I Spotted These 5 Home Trends in Paris, and They’re Coming for Your Design Friends’ Group Chat
Earlier this year, I got to check a box off of my design editor bucket list: attending Maison&Objet and Déco Off, aka Paris Design Week, in January. These trade shows/brand showcases draw designers, architects, and journalists from all corners of the world to the City of Lights, and as far as trendspotting goes, I have to say the experience was nothing but inspiring.
I’ve attended plenty of trade shows over the years, but nothing prepared me for the scope of Maison. I hope to get back one day because I know there’s more ground to cover, and the programming and installations there are always fresh and ever-evolving. Combine that with many of the most iconic textile houses and furniture makers throwing open their showroom doors, and it’s like going to a design convention of epic proportions.
While it’s hard to boil down what I saw into just five trends, I took a shot at it, hoping you might be struck by some of the cool designs coming for 2025 and beyond. I know I was, and here’s what’s on my radar after walking Maison&Objet and popping into several showrooms for Déco Off. You’ll probably start seeing some of these trends in the mass market stateside, too, because Maison is the place to be for brand designers as well (and admittedly, not all vendors are available in the U.S. just yet).
Trompe-l’œil with a Twist
Bearing witty quips and bold color combinations, L’Objet’s collaboration with South African artist Ruan Hoffmann toed the trompe-l’œil line. While some of the hand-sculpted pieces bear phrases on scroll-shaped tickers in relief, others just have a collage-like look featuring wordplay-meets-geometric designs. The full collection includes an assortment of decor pieces, candles, and a diffuser, all available now.
BUY: L’Objet x Ruan Hoffmann Good Bad Idea Vide Poche Plate, $85.00 from Bergdorf Goodman
Soft Lighting
The halls and aisles at Maison teemed with inspiring lighting, from wall-mount, donut style lamps to luxe stone hanging lights. The most eye-catching styles, though, in my opinion? All of the fabric designs I spotted.
Doing Goods had its colorful pleated lampshades and matching bases front and center with the Myra Lamps in its booth, while Oi Soi Oi displayed maybe the chicest lantern pendants I had ever seen — think Noguchi-esque but richer, thanks to their elegant silk composition and dark contrast trims. Bobo Boom, a new-to-me company, filled its area with patterned fabric shades, many of which also had funky fringe embellishments. I wouldn’t say metal or other types of lighting are out, but many lamps’ materiality is trending toward a softer side.
BUY: “Oval Small” Lampshade in Classic Silk with Black Ribbon, $269.00 from Oi Soi Oi
Warm Palettes
At such a big show (and considering I went to Maison and made several brand showroom visits for Déco Off), you’re bound to see a rainbow of hues. But I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention just how many warm palettes I saw across decorative accents, fabrics, wallpaper, and furniture. For their iconic cocottes, Staub’s latest shade du jour is none other than Pink Peony, a sophisticated, whisper light hue inspired by the favorite spring flower. The collection is currently exclusively available at Williams-Sonoma now.
Morris & Co.’s forthcoming outdoor fabric collection debuted a striking brick and orange colored stripe. And Design House Amsterdam served up a tabletop full of salmon, purple, and tangerine vessels, among other brands.
BUY: Staub Enameled Cast Iron Deep Oven, 3-Qt., $139.95 from Williams-Sonoma
Marbleized Patterns
Marbelized patterns are truly mesmerizing. I think that’s why this motif surges in popularity every so often. I spied marbleizing on everything from decorative boxes and table lamps at Maison to one of the patterns in French house Isidore Leroy’s wallpaper collection with designer Claire Staszak of Centered by Design. This style is stunning in person and inspired by Venetian marbling techniques. The rolls are digitally printed for an old-meets-new mashup.
BUY: Marbré de Venise Rolls Wallpaper, $204.00 per roll from Isidore Leroy
Swan Shapes
If you’re still apt to “put a bird on it,” let that bird be a swan. Because these graceful swimmers popped up as figural planters and vessels (like this Bitossi Home Swan Soup Tureen) several times at Maison and in the sneak peek I got of Lalique’s upcoming holiday collection. (Apartment Therapy previously predicted the swan decor trend, too, and it’s fun to see it continue to take hold in home design.) It won’t be long before you’ll start finding swans as part of prints and patterns, either.