What Everyone Was Talking About at Maison - Jill Barnes

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WhatEveryoneWasTalkingAboutat
Maison&Objet2016
Didn’tmakeittoParisthismonthforMaison&ObjetandDecoOff?ADhascompiledacheatsheetof
thebestparties,newcollections,andexhibitionsaroundtown
TEXTBYHANNAHMARTIN · PostedJanuary26,2016
Photo:StaceyBewkes
IfJonasleftyousnowed-inStatesideratherthaninParistocatchthenewcollectionsatMaison&ObjetandDéco
Off,don’tfret.ArchitecturalDigesthasyoucovered.Aswefinishedourweekofbooth-andshowroom-trottingwe
satdowntocompilealistofthemostbuzzedaboutparties,debuts,andinstallationsthathavedominatedthedinner
conversation.FromanextravagantcelebrationattheHoteldeVilletoAiWeiwei’smuch-discussedinstallationatLe
BonMarché,here’salistofwhatyoumissed—andafewthingsyoucanstillcatch.
Photo:StaceyBewkes
Ancien&Moderne
SeasonedpublicistBethDempseyputtogetheranall-starcastofdesignersforabrilliantpop-upshoponrue
Guénégaudthatpracticallyeveryoneweranintowastalkingabout.Highlightsincludedhand-paintedmade-to-order
dinnerwarefromCabanamagazineeditorMartinaMondadoriSartogo,delightfullyartisanalfabricsandlampsfrom
CarolinaIrvingandPennyMorrison,andacustom-designedFromentalwallpaperthatMiguelFlores-Viannahung
withhisstunningphotography.Perhapsthestardiscoveriesoftheshow,though,werethenuancedcollagedbowls
anddinnerwarefromJillBarnes-Dacey.
Photo:HannahMartin
TheAmericansParty
WhatmoremagicalpartyvenuethanLeSalondesArcadesattheHôteldeVille,hometothemayorofParis?We
gatheredherewithfellowAmericans(andalotofParisians,too)tofêteDécoOffatthebuzzyaffair,hostedby
leadingU.S.showroomsincludingThomasLavin,KneedlerFauchere,HollyHunt,JerryPair,andJimThompson.
FlowerBoy
SincethemesmerizingfloraldisplayhecreatedforSofiaVergaraandJoeManganiello’sweddingtookInstagramby
stormbackinNovember,JeffLeatham—theartisticdirectorattheFourSeasonsHotelGeorgeV—hasbeenonallof
ourminds.ThingswerenodifferentinParis,wherethearrangementaficionadolenthishandtosomethingdecidedly
morepermanent—aravishingrugscollectionwithTaiPingwhichfeaturedhisveryowngeometric(and
supersaturated)twistonflorals.
Photo:HannahMartin
“TissusInspirés”
“Haveyouseenityet?”wasthequestionthatbouncedbackandforthatdinnerpartiesandovercocktails.Theywere
talkingabout“TissusInspirés,PierreFrey,”adelightfulexhibitionofworkbytheFrenchfabrichouseatLesArts
Décoratifs.Inthecleverinstallation,columnsbearingthebrand’sdazzlingtextilesfromthe1930stothepresentrotate
andreflectonmirroredsurfacesacrosstheroominasurrealisticdisplay.ThroughJune12atLesArtsDécoratifs;
lesartsdecoratifs.fr
Photo:HannahMartin
ChangesattheFair
Manytextileandtabletopcompanieschosetoexhibittheirnewcollectionsincityshowroomsthisyear,asopposedto
outatthefair,whichisa30minutes’drivefromParisatParisNordVillepinte.Thechangesledtoanewlookforthe
fairandforeveryone’sschedules.Theverdictonthechanges?Hall5hadsomerefreshingnewcomers,and,asalways,
Halls1and7wereahit,buttherealactionhadmovedtoParisproper.
Photo:SimoneBecchetti
TextileTech
Fromfire-retardant,commercial-gradefabricsthatfeelmoreluxethanevertoeco-friendlytextilesmadefrom
recycledmaterials,innovativefiberscroppedupfromappointmenttoappointmentatDécoOff.AttheDedar
presentation,tuckedbetweenthesensuoussilksandjacquards,co-ownersCaterinaandRaffaeleFabrizioshowcased
chicfireprooffabricsandoutdoorknitpolypropylenetextileswithastunningmatelasséeffect.
Photo:GabrieldelaChapelle
TheCreaturesatLeBonMarchéRiveGauche
Forthoseofuswhohadamomenttosqueezeinabitofshoppingbetweenappointments,catchingAiWeiwei’s
stunninginstallationatthedepartmentstoreLeBonMarchéwastopofthelist.(Itdidn’thurtthattheywerehavinga
serioussale.)Thecontemporaryartistcollaboratedwithatraditionalkitemakertocreateacastofetherealcreatures
inspiredbyChinesemythologyoutofsilkandbamboo.ThroughFebruary20atLeBonMarchéRiveGauche;
lebonmarche.com
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