Art, architecture and travel in Paris
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Paris - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Paris.
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Indian artist Rithika Merchant on her fantastical show set for Dior couture: ‘It’s about building a wonderland’
Rithika Merchant tells Wallpaper* the story behind her immersive work ‘The Flowers We Grew’, which backdropped Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Alice in Wonderland-inspired S/S 2025 couture show in Paris yesterday (27 January 2025)
By Jack Moss Published
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Paris Fashion Week Men’s A/W 2025 highlights: Hermès to Lanvin
Wallpaper* fashion features editor Jack Moss unpacks the highlights from Paris Fashion Week Men’s A/W 2025, which concluded with Peter Copping’s debut for Lanvin yesterday evening (26 January 2024)
By Jack Moss Last updated
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A hidden restaurant is at the heart of Alaïa’s breathtaking new Paris store
Alaïa’s new store on Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré marks its third address in a Parisian trilogy, and is also home to a surprising new outpost of Milanese restaurant Sant Ambroeus
By Tianna Williams Published
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Inside the kaleidoscopic debut of Issey Miyake’s IM Men in Paris
Marking its debut in Paris, Issey Miyake offshoot IM Men stays true to the eponymous founder’s philosophy of ‘a piece of cloth’. Here, its designers tell Wallpaper* the story behind the shape-shifting collection
By Jack Moss Published
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Our highlights from Paris Design Week 2025
Wallpaper*’s Head of Interiors, Olly Mason, joined the throngs of industry insiders attending the week’s events; here’s what she saw (and liked) at Paris Déco Off and Maison&Objet in the City
By Anna Solomon Published
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LVMH watch week 2025: everything we know so far
Our guide to LVMH Watch Week 2025, taking place in New York and Paris, starting 21 January; keep an eye out for our updates
By James Gurney Last updated
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Maison et Objet: Wallpaper's 15 highlights from France's leading homes and interiors fair
The design year has officially begun with the launch of Maison et Objet. Our on-the-ground correspondent reports on its standout moments
By Anna Sansom Published
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Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2025: what to expect
Everything Wallpaper* knows about Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2025, which begins today (14 January 2024) in Florence and heralds a new year in fashion
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Dolce & Gabbana takes over Paris’ Grand Palais with an opulent celebration of craft and creativity
Wallpaper* takes a tour of Dolce & Gabbana’s ‘Du Coeur à La Main (From the Heart to the Hand)’ exhibition in Paris, a spellbinding journey through the house’s collections and their Italian inspirations
By Jean Grogan Published
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First look at Maison 3, an eclectic new Parisian bar for sleepless nights
Maison 3 is an enigmatic space with a sensual atmosphere brought to life by the French studio Les Beaux Jours Architectures
By Fabienne Dupuis Published
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‘He immortalised the birth of the supermodel’: inside Dior’s career-spanning retrospective of photographer Peter Lindbergh
Olivier Flaviano, head of Paris’ La Galerie Dior, talks us through a new Peter Lindbergh retrospective, which celebrates the seminal German photographer’s longtime relationship with the French house
By Jack Moss Published
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Inside ‘De toutes beautés!’, the Louvre’s new exhibition narrating 10,000 years of beauty ideals through art
‘De toutes beautés!’ marks the beginning of a three-year partnership between the Louvre and L’Oréal Groupe. India Birgitta Jarvis reports on the show for Wallpaper*
By India Birgitta Jarvis Published
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First look: ‘Christofle, A Brilliant Story’ is a glittering celebration of silver across two centuries
A landmark Christofle exhibition opens today at Paris’ Musées Des Arts Décoratifs and is the first monographic show dedicated to French silverware house
By Minako Norimatsu Published
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been doing this week
Investing in quality knitwear, scouting a very special pair of earrings and dining with strangers are just some of the things keeping the Wallpaper* team occupied this week
By Bill Prince Published
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Tom Wesselmann’s enduring influence on pop art goes under the spotlight in Paris
‘Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &...’ is on view at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris until 24 February 2025
By Ann Binlot Published
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‘A hat is an alibi, a fabulous lie’: radical milliner Stephen Jones on his career-spanning new Paris exhibition
As ‘Stephen Jones, Chapeaux d’Artiste’ opens at Paris’ Palais Galliera, the British milliner tells Wallpaper* about the transformative power of hats, the one designer he wishes he’d collaborated with, and his lifelong love of Paris
By Jean Grogan Published
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Sceners Gallery is an unassuming secret design trove above a discount supermarket in Paris
Step inside Sceners Gallery and experience a 'conversation between pieces that we might not normally find together'
By Amy Serafin Published
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The highlights from Design Miami.Paris
Design Miami.Paris returned to the Hôtel de Maisons, showcasing 24 galleries and 18 presentations of 20th-century and contemporary design. Here is what went on
By Anna Sansom Published
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Renault celebrates new R4 EV and electric mobility with TheArsenale and four French start-ups
Renault's '4 Movements' accompanied the R4 E-Tech at the 2024 Paris Motor Show; the clutch of sleek machines will bring innovative electrification to air, sea and water
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Explore wood architecture, Paris' new timber tower and how to make sustainable construction look ‘iconic’
A new timber tower brings wood architecture into sharp focus in Paris and highlights ways to craft buildings that are both sustainable and look great: we spoke to project architects LAN, and explore the genre through further examples
By Amy Serafin Published
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Dine at Paris’s historic Maison Baccarat, reimagined by chef Alain Ducasse
The newly opened Ducasse Baccarat restaurant – at the crystal house’s Paris mansion – offers not just a culinary experience but a cultural encounter
By Minako Norimatsu Published
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Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales film series comes to life for Art Basel Paris
In ‘Tales & Tellers’, interdisciplinary artist Goshka Macuga brings Miu Miu’s Women’s Tales film series for Art Basel Paris to life for the public programme
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Art Basel returns to Paris: here is everything to see and do
Art Basel Paris 2024 (18 - 20 October 2024) returns, opening at the newly renovated Grand Palais
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Elmgreen & Dragset explore contemporary masculinity in Paris
We visit Elmgreen & Dragset at their Berlin studio ahead of new exhibition ‘L’Addition’ at Paris’ Musée d’Orsay, a subversive take on the classical form
By Hannah Silver Published
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Watch: Jamie Dornan takes a bath in Le Corbusier’s villa for Loewe Perfumes
Jamie Dornan stars alongside Sophie Wilde in the new Loewe Perfumes 2024 campaign, shot by David Sims in Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye
By Hannah Tindle Published
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Paris Fashion Week S/S 2025 highlights: Chanel to Louis Vuitton
Wallpaper* fashion features editor Jack Moss selects the best of Paris Fashion Week S/S 2025, from Chanel’s return to the Grand Palais to Nicolas Ghesquière’s ‘soft power’ at Louis Vuitton
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Jonathan Lyndon Chase on creating a ‘complicated and messy’ domestic space for Acne Studios’ latest show
A musing on ‘emotions and the body, and how they affect the space around you’: American artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase tells Mahoro Seward the story behind their Acne Studios runway set, which will backdrop the brand’s S/S 2025 show in Paris later today
By Mahoro Seward Published