Now Open: Design Miami.Paris 2025
October 22, 2025, Paris - Design Miami.Paris has opened its doors for its third edition. Returning to the iconic L’hôtel de Maisons in the cultural district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Parisian edition of Design Miami’s collectible design fair returns with its largest gallery and Design at Large program yet, running in tandem with Art Basel Paris from October 22-26, 2025, following Preview Day on October 21.
GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS
Across the Gallery and Design at Large programming, there are a number of prominent thematic threads. There is a distinct focus on zoomorphic forms, offering a menagerie of animalistic influence, from the Galerie Gastou and Galerie Desprez-Bréhéret (Paris) joint-presentation dedicated to an Early Birds thematic; to Galerie Mitterand’s (Paris) display of iconic animal-inspired designs by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, including a set of tortoises, Tortue topiaire III, 2000 & 2003 placed in the garden as part of the Design at Large program; to The Future Perfect (New York/Los Angeles)’s outdoor presentation of Vikram Goyal Studio’s immersive installation, The Soul Garden, created in collaboration with Sissel Tolaas, reimagining India’s ancient animal fables as a contemporary dialogue between art, design, and ecology.
Across the fair, a number of galleries celebrate Art Deco, during its 100th anniversary year. Highlights include Gallery Maxime Flatry’s (Paris) presentation of historical ceramic works spanning the years 1890 to 1930, by Jean Besnard, Ernest Chaplet, and Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat; the gallery invited Thierry Boutemy to create bespoke floral installations for its showcase, sparking a dialogue with the historical ceramics. Meanwhile, Galerie Chastel-Marechel (Paris) presents Forêt (1929) by Jean Dunand—a four-leaf screen in lacquer and silver leaf on wood, with a light relief decoration of birds and deer in an enchanted forest landscape. The piece comes from the prestigious collection of Princess Marie Bonaparte.
Another focus at this year’s fair requires viewers to look more closely, with a noticeable emphasis on smaller scale collectibles. For the first time in France, debut exhibitor Patrick Parrish Studio (New York) presents a solo exhibition of works by Carl Auböck, placing a spotlight on designs typically considered as everyday small objects—bells, dishes, baskets, and bookends—revealing each piece as a unique and prescient objet d’art. Yves Macaux Gallery (Brussels) presents cutlery by Josef Hoffmann, while further miniature treasures come in the form of jewellery. For its second appearance at Design Miami.Paris, Galerie MiniMasterpiece (Paris) reveals its latest creations inspired by artists and designers Lee Ufan, Pierre Charpin, Andres Serrano, and Pablo Reinoso.
Design Miami.Paris has also announced this year’s Best of Show Award Winners. Selected by a committee of design experts including Design Miami’s SVP of Fairs, Grela Orihuela, alongside Lee Mindel (Architect), Simon Andrews (Advisor), Al Eiber (Design Expert), and Jeremy Morrison (Advisor).
The Best Gallery Presentation was awarded to debut exhibitor Yves Macaux Gallery (Brussels) who specialises in Viennese masterpieces, spanning the ornamental exuberance of the Wiener Werkstätte to the restrained elegance of early modernist design. Highlights from this year’s presentation include a brass vessel by Josef Hoffmann’s, alongside Adolf Loos’ longcase clock, exemplifying the period’s duality in metalwork—from baroque opulence to minimalist sophistication.
Los Angeles-based designer, James de Wulf, LLC (Los Angeles) takes the title of Best Design at Large Presentation with the debut work Resonating Ping Pong Table, Song no. 1 (2025). The multisensory piece of design incorporates sound within its function: the table’s surface is formed from layers of aluminum plates, tuned to an A Minor Pentatonic scale. The result is a dreamy, healing sound bath as the table is played through the motion of ping pong balls bouncing across its surface. Versatile in form, the table may be used indoors or outside, and the net is easily removable to convert the table for dining.
The Best Contemporary Work was awarded to Extended Form Three (2025) by Adam Pendleton at Friedman Benda (New York/Los Angeles). Pendleton’s practice is defined by its simultaneous embrace of the expressionistic, the minimal, and the conceptual. Seemingly simple geometric figures—circles, squares, triangles—become points of departure for complex material, visual, and theoretical investigations. This practice is epitomised by Extended Form Three, which comes in the form of a round, white onyx low table.
The Best Historic Work was awarded to two highly significant pieces at Galerie Downtown Francois LAFFANOUR (Paris), presented by Jean Prouvé—an emblematic figure of 20th century modernism, whose practice spanned architecture, engineering, and design—finding particular inspiration in metal. The Bureau Présidence (c. 1951) is a desk commissioned in 1951 by René Coulon, an architect and member of the UAM (Union des Artistes Modernes). Its form is defined by a green lacquered bent sheet steel frame, supporting a bean shaped wooden top. Meanwhile, the Table à Plans (1951) is rectangular in shape, with an ash veneer top resting on a base with four tapered legs made of green lacquered bent steel tubing, connected by an aluminum tube. The deep and pastel greens used across both pieces were striking for their time. Breaking away from Art Deco conventions, these hues were originally reserved for industrial use, employed here for the first time in furniture design intended for everyday use.
The award winners each received an award designed by Maison Daum. The trophy was designed by French artist and designer Victoria Wilmotte, known for her sculptural and architectural approach to form. Crafted from pâte de cristal using Daum’s ancestral lost-wax technique, the piece is defined by geometric folds, bold lines, and vivid colors.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
DESIGN MIAMI AND APPLE UNVEIL DESIGNERS OF TOMORROW
Design Miami and Apple unveil Designers of Tomorrow, a new initiative spotlighting four emerging design talents and their creative practices, powered by iPad. Together with a jury of industry peers, Design Miami and Apple feature works by Atelier Duyi Han (Shanghai, China), Jolie Ngo (California, United States), Marie & Alexandre (Paris, France), and Marco Campardo (London, UK) at the heart of Design Miami.Paris.
The presentation at the fair showcases the seamless integration of iPad into the designers’ processes; demonstrating how technology empowers and enriches creativity and innovation—from new approaches in research and development to crafting their final works.
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SPECIAL PROJECT: PAULIN, PAULIN, PAULIN
Paulin, Paulin, Paulin presents La Déclive, a modular seating concept designed by Pierre Paulin in 1966, embodying one of the designer’s most radical approaches: to eliminate traditional furniture in favor of a shifting, inhabitable floor, proposing a new way of thinking about the relationship between body, space, and function. Now edited by Paulin, Paulin, Paulin, for this exhibition La Déclive is brought back to life in the form of a monumental version, integrated into a scenography that materializes Paulin’s foundational idea of a transforming floor. Here, the floor is no longer merely a support for furniture, it becomes the furniture itself. This fusion of seating and architecture redefines the spatial experience and invites visitors to inhabit it differently.
OCTOBER 23, 2025 | FROM THE LAND UP: DESIGNING ALULA FROM DESERT LINE TO HUMAN SCALE
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), and the French Agency for AlUla Development (AFALULA) present a special panel series in partnership with Design Miami. The first panel will be held at Design Miami.Paris on Thursday, October 23, at 11:00AM. The panel will explore RCU and AFALULA’s site-specific approach to creating meaningfully built environments—working in harmony with geology, climate, and memory. From landmark architecture to finely tuned interventions in the desert, each project draws on materials and craft rooted in place, local community, advanced sustainability, and heritage stewardship. The conversation will follow discussions around how the built environment can be a site that nurtures cultural identity, sees design translate landscape into form, and catalyzes international creative exchange.
UPCOMING
DESIGN MIAMI | DECEMBER 3-7, 2025
Rounding off the year, Design Miami will return to its hometown in Miami Beach for its 20th Anniversary edition. An opportunity to reflect on its heritage and legacy, this upcoming edition of Design Miami will be dedicated to the curatorial theme: Make. Believe. The theme, developed by the fair’s Curatorial Director, Glenn Adamson, intends to capture the design avant-garde across the ages, celebrating design visionaries of the past, present, and future.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Design Miami.Paris Galleries.
Boccara Gallery
Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Galerie Chastel-Maréchal
Galerie Desprez Breheret
Galerie Downtown Francois LAFFANOUR
Galerie Eric Philippe
Galerie Gastou
Galerie kreo
GALERIE MAXIME FLATRY
Galerie Meubles et Lumières
Galerie MiniMasterpiece
Galerie Mitterrand
Galerie Patrick Seguin
Galerie SCENE OUVERTE
Galleria Rossella Colombari
Friedman Benda
Hostler Burrows
KARRY BERREBY
Lebreton
Maria Wettergren
Mondavilli Scagliola Gallery
Morentz Gallery
NILUFAR
Patrick Parrish Studio
Pierre Marie Giraud
Salon 94 Design
SIDE GALLERY
Thomas FRITSCH - ARTRIUM
Yves Macaux Gallery
Design Miami.Paris Design at Large.
ammann // gallery
ATRA x Pedro Reyes
Boccara Gallery
Brazil Modernist - Pereira Matis
Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Daguet-Bresson
Friedman Benda
Galerie Desprez Breheret
Galerie Gastou
Galerie Mitterrand
Galerie SCENE OUVERTE
Giulia De Jonckheere Design
James de Wulf, LLC
LEFEBVRE & FILS
Lucas Ratton
maison parisienne
Pierre Marie Giraud
Roham Shamekh
Room57 Gallery
The Future Perfect
Design Miami.Paris Special Projects.
NICEWORKSHOP
Paulin, Paulin, Paulin
Design Miami.Paris Partners.
Apple
Cadogan Tate
COVA
Daum
Fornasetti
Manufactures nationales - Sèvres x Mobilier national
Naviva®, A Four Seasons Resort
Perrier-Jouët
Paragone
Range Rover
Vitra
Yves Salomon Éditions
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Show Days.
Wednesday, October 22. 11:00 AM - 19:00 PM
Thursday, October 23. 11:00 AM - 19:00 PM
Friday, October 24. 11:00 AM - 19:00 PM
Saturday, October 25. 11:00 AM - 19:00 PM
Sunday, October 26. 11:00 AM - 18:00 PM
Visiting the Fair.
Passes to the fair are available for purchase here or at designmiami.com.
Accredited members of the media can register for a press pass here.
About Design Miami.
Design Miami provides a global platform for extraordinary collectible design through activations featuring a global network of galleries, designers, brands, experts, collectors, and enthusiasts. Each Design Miami fair features museum-quality 20th and 21st century furniture, lighting, and objets d’art from the world’s top, expertly vetted galleries, in addition to showcasing immersive design collaborations with celebrated brands. Founded in 2005, the brand’s flagship Miami Beach fair takes place each December. More recently, Design Miami has expanded its global design forum to incorporate localized event formats, including its Paris fair, hosted in a locally-specific architectural setting each October; and Design Miami.In Situ, designed to offer regionalized experiences that celebrate and cultivate local design communities.
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