Maison&Objet Paris opens 2026 under the banner of excellence and savoir-faire
From January 15 to 19, Maison&Objet will spotlight the creators and companies who, through technical mastery and a contemporary vision embody a new way of inhabiting the world. Here, innovation enters dialogue with tradition, transmission fuels creation, and centuries-old gestures are reimagined through the lens of today’s creative visions.
Spanning 7 halls and 6 sectors (Signature & Projects, Decor & Design, Craft – métiers d’art, Fragrance & Wellness, Fashion & Accessories, Gift & Play), Maison&Objet unfolds a curated experience through immersive spaces and exclusive scenography. In 2026, the event firmly establishes Paris as the global capital of design and unveils a living showcase where ancestral know-how resonates anew, shaping the design landscape of tomorrow.
For over thirty years, Maison&Objet has cultivated a unique identity: serving as a meeting point between the world of fine craftmanship and contemporary design. In January 2026, the trade fair returns to its roots with a powerful and inspiring theme. Design draws strength from its origins to rise even higher. At the crossroads of the raw materials and contemporary form, a calm strength reveals itself. Furniture is no longer a mere series of objects: it becomes an extension of a skill, a gesture, a memory. What emanates from it goes beyond aesthetics: it’s an aura, a breath, a trace of the past carried into the future. Each creation is part of a continuum, a slow and embodied transformation.
What’s New? In Decor by Elizabeth Leriche
As a scenographer and trend-setter, Elizabeth Leriche presents an immersive and emotionally resonant journey, where each installation highlights the exhibitors’ products while creating a dialogue between past and future. From Antiquity to Art Deco, from primitive forms to contemporary daring, the exhibition brings to light a shared memory of the decorative arts, reinterpreted to inspire the invention of new aesthetics. Between tradition and experimentation, it reveals how the future of design is always born from the traces left by the past.
What’s New? In Retail by François Delclaux
A manifesto of contemporary retail, where physical commerce reasserts its power to reinvent itself. Inspired by the theme Past Reveals Future, this installation explores the resonances between tradition and innovation. To work with a material is to enter a temporal conversation, to make resonate what once was, while inscribing what is yet to come. This paleo-futuristic exploration highlights four materials at the very heart of today’s creative expression: stone, wood, glass, and metal, whether in their physical forms or their representations.
What’s New? In Hospitality by Rudy Guénaire
Co-founder and artistic director of the PNY restaurant chain, Rudy Guénaire launched Night Flight in 2021, his creative studio dedicated to design and interior architecture. His projects, both narrative and immersive, stand out for their poetic and cinematic quality, inviting audiences to experience something truly unique. With Suite 2046, Rudy Guénaire reinvented hospitality as a total experience. For Maison&Objet, he will present a room that is rooted in the past, yet futuristic and dreamlike accompanied by a manifesto on the codes of tomorrow’s hospitality.
After a well-received debut in 2025 by both the press and industry professionals, CURATIO, curated by Thomas Haarmann, returns in January 2026 with an expanded format and 60 international participants. Conceived as a true village, it blends exhibition space with experiential design to offer an immersive journey into the world of collectible design, where each piece reveals the intention and craftsmanship behind the material. Alongside, the CRAFT space continues its mission to spotlight artisans who embody both excellence and experimentation.
A new feature of this edition, the Village Manufactures of Excellence will take place at the heart of Signature & Projects. Conceived as a refined setting, it brings together for the first time a unique collective of Living Heritage Companies (EPV), a French government label that recognizes exceptional craftsmanship and rare expertise. This new space, created with the support of the Excellence Contract network, will host around twenty companies that embody the finest in French artisanal and industrial excellence: master glassmakers, fine cabinetmakers, weavers, upholsterers, plaster artisans, artistic metalworkers, marble workers, and designers of furniture and lighting.
In January, Halls 1 & 2 will host the Signature & Projects universes, enhanced by an Eco-Responsible Design Collective that showcases creators’ ability to develop sustainable solutions without compromising on aesthetics. This space brings together an international selection of manufacturers of eco-designed materials and coverings, intended for interior architecture, decoration, and furniture design. With this collective, Maison&Objet confirms its leading role in promoting responsible and innovative solutions, serving designers and industry professionals committed to combining aesthetics, innovation, and environmental impact.
Located in Hall 3, Decor & Design, the Outdoor space highlights the design of exterior environments, now recognized as a true extension of the home. Designed as a strategic showcase, it brings together trends and innovations that redefine outdoor living. Bringing together 50 leading international brands, the offering covers a wide range: furniture, pergolas, lighting, rugs, and accessories, as well as technical and functional solutions tailored to the demands of hospitality, fine dining, high-end residential, and yachting. This new space establishes itself as a strategic hub for industry players, offering a comprehensive vision of outdoor design and a privileged meeting place for key stakeholders, including designers, manufacturers, and market experts who share their insights and expertise on emerging practices and lifestyles.
Maison&Objet extends its experience beyond the show floors with IN THE CITY, the B2B event in Paris from January 14 to 19, designed specifically for professionals. This unique journey brings together 100 locations that make up Paris’s ecosystem of exceptional decoration: decorators, interior designers, galleries, prestigious maisons, and outstanding artisans. By combining the on-site event, the Maison&Objet fair with off-site visits and events throughout the city, IN THE CITY offers a comprehensive and immersive experience. This unique format gives professionals the chance to meet creators, see products in real-life settings, and fully immerse themselves in the creative energy of Paris, the international design capital.
