Each January, design brands, creative professionals, and industry experts head to Paris to discover the latest fabrics and wallcoverings at Paris Déco Off and furniture and home design at Maison&Objet. As ever, the DLN’s presence was in full force at Paris Design Week, with our Members and Partners collectively hosting a staggering 42 events, collection launches, and activations. From The Peninsula Hotel to the Paris Flea, the left bank to the Versailles Opera, our community was engaging with the best of design worldwide. Couldn’t make it (or just want a refresher on everything you saw)? Read on for a recap of everything the DLN hosted, visited, and launched in Paris last week.
MAISON&OBJET: SUR/REALITY
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Surrealism movement, the theme of this year’s Maison&Objet fair was a reinterpretation of surrealist takes on reality, intertwined with modern elements of virtual reality in the digital age. Interspersed with the fair’s hundreds of vendors were installations by the likes of Faye Toogood, Uchronia, and Elizabeth Leriche interpreting this theme in the context of design for furniture, interiors, retail, and hospitality.
MAISON&OBJET IN THE CITY
Since expanding from the Paris Nord exhibition center with M&O In the City, DLN Partner Maison&Objet has included some of the city’s leading galleries and studios in its fold. DLN Members explored some of these with a morning walking tour in Saint Germain, beginning with a private breakfast at designer Franck Genser’s Parisian apartment (once the home and office of Yves Saint Laurent’s psychiatrist) followed by trips to Atelier Tortil, Charles Tassin, 1831 Art Gallery, and Chahan Gallery, which was mounting its collaboration with Fortuny.
HOUSE OF TAI PING at The Peninsula
DLN Partner Tai Ping hosted Members in the Historic Suite of the iconic Peninsula Paris, the largest of the hotel’s private suites. There, guests enjoyed a special preview of a documentary film about pioneering carpet-maker Edward Fields, created for the 90th anniversary of Edward Fields Carpet Makers, before taking a private tour of the hotel, which is owned by the same parent company as House of Tai Ping.
THE VALE LONDON: THE MADDOX COLLECTION
DLN Member Melinda Marquardt unveiled the newest collection from The Vale London in a pop-up on the left bank. With inspiration from artists including Anni Albers and Otti Berger, Maddox presents a variety of patterns in a muted palette. Melinda collaborated with fellow DLN Member Justin van Breda for the furnishings in the pop-up, including rugs woven by Cape Looms, the weaving studio van Breda founded to preserve hand weaving in his native Cape Town.
PIERRE FREY at Hôtel de Guise
Pierre Frey introduced its latest at an hôtel particulière, where guests could be fully immersed in its layered mix of textiles, wallpapers, and rugs completely in situ (click here to watch Patrick Frey give a tour of the space) across a multitude of rooms.
ABC STONE: Dîner et Délices with Marius Aurenti
ABC Stone brought visitors into the world of specialty manufacturer Marius Aurenti, whose craftsmen presented a demonstration of the company’s famous micro-concrete, a specialty finish for which ABC is the U.S. supplier.
BENJAMIN MOORE: Timothy Corrigan’s French Chateau
Benjamin Moore took a small group of designers to Member Timothy Corrigan’s French chateau, where they were immersed in his sense of French-meets-American style. “In town,” the brand also hosted a book signing at Timothy’s Parisian apartment, and devised a coordinating color palette.
CLARENCE HOUSE: À La Japonaise
Clarence House’s latest launch is an ode to art and design tradition of Japan under the direction of Creative Director Kazumi Yoshida. Divided into three sections—flora, fauna, and art—the collection interprets references as diverse as ink painting, antique documents, and native animals through the lens of 21st century style and palette.
DE GOURNAY
Once again, de Gournay enveloped its left bank showroom in decadent fabrics and wallcoverings from its latest collection. This year, the muse was avant-garde multihyphenate Paul Poiret (1879-1944). A couture designer, interior decorator, and artist, Poiret applied his eye to everything from clothing to textiles to cosmetics. De Gournay synthesized these various creative expressions into a suite of embellished, embroidered, and hand-painted wallcoverings, including the palm tree motif shown. Other standouts were its Pietra Dura paper, inspired by the antique Italian inlay technique, and a graphic ode to Art Deco designer Jean Dunand.
FABRICUT 2025 Collections
Color and pattern abound in the latest from Fabricut, an exuberant celebration of designs from across the African continent and diaspora.
HOLLAND & SHERRY: The Sporting Collection
Holland & Sherry previewed The Sporting Collection, a celebration of classic athleticism, refined leisure, and a hint of elite academic heritage. Think plush leather, sartorial stripes, and unexpected materials like raffia and techniques like embroidery used in unconventional ways.
JIUN HO: Mixteca Collection
Like many attendees of the 2023 Design Leadership Summit, Jiun Ho was inspired by the natural and cultural context of Mexico for his latest collection, which interprets motifs from the Mixtec “People of the Rain,” into a collection of indoor-outdoor textiles in rich colors and metallic accents. This year, Jiun again collaborated with Sarah Von Dreele and Pareteare for the second chapter of Design Rendezvous: Voyage, where they presented their introductions—plus those of new collaborator JG Switzer—together in a pop-up in the heart of Saint Germain des Prés.
KRAVET: Joseph Altuzzara
Kravet’s launch of its collection with fashion designer Joseph Altuzarra was especially poignant at the Hotel Lutetia, which the designer used to frequent as a child growing up in Paris. His line for Kravet brings his eye for elegant color and nature-inspired pattern to home furnishings.
LARSEN: 2025 Collection
Drawing inspiration from South American landscapes, this year’s collection from Larsen presents a range of plush velvets, textural upholstery fabrics, gauzy sheers, and indoor and outdoor wallcoverings. The variety of texture, rich color, and bold pattern are all drawn from nature.
LIBERTY in Paris
Off of a quiet courtyard in Saint Germain, Liberty presented its latest collection, which some DLN Members previewed last fall during the London Prelude ahead of the Edinburgh Summit. The collection’s bright colors and bold patterns continue Liberty’s rich design tradition for today’s designers.
LORO PIANA INTERIORS: Pure and Pristine
In its elegant apartment on Rue des Sants Pères in Saint Germain-des-Prés, Loro Piana Interiors welcomed clients to see the latest iteration of its sumptuous designs for the home, which this year is focused on purity of material: fine cashmere, soft merino wool, natural linens. With designs by Raphael Navot, Francesca Lanzavecchia, and Paola Navone, these simple natural materials take elegant form across furniture upholstery, drapery, and carpets.
MANUEL CANOVAS with Marthe Architecture
Pulling from the brand’s vast archive, the Manuel Canovas 2025 Collection combines fabrics, wallcoverings, and performance textiles in a juxtaposition of artistry and technique. The brand collaborated with Marthe Architecture on a showroom designmeant to bring the brand’s latest collection alive.
MARMI Edition 3 : Kitchen
Marmi Stone presented its new collection at a pop-up on the left bank, where visitors were fully immersed into its capabilities for the kitchen, which include three styles of chef’s islands, range hoods, apron sinks, backsplashes, and shelving units.
McKINNON AND HARRIS in Paris
McKinnon and Harris convened a book signing and celebration of Fernando Wong’s new book, The Young Man and the Tree and hosted a private dinner ar the Parisian home of designer Juan-Paul Molyneux.
PALM BEACH ATELIER at the Opéra de Versailles
Palm Beach Atelier—founded by DLN Member Sarah Magness—teamed up with Rinck for a unique experience at the opera at the Château de Versailles. Guests visited the Rinck atelier before being welcomed at Versailles with drinks in the Royal box, enjoying Georges Bizet’s Carmen amidst the decorative splendor of the opera house, and ending the night with a private visit to the 19th-century rooms at Versailles.
PHILLIP JEFFRIES: 2025 Collections
The wallcovering purveyor launched a slew of new patterns ranging from figurative (Afloat, depicting swimming large scale fish; Peekaboo Petals, with climbing flowers), to graphic (Mod Metallics, Bali Bark, and Modern Muse, shown above), as well as several new vinyl patterns. The full range was presented in the Phillip Jeffries showroom on the left bank, where a pop-up coffee cart drew lines throughout the week.
PERENNIALS & SUTHERLAND with Timothy Corrigan
Perennials &Sutherland took over the Parisian apartment of DLN Member Timothy Corrigan for a stylish fête that celebrated the designer’s seven new fabric designs and three new rug designs. The products combine Timothy’s francophilia with his California roots and global work.
POLLACK: Open Studio
Pollack’s Spring 2025 collection, Open Studio, brings the brand’s art-centric process to the fore, interpreting the drawings done in-studio in ways that showcase their artistic origins and the brand’s technical prowess. The result is a like of graphic, eye-catching patterns.
POLLACK: Spring Street
The latest from Pollack’s Spring Street brand include Persephone, a pattern inspired by an antique French document, an entire line drawn from antique books, and Charlotta, a hand-blocked pattern that grew out of motifs from Kroměříž Castle in the Czech Republic.
RALPH LAUREN HOME: Rue Bohème
The classic American brand’s Spring 2025 collection is an ode to the elegance of Paris as seen through Ralph Lauren’s distinctly American eye. Fabrics and wall coverings in a range of blues, from indigo to washed chambray, make for a soft yet distinct assortment. Shown here is the Impasto Floral, which pairs with the line’s fresh take on ticking stripe and chambray velvets.
ROMO 2025 Collections
Romo took over Le Meurice to debut its latest, which included an array of brightly colored small scale patterns for Romo with coordinating wallcoverings in the Aubin Collection, as well as sumptuous, textural fabrics from Kirkby Designs and new launches from Zinc, Black Edition, Mark Alexander, and Villa Nova.
RUBELLI Celebrates Resort Style
In addition to presenting its 2025 textile collection, Rubelli convened guests for a discussion between Galerie editor Jacqueline Terrebone and Roger Thomas on his book, Resort Style, hich chronicles the designer’s luxuriant design for casinos and hotels.
SAMUEL & SONS: Corsica, Ilana, and Kaleidoscope Collections
Passementerie leader Samuel & Sons debuted three collections this Deco Off, including Corsica, which incorporates real shells into fringes and tape trims, and Kaleidoscope, a collaboration with British passementerie artist Elizabeth Ashdown, who also led a weaving workshop with the brand.
SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP Spring 2025
Sanderson Design Group rolled out a preview of Spring 2025 collections from Sanderson (Country Woodland), Zoffany (Rare Textiles, Indienne, Domino Velvets, and End Papers), Morris & Co. (Indoor/Outdoor weaves and wide-width options), and Harlequin (Kasuri) in the Sanderson Design Group showroom on the right bank.
VAUGHAN Celebrates Nicholas Hodson-Taylor
Lucy Vaughan and Julian Chichester hosted a toast to Vaughan’s recently appointed Creative Director, Nicholas Hodson-Taylor while surrounded by the latest from Vaughan, styled by its French showroom partner, Ido Diffusion.
VERVAIN by Barry Dixon
Barry Dixon was on hand to introduce his latest line for Vervain, with fabric, wallcoverings, and trim inspired by the Virginia countryside. From scenic murals to textural tape trims, the line runs the gamut of applications.
WEITZNER: 2025 Collections
Lori Weitzner was inspired by travel to Alhambra castle in her latest collection, which interprets the tiles, architecture, and carved detail of the palace into prints and wovens in her trademark muted hues. Her latest launches also include faux suede, truly “clean” vinyl, and double-width outdoor sheers.
WORKSHOP/APD at La Charette
Workshop/APD set up shop in hip Parisian café La Charette, where it offered daily coffee, lunch, and drinks and presented its latest furniture collection, Perpetual Motion, in a cheeky, menu-inspired presentation complemented with miniature 3-D printed models of its newest furniture items.
ASSOULINE
At Maison&Objet, DLN Members met with newly-named President of Assouline Alex Assouline to hear about the brand’s creative direction and its foray into design via a line of luxury accessories for the office and home library. Plans are underway for the second in the DLN’s series of room-related books with the luxury publishing house, with the subject to be announced soon.
DLN at MARCHÉ AUX PUCES
An intrepid group of DLN community Members hopped an a bus Saturday morning to head north of the city to Saint Ouen to explore the famous Paris flea markets. We traversed the joined markets of Paul Bert and Serpette and stopped by Galerie Glustin for breakfast before departing with treasures from antique silver to original art to decorative brooches—and Murano light fixtures, antique rugs, and furnishings sent via shipper.