as well.
Memphis Style
At the museum, a focus was on the Memphis Design style. Originating in Italy in the 1970s, one of our favorite designers, Ettore Sottsass, helped start this dynamic movement. Scale and color were at the forefront of the style, altering how these were used and seen in furniture. We love the geometric details and bright tones of the Memphis style, many of which can be seen in our Murano glass designs.
Future of Design
One of the discussions at the forefront of the festival is the future of design. Though many interpretations exist, for furniture design we were drawn to the Gradient Chair by Joris Laarman Lab. Crafted using specially created aluminum, the chair is then 3D printed. We love the unique details of this chair and the strong thought processes behind it.
