Art, architecture and travel in Paris
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Paris - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Paris.
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Is this the most beautiful office in the world?
Parisian creative agency Art Recherche Industrie’s new HQ translates a 19th-century landmark into a chic open-plan office worth leaving home for
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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‘Brutalist Paris’ is a book that lays bare the legacy of the city’s concrete architecture
Architectural cartographer Blue Crow Media launches ‘Brutalist Paris’, its first book, a photographic study of the French capital’s surviving brutalist treasures and concrete impasses
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Last chance to see: Cyprien Gaillard on chaos, reorder and excavating a Paris in flux
We interviewed French artist Cyprien Gaillard ahead of his major two-part show, ‘Humpty \ Dumpty’ at Palais de Tokyo and Lafayette Anticipations (until 8 January 2023). Through abandoned clocks, love locks and asbestos, he dissects the human obsession with structural restoration
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s final work, L‘Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, is preserved in a new limited-edition book
A new book ‘Christo and Jeanne-Claude, L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped, Paris’, chronicles how the artists’ final work, 60 years in the making, came to fruition
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Published
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Out of the box: Parisian style delivered to your doorstep
By Katrina Israel Last updated
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Dissecting fashion history: ’Anatomy of a Collection’ at Musée Galliera
By Dan Thawley Last updated
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Super sonics: the ultimate catwalk compilation of the men’s A/W 2015 shows
By Jack Moss Last updated
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Special delivery: the finest show invitations from the S/S 2015 menswear season
By Ellen Himelfarb Last updated
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Signed, sealed and delivered: the finest invitations from the A/W 2015 menswear season
By Katerina Economou Last updated
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Akris’ Albert Kriemler mines the work of architect Sou Fujimoto for S/S 2016
By JJ Martin Last updated
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Florentine menswear festival Pitti Uomo puts its most exuberant foot forward yet
By Dan Thawley Last updated
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Celtic legend meets Japanese Noh theatre in dance directed by Hiroshi Sugimoto
The artist and photographer joined forces with fashion designer Rick Owens, choreographer Alessio Silvestrin and electronic composer Ryoji Ikeda for his first production at the Paris Opera
By Minako Norimatsu Last updated
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Paris' third arrondissement gains a Japanese themed design space
By Henrietta Thompson Last updated
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Ahead of its first permanent home, Lafayette Anticipation presents a taster of things to come
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Sergei Shchukin’s modern masters reunite, for the first time outside of Russia
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Francesco Vezzoli sings a new song for one night only at the Centre Pompidou
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Home is where the art is: in Private Choice, a Parisian apartment doubles as a contemporary gallery
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Cartier’s flagship Paris boutique reopens on rue de la Paix
Step inside this Cartier Paris boutique, open once again following a two-year renovation
By Hannah Silver Published
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Eye spy: graphic artist Vahram Muratyan lends his famous frames to Smythson
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Fancy dressing: menswear label Helbers is a balance between rough and refined
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Paris Motor Show 2022 showcases the shape of tomorrow’s transportation
Paris’ Mondial de l’Auto reveals innovative tech and concepts from brands old and new
By Guy Bird Published
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French fancy: Parisian label Ami launches womenswear
By Laura Hawkins Last updated
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Charles Zana creates unexpected dialogues with 17 paired works in Paris
In exhibition Utopia, Charles Zana turns Tornabuoni Art in Paris into a salon of intimate conversations between Italy’s greatest post-war artists and architects
By Benoit Loiseau Last updated
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Alicja Kwade’s installation ‘brings the stars down’ onto Place Vendôme
Polish-German artist Alicja Kwade has adorned Place Vendôme with an interactive installation comprising natural stone spheres and concrete stairs, as part of the Paris+ par Art Basel ‘Sites’ project
By Flora Vesterberg Last updated
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Play time: Paris’ Cité de la Mode et du Design puts on a show dedicated to childish fun
By Jean Grogan Last updated
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A new weave: Calla Haynes repurposes fashion collections into Moroccan rugs
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Eternal objects: Karen Chekerdjian's gutsy forms at L'Institut du Monde Arabe
By Amy Verner Last updated