Maison&Objet January 2019

by Paola Agostini (sissi_mum) 18/01/2019

Starting from today until January 22nd, 2019, in Paris-Nord Villepinte, on 115,000 sqm exhibition, it’s time for MAISON&OBJET.

Since 1995, MAISON&OBJET is the international appointment of art de vivre, furniture and design professionals. The numbers? Incredible: almost 3,000 brands and over 90,000 visitors, of which 50% international.
MAISON&OBJET discovers talents, creates encounters, decodes the trends of today and tomorrow.

In theis first of the two editions in 2019 (the second will held in September), 600 new brands and in total 160 nationalities will be present to embrace the entire world of home. From furnishings to fragrances, from kids to objects, from textiles to kitchen design, MAISON&OBJET is the world’s benchmark for interior architecture and design.

Excuse my French! The theme of Maison&Objet on January 2019

France is back in fashion (but when it’s REALLY gone out of fashion?!) and it does great through the topic chosen for the January 2019 edition entitled Excuse my French!: MAISON&OBJET offers visitors the opportunity to discover new French brands and designers.

At this time on the international scene there is a renewed curiosity for the French, a kind of fascination. In a world where things are standardizing, people are looking for something different.
(Vincent Grégoire – NellyRodi)

Vincent Grégoire brings to light a series of factors responsible for the renewed rebirth of France. There are numerous small companies, the so-called petites maisons, able to reinterpret the traditional savoir-faire with lines of products characterised by innovation and exclusivity. There is also a new wave of creative artists open to multicultural influences that shake the traditional French chic and inject inspirations from the outside into a continuous development of new moods characterized by fusion and mix ‘n’ match.

The impact of hi-tech industry is also very important in this French rebirth: Paris is home to the world’s largest start-up campus, Station F, and the companies are protagonists in the new technologies that are making revolutionary changes in home environment. The world of design, at the same time, is rich in figures whose style could be described as “Classic with A Twist”. They are personalities who carry with them the typically French notes of irreverence and audacity, eccentricity and extravagance recognizable in the original mood of their every work.

Rising Talent Awards 2019

An unmissable appointment for the international design community, Rising Talent Awards organized by MAISON&OBJET in January 2019 edition are looking towards East, exploring the rapidly evolving scene of Chinese design. After the success of the editions dedicated to United Kingdom, Italy and Lebanon, China will make known its Rising Talents at the Parc des Expositions of Paris Nord Villepinte, from 18th to 22nd January 2019. The choice to focus on the young Chinese designers testifies to the rapid evolution, driven by design, of the country, and reflects the ambition of MAISON&OBJET to remain in the forefront in the advancement and development of international design. The six emerging designers, ranked as some of the brightest young design forces present today in China, are: Frank Chou, Chen Furong, Mario Tsai, Hongjie Yang, Ximi Li and Bentu.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann, historical partner of MAISON & OBJET, will present from January 25th to February 19th, 2019 the China RISING TALENT AWARDS in their department store.