From September 10 to 14, Maison&Objet Pulse explores the creative energies reshaping contemporary design.
The program invites you to experience contemporary creation as a living landscape, observing its transformations and capturing its momentum through key moments, talents, and perspectives from across disciplines and geographies.
In a world of constant change, where uses evolve and imaginaries expand, Pulse reveals an innovative design language, shaped by bold forms and oriented toward the future. When imagination becomes a horizon.
Seven sectors set the tone, Cook & Share, Decor & Design, Fine Craft — métiers d’art, Wellness & Beauty, Fragrance & Ambiance, Fashion & Accessories, Gift & Play. Embark on a rich and inspiring journey.
And beyond the fairgrounds, Paris Design Week transforms Paris into a playground of design, accompanied by a tailor-made Paris Experience agenda crafted just for you.
Looking for a rare discovery, a spark of inspiration, or a meaningful encounter? The Maison&Objet Club guides you through its curated highlights, insider addresses, and expert perspectives.
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Maison&Objet sets the pace with “Pulse in Motion”! A unique burst of creative energy imagined with trend forecasting agency NellyRodi.
Pulse in Motion is a call. A call to move, to act, to reignite a collective momentum. In a fragmented era where reference points are shifting, this theme affirms the essential need for impulse, restoring the desire to move forward. Creating a shared, living, spontaneous dynamic. Turning energy into a driving force.
Pulse in Motion celebrates what brings people together: narratives that create connection, projects that foster unity, and designs that set things in motion. Here, design becomes a tool for cohesion, a catalyst for movement, and an instrument of positive, sensitive, and shared leadership. Innovation is never solitary, it is collective, embodied, and powered by a shared energy. A design that connects, mobilises, and moves us forward together.
To explore the “Pulse in Motion” theme, the creative duo Masquespacio offers a vibrant, colour-rich vision of tomorrow’s design through two installations, both at the show and across the city. They also set the tone for the show’s overall identity by designing the key visual for the autumn edition.
Co-founders of Studio Masquespacio, established in 2010, and the furniture brand Mas Creations, the radiant creative duo from Valencia, Colombian Ana Milena Hernandez and Belgian Christophe Penasse, delight in challenging convention and embracing bold artistic freedom through a 360-degree approach to design. Zoom on their collaboration with Maison&Objet and Paris Design Week in September.
The theme of this edition, “Pulse in Motion”, evokes energy and movement. How does this translate into the space you are imagining for Maison&Objet? CP: “Pulse in Motion” represents an energy that emerges from places, from dynamics, but above all from the people who bring them to life. In a world largely driven by technology, we believe space should reconnect with people emotionally and physically.
You also designed the poster for the September 2026 edition. What lies behind this new visual identity? CP: This creation reflects who we are. It speaks about humanity through materiality. Our intention is to make people “feel” texture through the gaze. AMH: We thought: “More.” More emotion, more colour, more of everything. CP: The poster also says a lot about our vision of the future and our relationship to authenticity. AMH: We want this image to be an invitation to contemplation, to slowing down and taking time.
Maison&Objet marks the highly anticipated return of its Design District and once again entrusts Hall Haus with the creative direction of this singular environment.
Founded by Abdoulaye Niang, Sammy Bernoussi, Teddy Sanches, and Zakari Boukhari, the collective has quickly established itself as one of the most vibrant voices of the new French design scene. Their signature? A living form of design, at the crossroads of cultures, where contemporary aesthetics, sustainable commitment, and plural narratives converge.
For this new edition, they envision an immersive Design District. Step into a rich and inspiring journey through the new generation of lifestyle design, where colour, rhythm and immersive scenography shape a vibrant spatial experience.
At the heart of the Design District, a new generation and innovative materials take center stage with different programs such as Future on Stage, Rising Talent Awards South Africa, the (im)Pulse platforms and the Eco-materials Corner.
At Cook & Share sector, beauty takes its place at the table. Tableware, cutlery, gourmet objects, cooking, and decoration enter into conversation, composing a delicate choreography reminiscent of a perfectly balanced food and wine pairing. Technique gives way to emotion, and the art of hosting becomes an art of sensation.
Sarah Espeute, ambassador of Cook & Share For this year’s edition, contemporary embroiderer Sarah Espeute unveils an inspiring table installation draped in exclusive textile. At its center lies a bespoke piece, intimate, poetic, quietly luxurious, revealed within a scenography conceived as an invitation to gather, contemplate, and share.
"Why embroidered objects? Because of the madeleine de Proust dimension of this technique, which I like to reinvent as a contemporary poem. We all have a memory connected to an embroidered object."
"The theme Pulse in Motion influenced my vision for this edition of the fair. “Pulse” evokes rhythm, vibration and heartbeat, while “In Motion” speaks to collective momentum, action, and shared energy."
A What’s New? In Retail that embodies a living, sensory, and deeply narrative approach to retail.
Pauline Glaizal, the creative force behind this space, brings a sensitive and poetic vision, shaping a territory, a breath of fresh air at the heart of a rapidly evolving market.
Nouveau Souffle, her installation located in Hall 7, invites visitors on an immersive and sensory journey through a curated selection of vibrant pieces and emerging talents discovered directly within the show’s offer. A manifesto for a design “in motion” takes shape, expressed through practical curated sourcing selections designed to support coherent and inspiring sourcing.
Complete this vision with a dedicated Retail Coaching programme led by experts of the sector.
Priestess of scenography and design storytelling, Elizabeth Leriche invites you, in September 2026, on a sensorial voyage across materials and their silent life, perceptible in their textures, their fractures, and their transformations. Hammered metal, wood marked by irregular grain, cracked ceramics, blown glass, each surface retains the memory of what it has endured. Within this dialogue with matter, the artisan’s gesture becomes essential: the hand shapes, inscribes, and sets a rhythm into motion.
Color participates in this movement as vibration, revealing the depths and metamorphoses of matter. Handcraft thus unfolds within an organic temporality, shaped by repetition, adjustment, and attentiveness, rooted in transmitted savoir-faire.
This logic unfolds through the circular scenography. Color acts as a sensitive thread, linking the works together and extending, throughout the space, the energy of continuous transformation.
Dreaming of a daily design itinerary in Paris with unique experiences hosted in extraordinary venues?
Take part in the Paris Experience! In September 2026, different addresses and events are on the agenda. Join an exclusive tour of an apartment designed by Auguste Perret, a leading reference in modern architecture, discover the Studio-Apartment of Le Corbusier, his living and working space, or take part in the brunch Glustin, a convivial moment in the heart of the Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, ideal for sharing and exchanging ideas around a curated selection of antiques and design pieces, etc. A tailor-made VIP itinerary designed just for you.
From September 10 to 19, Paris Design Week brings the capital to life with major exhibitions and events, as the city’s creative scene moves between leading institutions and showrooms to capture the pulse of contemporary design.
Across the city, historic landmarks and contemporary creatives enter into dialogue: Design sur cour unfolds in open-air settings: Joseph Walsh at the Hôtel de Sully, Anthony Guerrée at the Musée Bourdelle, and the immersive installation Ornamento by Jeremy Pradier-Jeauneau at the Arc de Triomphe.
The journey continues through iconic showrooms, Elitis, Cassina, Lelièvre Paris, before visiting the Studio of Andrée Putman and Pierre Augustin Rose.
The emerging scene takes shape through Paris Design Week Factory, across key venues including Espace Commines, the 116 rue de Turenne, 16 rue des Minimes, featuring new voices such as Tongji University’s Chinese design showcase at 10 rue de Turenne.
About MAISON&OBJET PARIS
The program invites you to experience contemporary creation as a living landscape, observing its transformations and capturing its momentum through key moments, talents, and perspectives from across disciplines and geographies. In a world of constant change, where uses evolve and imaginaries expand, Pulse reveals an innovative design language, shaped by bold forms and oriented toward the future. When imagination becomes a horizon.
MAISON&OBJET PARIS, Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, 10 - 14 September 2026
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Held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, LiGHT 26 is the UK’s only trade show dedicated to high-end lighting specification.
Having attracted close to 7,000 visitors in 2025, architects, interior designers, lighting designers, engineers, and specifiers head to LiGHT in their thousands to see the very latest product innovations and launches from 100s of exhibiting architectural, decorative and technical lighting brands.
The show will once again feature the highly regarded [d]arc thoughts talks programme curated by [d]arc media – the leading media company in lighting design. Featuring moderators from arc magazine’s editorial team, as well as guest moderators, the talks delve deeper into the latest topics and trends affecting lighting and design.
LiGHT also provides endless opportunities for visitors to make new connections. Whether that’s through the late-night drinks party, networking brunch, VIP tours or while working in the dedicated co-working space. There is also the ability to re-energise in the Associations Lounge, which is set to feature, for the third year running, a separate dedicated splinter talks programme.
SBID Members earn 2 x CPD points for attending!
With workforce challenges, funding pressures, regulatory updates and digital transformation shaping the sector, the event offers practical insight, peer support and fresh ideas for the future of care.
Join the nation's care providers, managers, and sector leaders to hear from leading voices, share real-world experiences, discover new solutions, and earn CPD credits through a comprehensive conference programme. Visitors can also explore 300+ suppliers showcasing the latest products, services and innovations supporting the care sector.
You can expect to: - Hear practical insight from sector leaders and care professionals - Discover solutions to help organisations adapt, grow, and deliver outstanding care - Connect with 4,500+ professionals from across the care and retirement living community - Earn CPD credits through an extensive conference programme - Meet suppliers and partners driving innovation across the sector
Join us for a summer's evening of cold plunge demonstrations by Brass Monkey, on-site massage therapy, grazing boards & cocktails.
Bring swimwear, conquer the ice bath and a prize awaits.
The presentation will explore the kitchen’s historical context, its role in homes, and its transformation to enhance modern living. We will cover various product categories, discussing dimensions, practical aspects, style and installation consideration.
Lunch will be provided.
SBID Members earn 4 x CPD points for attending!
They will be showcasing and introducing the Trone products on display. There will also be cocktails and canapés.
As Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) marks its 15th anniversary this May, the festival brings discourse and ideas to the fore. Five extensive talks programmes spread across EC1 will bring together the sharpest voices in architecture and design, cementing CDW's status as one of the world's most compelling platforms in the A&D sector for debate and discovery.
At the heart of CDW's talks offer is Conversations at Clerkenwell, the festival's official programme which has partnered with paint brand Dulux Trade this year. Curated by Katie Richardson, the programme is housed in the extraordinary setting of the Church of Design at St Bartholomew the Great - one of London's oldest and most atmospheric buildings. Each of the festival's three days opens at 11am with an intimate one-on-one interview with some of the most significant names in contemporary design.
Award-winning, Cypriot-born British designer Michael Anastassiades opens the series on Tuesday 19th May, with a conversation covering his celebrated lighting work, limited-edition collections and solo exhibitions at museums and galleries around the globe. On Wednesday 20th May, the spotlight falls on Níall McLaughlin, the architect awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2026, who will walk through an outstanding portfolio that has reshaped British architecture over three decades. On Thursday 21st May, Slovenian furniture designer Lara Bohinc reflects on her singular approach to materials, her wideranging collaborations and the new collections that continue to push her practice forward.
Conversations at Clerkenwell’s partnership with Dulux Trade has already sparked chromatic synergy. A competition - Rhythm of Blues - invited designers to create artwork for the talks stage inspired by Dulux's Colour of the Year Palette and the theme 'Meeting of Minds'. The winning entry, by Leigh Bagley of The Graphic Pattern Studio, is a work he describes as "a layered conversation between colour, geometry and people - symbolic of the blending of voices and perspectives gathering at the talks stage, where ideas overlap and evolve." It's an apt metaphor for everything that CDW's talks represent.
Dulux Trade's Creative Director Marianne Shillingford extends the partnership across three sessions of her own, exploring the global colour story for the year ahead, how to use colour to make life better in a world of AI, and the true nature of paint and what it actually does when it dries.
Other highlights include an inspiring conversation on Designing with Purpose led by Liz Bell, President of BIID (British Institute of Interior Designers); Dimorestudio, Giles Miller and Tatjana von Stein discuss The New Luxury; and Jessie Johnson from the Design Council presides over a panel on Building Skills for a Regenerative Future. Furniture brands Cozmo, Reddie, Lean Desk and SCP look ahead to predict Furniture Futures; author and journalist Katie Treddigen chairs a talk on the Future of Fabric; and Bompas & Parr, Jolie Studio Ltd and NORR11 explore what happens in design when intuition leads the way at the talk Sensory Beings. North End Design Studio and Archer Humphryes Architects discuss Dining Design with Harry McKinley, editor of Mix magazine, and artist and designer Paul Cocksedge shares his views on AI in The Trained Hand: Craft, Intuition and the New Digital Makers.
Design Meets presents narratives from leading brands and industry experts at new venue The Luxury Edit, hosted at Haberdashers’ Hall. Roundtables examine how creative industries can drive meaningful social change and protect intellectual property in an age of AI and copycats, explore Clerkenwell’s evolving identity and uncover the untapped power of music and acoustics in shaping spatial experience.
Hands-on workshops demonstrate how to reclaim creativity and human connection in an age of digital isolation and show how a bold generation of sustainability-focused graduates is turning green ideals into real-world practice. Autism and ADHD champion Piers Roberts leads a landmark panel discussion with neurodivergent designers, educators and entrepreneurs, making a compelling case for why neurodivergent skills and perspectives should be central to the teams creating the spaces of tomorrow. Additional forward-looking talks examine bespoke designs for the hospitality sector, furniture created from food waste, and Norwegian design philosophy.
The editorial team behind online magazine Design Milk host Design Dialogues at The Charterhouse Chapel, covering a rich mix of themes. Wellbeing and neurodiversity are explored with conversations around autism's cognitive profiles, the post-neuro office, and creating workplaces for a workforce that no longer fully trusts the office environment.
Nature, materials and craft are also prominent topics - from the next phase of nature-integrated design that moves beyond biophilia, to reinventing materials through a lens of nostalgia, and the creative exchange between designers and artisans. Generational and cultural shifts are addressed through talks on designing spaces for Gen Alpha and building a design brand with integrity. Rounding out the programme are sessions on immersive spaces, the iterative design process, and a sponsored talk from Aquafil.
[d]arc media returns to CDW venue Light for a fifth year of its acclaimed [d]arc thoughts programme of free-to-attend lighting-focused panels and presentations, sponsored this year by Ideolux. Talks span the full breadth of lighting design practice - from future-proofing systems for adaptability and longevity, and the art of crafting dark, atmospheric hospitality spaces, to why lighting design remains chronically undervalued.
Project-focused sessions bring theory to life, walking audiences through the creative and specification process on real-world schemes including the Radisson Red Lounge and a Tribute Portfolio Hotel in Germany. [d]arc thoughts concludes with a presentation from designer Benz Roos on the search for a more soulful approach to lighting design in the 21st century, exploring how designers can strike the balance between energy use, legibility and safety while staying within budget.
Volunteer-led network Interior Design Declares, supported by lighting control solution Casambi, hosts an informative session on its activities on the evening of Wednesday 20th May with a complimentary bar and networking.
Commercial Interiors UK and its media outlet Design Insider host eight curated sessions for Design in Focus at CDW venue Commercial Design in the Park. The programme explores the ideas and forces shaping commercial interiors today, from product specification and design concepts to the evolving cultures of hospitality and workplace environments.
Highlights include a session hosted by Sanderson Design Group examining how colour and pattern are driving more expressive, emotionally resonant hospitality spaces; a discussion lead by The Contract Chair Company on the crossover between hospitality and workplace design; and a conversation between GROHE and Buster + Punch on achieving cohesion across fixtures and fittings. Design In Focus is as much about community as content - it has been curated to be an open, accessible destination for designers, specifiers, operators and industry leaders at every stage of their career.
As well as the five main talks programmes, CDW’s many venues and hundreds of showrooms across EC1 participating in the festival are hosting their own talks.
The Museum of the Order of St John, one of the hidden historical spaces of London, is a new location for CDW in 2026, hosting design collections from Spain and Austria. At 11am on Wednesday 20th May, award-winning Austrian designer Theresa Obermoser and film maker Jack Sibson will discuss Storytelling through Interior Design. From 6pm, editor-in-chief of Disegno Oli Stratford hosts a talk called El Salón at the venue during which designer Tomás Alonso discusses his installation INTERIORS OF SPAIN, the complexities of working in an historic building and his thoughts on Spanish design’s global reputation. At midday on Thursday 21st May, a talk celebrating 20 Years of Vienna Design Week will be led by the event’s director Gabriel Roland who will share insights into the legacy, craftsmanship and significance of Austrian design and how it continues to embody innovation and sustainability.
On Tuesday 19th May, the first day of the festival, ceramic tile brand Marazzi hosts a brunch panel to unpack AI, Value Engineering and the Art of Working Smarter. At 3.30pm, sustainable office pod brand Silen will host a panel discussion at the Welltek showroom entitled Circular Workspaces: Are We Designing out Waste, or Just Hiding it Better?, bringing together leading industry voices to explore how workspaces can move towards genuine circularity, moderated by design journalist Roddy Clarke on behalf of OnOffice magazine. Later that afternoon, fund-raising cycle ride Clerkenwheels will culminate at the new showroom of Australian-Indonesian sustainable furniture brand Reddie on Goswell Road. The motivation behind the initiative, which supports United in Design’s Education and Outreach Programme, will be discussed at the showroom at 6pm during a talk on Designing Diversity moderated by journalist Grant Gibson. The following day, writer and editor Debika Ray will chair a talk at the Reddie showroom about Working with Waste in Furniture Design with Charlotte Fitzgerald from Universal Design Studio and Sofia Steffenoni from Materials Assemble.
At 3pm on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th May, the Sedus showroom will host Hannah Nardini, founder of WKSpace who will deliver a presentation inspired by the question How Can Workplaces Become Truly Inclusive across Generations? Her conclusions, based on extensive research from over 50,000 people surveyed across the UK, will be discussed at a roundtable afterwards. Belgian flooring brand modulyss has curated a programme of events throughout the festival including talks on Transparency in Sustainable Design and Customisation, and a panel discussion on AI in Architecture. VitrA will host two ‘In conversation with’ talks. On Tuesday 19th May, Head of Design Nisan Tunçak will join designer Terri Pecora for From Concept to Culture: The Meaning of the Plural Collection in Today’s Design Landscape. On Wednesday 20th May, she will be joined by Anne-Rachel Schiffman, Senior Interior Architect at Snøhetta, for A Conversation on Ceramics and Architecture.
Industry bodies and media titles will offer visitors insights into high-profile brands and practices across EC1 throughout the festival. These will include the OnOffice Workplace Tour, Women in Office Design tours, RIBAJ Tours at CDW, a tour from SBID and the BIID CDW Exclusive Tour.
Clerkenwell Design Week 2026 takes place across EC1, London, from 19 - 21 May. More details about the festival will be announced in due course. For more information, please visit clerkenwelldesignweek.com – registration is now open.
About Clerkenwell Design Week 2026
CDW celebrates its 15th edition by transforming London’s most important design hub into a destination where architects and interior designers come to discover cutting-edge products, ideas and inspiration!
Experience two guided tours around Clerkenwell to explore participating showrooms, discover the latest collections and network with the industry!
Tuesday 19 May, 10 am - Stop 1 & Breakfast: Welltek - Haberdashers Hall, Church of Design - Charterhouse & Trilux - Ahrend - Boss - Reddie - Hansgrohe - Final Stop: Duravit
Thursday 21 May, 10 am - Stop 1 & Breakfast: HAT Collective - KI Europe - Hansgrohe - ETHIMO - Deadgood - Workbench - Final Stop: Haberdashers Hall, Church of Design
SBID Members earn 2 x CPD points (per showroom) for attending!
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The SBID Industry Day curates a unique business environment for interior designers; providing a platform for our community to connect and build high-quality relationships with like minded industry professionals.
A series of informative panel discussions will share valuable expertise, unique industry insights and address issues interior designers face in practice.
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Set within one of the world’s most concentrated design districts, the festival brings together leading international brands, contemporary installations and thought-provoking talks across a network of historic and newly unveiled venues.
New highlights include The Luxury Edit at Haberdashers’ Hall, home to the Design Meets talks programme. For the first time, the Museum of the Order of St John above St John’s Gate will host a striking Spanish installation and a curated showcase of contemporary Spanish brands, further strengthening the festival’s international presence. Returning icons such as Light at the House of Detention, the Church of Design and the 14th-century Charterhouse underline Clerkenwell Design Week’s unique ability to place the future of design within the city’s architectural past - where design truly belongs.
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