Ever-changing aesthetics, reinterpreted traditional crafts, and design languages that blend memory, material, and creativity create a universe where innovation and craftsmanship interact to define new forms and meanings.
At the Parc des Expositions Paris-Nord Villepinte, from January 15 to 19, 2026, Maison&Objet will unveil a constantly evolving language, where forms, atmospheres, and suggestions intertwine to evoke new perspectives and unexpected visions. The chosen theme, “Past Reveals Future,” invites us to interpret design as a living organism, shaped by memory and projected toward new forms of expression. At the heart of the event is Harry Nuriev, Designer of the Year, who, through his manifesto “Transformism,” will explore the future of style, transfiguring meanings and perceptions in a visual narrative that unites craftsmanship, technology, and imagination.
Denim House Exhibition Los Angeles – Carpenters Worshop Gallery – CROSBY STUDIO © Maison&Objet
On the left, Harry Nuriev © Daniel Roché; on the right, Benoit Florencon – Crosby Studios Paris – Apartment 16 © Maison&Objet
His installation in Hall 3 will lead the visitor into an immersive experience where everything becomes gesture, narration and vision. Alongside Nuriev’s work, four creative currents will interpret the theme through complementary perspectives, revealing possible scenarios for the aesthetics of tomorrow: Metamorphosis, Recomposed Baroque, Matter & Mutation, and Néo Folklore.
Rendering by Lionel Jadot, Anthropocene Adhocsime, to be exhibited at Maison&Objet Hong Kong, December 3-6, 2025 © Maison&Objet
METAMORPHOSIS
In un’epoca segnata da crisi ambientale e sovrapproduzione, la creazione non nasce più dal nuovo a ogni costo, ma dalla trasformazione. Metamorphosis will tell the story of objects that change identity, function, and language, celebrating reuse as a poetic act. The visions of designers such like Lionel Jadot show a world where what is considered waste becomes living matter, revealing an unexpected beauty. It is a creative tension that combines experimentation, responsibility and artistic impetus.
Maison&Objet – September 2025 – New wave, Rising Talent. Metamorphosis: a theme already buzzing in last season’s talks, which returns at M&O 2026 in January with new voices from the emerging creative scene © Maison&Objet
RECOMPOSED BAROQUE
Qui il massimalismo si libera dall’ornamento tradizionale per farsi Recomposed Baroque, un dialogo tra maestria artigianale e audacia contemporanea. In the Projects sector, French glassmakers, weavers, cabinetmakers, and ceramists will reinterpret the ancient gesture with a fresh perspective. Collaborations such as the one between Waww la Table and Vincent Darré testify to its vitality: a theatrical, exuberant yet calibrated design that reinvents excess as a form of expressive freedom.
Left, Agence MBDS ©Jerome Galland; right, “Recomposed Baroque” at the Manufacture de Couleuvre: porcelains with flamboyant shapes, exuberant motifs, and contemporary accents that renew a historic savoir-faire © Maison&Objet
Sophie Salager, CEO of the Manufacture de Couleuvre and winner of the Women & Design Award, represents the excellence of contemporary design at the next edition of Maison&Objet © Maison&Objet
MATTER & MUTATION
It is the starting point of an investigation that delves into its most intimate transformations. With Matter & Mutation, M&O will describe the encounter between organic materials, ancestral techniques and innovation. From Quentin Hirsinger’s research on “Translucidity” to that of artisans such as Muriel Maire and Ana Montaya, matter becomes a mutant organism: mycelia, bacterial pigments, plant fibers and hybrid materials become tools for exploring new aesthetic and productive imaginaries.
Left, Egg Shells Gold Leaf M © Ana Montaya; right, Atelier Sumbiosis – Révélations Mai 2025 © Alex Gallosi | © Maison&Objet
On the left, design by Muriel Maire; on the right, Muriel Maire © Gilles Leimdorfer | © Maison&Objet
NÉO FOLKLORE
This trend shows a return to territorial narratives: Néo Folklore combines local traditions, digitalization and craftsmanship, outlining a décor language rooted in local cultures yet speaking to the present. From the projects of the bureau MC&CO Trend to the renewed codes of the Ukrainian production tradition, identities capable of leaving their mark emerge, rewritten through colors, symbols and techniques that evolve without losing their original voice.
The January edition of Maison&Objet 2026 presents itself as a sensitive mosaic, in which past and future touch without overlapping, and where creativity becomes reflection, gesture, and vision. A scenario that celebrates not nostalgia, but the ability of design to absorb its own time and transform it into presence, form, and meaning. In short: tomorrow.
MAISON&OBJET 2026 – January edition
Hours: 15-18 gennaio 2026 9:30-18:30 | 19 gennaio 2026 9:30-18:00
Paid admission: online at this link
Where: Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte – ZAC Paris Nord 2 – Villepinte, Francia
RER B Line – Parc des Expositions Stop
When: 15-19 gennaio 2026 – maison-objet.com
On the left, SOKIL chair – Andrew Dobryansky © ZEMNA; On the right, photo © BRUTALIST_TIDE
Left, Sculpture MOTANKA © Andriy et Olesya Voznicki; on the right, VORON chair – Tetiana Krasutska, © ZEMNA | © Maison&Objet
On the cover, the first edition of the new year of Maison&Objet will take place from 15 to 19 January 2026 with the theme: Past Reveals Future © Maison&Objet
