A frigid start to the 30th anniversary of the venerable Maison et Objet home furnishings trade show didn’t keep us away from seeing the newest trends!
The candy colors that we were seeing all over Paris made their presence known at M&O too. Handblown, thick glass vases, containers, and hurricanes all got the Pez treatment at Henry Dean, a second generation Belgian glassmaker.
With a theme of Tech Eden driving the fair this year, the 2,000 Leagues Under the Sea look of the Inspire Me! space made for a great, curvy envelope to introduce all sorts of home objects and accessories.
Gervasoni showed their mosh-pit of a sectional prefect for the Hamptons or Ibiza. The bruhs were definitely crashing on this gigantic floor sample upholstered in grape and citrine.
Candles and diffusers in signature Paul Smith-colored glass containers made a splash in their hot pink booth. The subtle scents like Botanist with lemon, black pepper, vetiver, moss notes or Day Dreamer—whose scent is meant to evoke cycling through sunny fields and herbal gardens—will bring your home right into spring.
Continuing to expand their outdoor lighting offerings Fermob introduced three new models. Oto got our vote for it’s ease of portability when you’re setting up a dinner on the back 40 or you’re having a romantic nighttime beach rendezvous.
Neutrals by their very meaning are good mixers. The authentic Belgian linens on offer at Libeco add a bit of dessert panache to the table with their newest collections. Subtle stripes and bold plaids will hold their own at the beach or in town.
Charteuse yellow made a bold statement at Designer of the Year Matthieu Lehanneur’s shingle beach cabin constructed inside one of the exhibition halls. Lehanneur, who has already been tasked with designing the torch and the cauldron for the 2024 Paris Olympics, created “A faraway place for invention and self-reinvention” called Outonomy.
Newcomer and former French marine Alan Louis showed his handcrafted tables, consoles and candlesticks in a shallow space that had an incredible depth thanks to the cloud or cave-like hand-painted mural backdrop. His numbered and signed editions of furniture and objects in ceramic, glass, and wood picked up on a trend for primitive shapes and patterns.
