A meaningful, twofold approach that is perfectly timed, just as the new collections reach the stores and buyers and trend-setters from around the world come together in Paris.
With an extra day, a program that coordinates with the MAISON&OBJET Paris professional show and ‘sharing’ as a new theme, the fourth annual PARIS DESIGN WEEK is a date for the rendezvous of professionals in many sectors in Paris.
For eight days, Paris becomes t h e world capital of design
Scheduled for Saturday, 6th September, through Saturday, September 13th, the latest edition of Paris Design Week, in synergy with Maison & Objet Paris, is extended by one day this year to give as many people as possible the chance to discover and celebrate the latest in design and creation.
This fiercely free and open-to-all event has a superb line-up in store:
• pop-up scenography and events in more than 200 Paris venues;
• the work of 100 emerging designers from 15 countries presented on the stage of now! le Off at Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du Design;
• parties and evening events in the showrooms and participating venues in Saint Germain-des-Prés (Friday 5th – preview), Le Marais (Saturday 6th), Étoile-Opéra (Monday 8th) and Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du Design (Thursday 11th);
• an unprecedented panorama of international design in Paris and new partnerships with Design Weeks in Berlin, Tokyo, Mexico, Singapore, and elsewhere.
‘Sharing’ in the spotlight
Sharing is this year’s theme, celebrating the event’s founding values.
Paris Design Week is now, more than ever, a bridge between the world of professionals and the general public
The event stands firm in its goal of making design more accessible, steering clear of intellectualism and preconceived notions, while enhancing the international reputation of Parisian creativity. Paris Design Week (PDW) is an event for the trade and general public imagined as an itinerary—free-ranging and free of charge— sprinkled with exhibits and festive parties organized each night of the week, aimed at design lovers and the French and international trade who will be in Paris for the MAISON&OBJET show.
Furniture, decoration, fashion, gastronomy, art, and the art of living under the banner of design, all the paths to creation intersect in the very place they emerged: showrooms, concept stores, designers’ workshops, galleries, cultural institutions, hotels and restaurants. Over 180 spaces, 250 participants and 100,000 visitors joined forces in 2013 to offer a decompartmentalized, accessible, broad-based view of design.
PDW is a cultural and commercial event scheduled as a continuation of Maison & Objet and alongside major events like the Heritage Days, offering a chance to discover new releases from international editors presented in Milan, which become available on the market in September, as well as the launch of brand new collections.
PDW is a major event for designers with, notably, now! le Off, the epicenter of PARIS DESIGN WEEK and a rallying point for young designers’ work, which drew over 12,000 visitors in 2013, who came to discover the projects presented, many of which were looking for editors.
It is the design event of the season whose goal is to celebrate design and share with a growing French and international audience the emerging trends of the year and demonstrate the vitality of Paris, Capitale de la Création !
