Right Now in Paris at Maison & Objet
Faye Toogood is designer of the year, surrealism, passementerie (the most under-used word) and sublime furnishings
Whilst I’m literally sitting here in my swimsuit absorbing the warmth of the sun on a January day, thousands of designers are shivering over in Paris for Maison Objet. (How did I do trying to mask my jealousy?)
Because right now Maison Objet and Deco Off is happening in Paris and via Instagram I’m watching these chic designers dressed in their cashmere tops, cute hats and camel coloured coats. Wish I could be there! So although this report of what is being shown at Maison Object is from observation from (very) afar, I’m there in spirit!
Toogood
Dorothée Delaye
Invisible Collection
Boon Room
Mathieu Lahanneur
Fabrics, Wallcoverings and Trims
Surrealism
Maison & Objet happens twice a year and it’s more aimed to retailers than other fairs like Mobile del Mobile in Milan. There’s a focus on decor rather than kitchens and bathrooms spaces.
Deco Off coincides with Maison & Objet and it’s focused on fabric, wallpapers and trimmings. divine!
Faye Toogood is Designer of The Year 2025
"This is my womanifesto. Self portrait of the brain as an artist. Squishy. Surreal. Sensual. Sexual. Spontaneous. Turning the studio of my subconcious inside out." - Faye Toogood.
From the Toogood website:
The exhibition is disorganised into four collapsing chapters. DRAWING. MATERIAL. SCULPTURE. LANDSCAPE. These are the bouncy-castle pillars of Faye Toogood's wobbling, mutable studio.
WOMANIFESTO! is a surrealist re-assemblage of the Toogood archive, capturing the spirit that Faye Toogood is taking into the future. Past collaborations are revisited with site-specific, ephemeral artworks and reinvented Toogood icons.
I love seeing the drawings of other designers and one of the rooms was dedicated to drawing. The are fabulous.
Dorothée Delaye
I’ve been following this designer and I’m so proud to have her work feature in my book Beachside Modern.
I adore the colours (especially the gold) and the moiré wallcovering which I predict we will see more of this watermark pattern.
Invisible Collection
This brand brings together so many incredible designers and there were many pieces on display. I loved these metal pieces by Sophie Dries; the mirror and wall sconces. She also is featured in my book - her space in on the cover of The New French Look.
Boon Room
Organic, sculptural, earthy and oh so cool.
Such a tight curation of interesting pieces.
Mathieu Lehanneur
It’s so fun to come across these well-known designers that I’ve not come across before. I enjoyed how playful these designs are.
Fabric, Wallcovering and Trimmings, oh my!
Passementerie is a word not nearly used enough! It’s the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings and I made the prediction in a previous Trends story that we will be seeing a lot more of this in 2025.
Rubelli collaborated with Formafantasma and the textures are accentuated with two toned weaves and some are even a little furry. We’re seeing deep pastels, so sweet yet sophisticated.
Dedar
Maison Pierre Frey
The theme for Pierre Freys collection is Deserts. This was released at Deco Off and was inspired by deserts around the world. More is more!
Elitis
Surrealism
It looks like the theme for Maison & Objet is surrealism. Now, I am not the best person to talk on this because it’s a movement that I don’t love. It makes me feel uneasy and weird, which could be the whole point.
It’s useful to remember that Maison & Objet are thinking about the consumer and creating an appetite for something slightly strange and surprising. So I don’t think that this surrealism necessarity seen as a direction for interiors.
“It feeds on fantasy, distortion, randomness, humour and poetry to construct a narrative of new creative landscapes and of productions that are as surprising as they are desirable.”
I can not wait to be in Paris in April. Bree Banfield and I are taking a group of designers to Paris and then Milan for Salone del Mobile. It will be just so amazing to be fully immersed in design with like-minded women.
Lauren