Paris Design Week 2025

After visiting Maison & Objet, I stayed in Paris for two more days. I spent them wandering through the city, discovering new galleries, walking past hidden courtyards and visiting shops and galleries taking part in Paris Design Week.

I began in Le Marais, my favourite district in Paris. There I visited the exhibition “On Texture” at 6 rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais. An intimate presentation in which young designers and makers explored the sensory nature of materials – smooth, porous, rough or soft – as a starting point. It felt like a collection of small, personal experiments where time, attention and craftsmanship became visible. The exhibition was part of Paris Design Week Factory, the platform where new designers and collectives present their work to the public.

Further along I visited the atmospheric showroom of Honoré, where the combination of craft, texture and gentle tones expressed the Parisian sense of home.
The showroom featured numerous ceramic pieces – vases, sculptural forms and glazed objects – all quietly affirming the material ethos of Annick Lestrohan, founder of Honoré. She had announced beforehand that during the week a pop-up would take place at 17 rue Chapon, presenting new ceramic creations as part of 40 ans d’inspiration.
Beautiful work with pure forms, tactile surfaces and a balance between craft and refinement.

One of the most inspiring presentations was at BOON_ROOM, a gallery where art and design flow seamlessly into one another. Spread across several floors, the space felt more like a journey of discovery than an exhibition.

Finally I visited the gallery of Giopato & Coombes, one of my all-time favourites. Their light objects never fail to move me – poetic and technically refined, with a quiet emotional depth. Wherever they exhibit, I always try to stop by.

It felt like a personal journey through a district where every address tells its own story, from young designers showing raw prototypes to established names redefining sophistication.

Around Rue du Bac I passed the impressive Zara Home flagship store (Zara Home Paris Rive Gauche), located in the former premises of The Conran Shop. Covering more than 1,600 square metres over several levels, the shop includes an Apartment Room, a homelike setting for the collection. The soft colours and open layout created a serene atmosphere that felt more like a gallery than a retail space.

Along Boulevard Saint-Germain I stopped at some of the great names in Italian design: Cassina, Calligaris and Meridiana. Their showrooms bring together material, form and precision – spaces that feel more like tranquil galleries than shops. It is not only about the products themselves but about the experience of timeless quality.

Just around the corner, on Rue de Verneuil, I visited Arrogant Verneuil, a beautiful personal curation by Dutch creative Rozemarijn de Witte. (Follow her on Instagram)

Her space feels like a gallery, a showroom and a home at once – a carefully composed world where furniture, art and objects engage in an intimate dialogue. A truly special address that shows how personal design can become when guided by sensitivity and an eye for atmosphere.

Not far from there I stepped into L’Atelier 55, a shop so completely filled with design pieces that I could hardly move with my bag and camera. Every corner held another surprise: furniture, sculptures and ceramics, each one chosen with care and character. The place felt like a living collection of discoveries, united by the joy of finding, looking and being surprised again.