Ralph Lauren Home offers collections for business and leisure
Classic suiting staples take the spotlight at Ralph Lauren Home, which will preview the Spring 2024 Haberdashery collection, a selection of archival menswear patterns retailored in freshly sophisticated palettes. Also on view will be the Sporting Club Outdoor collection, a series of high-performance fabrics in quintessential courtside patterns—classic stripes, novelty motifs, and graphic florals among them. A collection to cause a racket, indeed. Designers Guild showroom, 2 Rue de Mail.
Maison & Objet
Studio Yellowdot tells a confectionery tale
Following 2023 installations at Rossana Orlandi Gallery during Milan Design Week and a first-time Maison & Objet appearance, Studio Yellowdot returns to the trade show’s Signature section. Founded by Bodin Hon and Dilara Kan Hon, the Hong Kong- and Istanbul-based studio will present new additions to its ceramic Patisserie collection, which debuted with confectionery-inspired ceramic tiles in collaboration with Gordon. This season, the studio is set to add tableware, furniture, and art objet in dreamy pastel hues to the sugar-sweet series. Maison & Objet, Hall 7, Stand B61.
Fair first-timer Yamagiwa boasts notable industry collaborations
Japanese lighting manufacturer Yamagiwa is known for its modern forms and artisan materials (think: washi paper, delicate glass fibers, and draped acrylic), as well as collaborations with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Shiro Kuramata and other esteemed professionals. The company, which celebrated its centennial anniversary last year, makes its first fair appearance in the Signature section. Maison & Objet, Hall 7, Stand D91.
House of Finn Juhl revisits the archive
Past meets present for first-time Maison & Objet exhibitor House of Finn Juhl, which painstakingly crafts and manufactures its furnishings just as the late Danish architect and designer did. On view will be some of Juhl’s iconic pieces, including the sculptural 1949 Chieftain Chair and curvaceous 1940 Pelican Chair, in exclusive materials. The house will also unveil a revived design from the brand’s vast archive. Maison & Objet, Hall 7, Stand C115-D116.
Mathieu Lehanneur, Maison & Objet 2024 Designer of the Year, presents “Outonomy”
The year 2024 is shaping up to be a landmark year for AD100 designer Mathieu Lehanneur. Not only is the French designer turning 50, but he was also selected to design the Olympic torch for the Paris Summer Olympics. This January, he’s set to make a splash with his Outonomy installation at Maison & Objet, which named him the 2024 Designer of the Year. Relying on principles of nature and technology—his favored juxtaposition—the project will explore the notion of isolated homes, such as igloos or yurts. In the midst of fair week excitement, Lehanneur’s installation will surely transport you to a contemplative space, away from the hustle and bustle. Maison & Objet, Hall 7.
Maison & Objet In the City
At Galerie Berés, Marion Stora unveils first furniture collection
Paris-based architectural designer Marion Stora has always designed bespoke pieces for her clients, but this January, she will publicly launch her first furniture collection at Maison & Objet. Ensuring the pieces would be of the utmost quality, Stora collaborated with artisanal furniture makers and upholsterers from around France—Maisons Henri, Argile, Dedar, Jouffre and FJ Hakimian, to name a few—to realize her sculptural vision. Hand-woven fabrics and leathers invite distinctive textures and tones—particularly in dove blue and mulberry—to the furniture series, while craftsman techniques and joinery elevate the frames. Galerie Berès, 35 Rue de Beaune.