Art, architecture and travel in France
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in France - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to France.
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Lina Ghotmeh’s Maroquinerie de Louviers for Hermès is a celebration of craft
Hermès’ Maroquinerie de Louviers leather production facility by Lina Ghotmeh opens in Normandy, France
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Kenzo House: Parisian urban haven comes on the market
Kenzo House in Paris comes on the market, offering a slice of Zen within the heart of the French capital
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Q-Park Ravet is a parking garage and viewing platform that celebrates urban heritage
Q-Park Ravet by Hérault Arnod Architectures with artist Krijn de Koning brings creativity and monumentality to a utilitarian parking garage structure in the French city of Chambéry
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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‘Brutalist Paris’ is a book that lays bare the legacy of the city’s concrete architecture
Architectural cartographer Blue Crow Media launches ‘Brutalist Paris’, its first book, a photographic study of the French capital’s surviving brutalist treasures and concrete impasses
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Paris Design Week 2023: the highlights
Your essential guide to Paris Design Week 2023, from Maison & Objet to Paris Déco Off, and the best things to see in town as part of Maison & Objet City
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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1970s-inspired camping installation named 'Best Tented Love'
Designers Madeleine Oltra and Angelo de Taisne's Sardine Sardine installation was inspired by camping in the south of France
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Arte TV presents new Andrée Putman documentary: a designer in love with modernity
A new French documentary titled ‘Andrée Putman, la grande dame du design’ directed by Saléha Gherdane airs on Arte TV at 4.50pm CET on Sunday, 15 January 2023
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Paris art exhibitions: a guide to exhibitions this weekend
As Emily in Paris fever puts the city of love at the centre of the cultural map, stay-up-to-date with our guide to the best Paris art exhibitions
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Last chance to see: Cyprien Gaillard on chaos, reorder and excavating a Paris in flux
We interviewed French artist Cyprien Gaillard ahead of his major two-part show, ‘Humpty \ Dumpty’ at Palais de Tokyo and Lafayette Anticipations (until 8 January 2023). Through abandoned clocks, love locks and asbestos, he dissects the human obsession with structural restoration
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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‘A reflection of joy’: Francesco Risso on Marni’s new collaboration with Uniqlo
The second collaboration between Marni creative director Francesco Risso and Uniqlo promises an uplifting take on Uniqlo staples. Here, Risso tells Wallpaper* the story behind the collection
By Dal Chodha Published
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Aiguille Grive Chalets Hôtel — Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France
By Debbie Pappyn Last updated
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A cocoon of respite in Air France's business class lounge designed by Mathieu Lehanneur
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Out of the box: Parisian style delivered to your doorstep
By Katrina Israel Last updated
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MoMA spotlights France’s booming technology scene in New York
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Good apple: Galipette Cidre brings a taste of northern France to a thirsty world
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Box clever: a new mobile kitchen with hidden depths
By Emma Moore Last updated
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Dissecting fashion history: ’Anatomy of a Collection’ at Musée Galliera
By Dan Thawley Last updated
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Local architects transform this French copperware factory into a culinary destination
By Sophia Acquistapace Last updated
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Special delivery: the finest show invitations from the S/S 2015 menswear season
By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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Signed, sealed and delivered: the finest invitations from the A/W 2015 menswear season
By Katerina Economou Last updated
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Pure communication: Frederick McSwain takes his design vision to LR Paris
By Sujata Burman Last updated
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Akris’ Albert Kriemler mines the work of architect Sou Fujimoto for S/S 2016
By JJ Martin Last updated
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Florentine menswear festival Pitti Uomo puts its most exuberant foot forward yet
By Dan Thawley Last updated
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Celtic legend meets Japanese Noh theatre in dance directed by Hiroshi Sugimoto
The artist and photographer joined forces with fashion designer Rick Owens, choreographer Alessio Silvestrin and electronic composer Ryoji Ikeda for his first production at the Paris Opera
By Minako Norimatsu Last updated
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Paris' third arrondissement gains a Japanese themed design space
By Henrietta Thompson Last updated
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Ahead of its first permanent home, Lafayette Anticipation presents a taster of things to come
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Maison de Verre: a dramatic glass house in France by Studio Odile Decq
Maison de Verre in Carantec is a glass box with a difference, housing a calming interior with a science fiction edge
By Jonathan Bell Published