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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‘You have to be courageous and experimental’: inside Fondation Cartier’s new home
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris invites us into its new home, a movable feast expertly designed by Jean Nouvel
By Amy Serafin Published
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A night at Le Meurice’s Suite 1835 is like ‘sleeping in an exhibition’
At the historic Paris hotel, design studio Things From shake things up with an installation-like suite – a futuristic cocoon available until the end of 2025 only
By Hélène Bauer Published
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Inside a designer's colourful takeover of Paris' legendary Paul Bert Serpette antiques market
French design studio Uchronia leave their mark on the Marché Paul Bert Serpette, Paris' most memorable antiques market
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Crosby Studios reimagines the espresso bar in Paris
Industrial poetry and a blaze of orange define Café Nuances’ latest outpost in Le Marais
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Yannick Alléno takes over Monsieur Dior: ‘What would Christian Dior do if he were to create a restaurant today?’
At 30 Montaigne in Paris, the world’s most Michelin-starred chef reimagines French gastronomy as Christian Dior himself might have dreamt it
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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A new coffee table book proves that one designer’s trash is another’s treasure
The Rizzoli tome, launching today (16 September 2025), delves into the philosophy and process of Retrouvius, a design studio reclaiming salvaged materials in weird and wonderful ways
By Anna Solomon Published
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This Paris Design Week exhibition is conceived as a disco
‘Design Disco Club’, curated by Christopher Dessus during Paris Design Week 2025, presents 30 emerging designers in a dark, disco-like environment
By Brian Ng Published
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Postcard from Paris Design Week 2025
As the French capital inaugurates the autumn design calendar, we look at the highlights from Paris Design Week 2025 (4-13 September)
By Brian Ng Published
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Discover the new RH Paris Gallery: design, dining, drama
In a grand setting on the Champs-Élysées, the new RH Paris gallery merges Parisian splendour with contemporary interventions by Foster + Partners, presenting the American company’s unique blend of design, art and hospitality
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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Ones to Watch: Plaster Paris Studio unites brutalism and bohemia
Designers Tessa Rose Vardy and Olivia Engelhardt draw inspiration from the urban landscape of Paris and the laidback warmth of the Balearics
By Tianna Williams Published
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‘Reimagining the medical facility as a sanctuary of restoration’: welcome to Zoī Vendôme, Paris
Young Mexico-based architecture practice Sala Hars injects a healthy dose of drama into Zoī Vendôme, a minimalist health centre in Paris
By Léa Teuscher Published
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At La Fondation hotel in Paris, minimalism has irresistible warmth
Once a parking lot, this 17th-arrondissement stay now offers rooftop city views, cocooning suites, and interiors by Roman and Williams
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Yulia Mahr digs beneath the skin in her modern update of classic Greek statues in Paris
In 'The Church of Our Becoming', on view at the Courtyard at Dover Street Market Paris, Yulia Mahr celebrates real human bodies
By Hannah Silver Published
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Locke unveils its most theatrical aparthotel yet in Paris
Design studio Fettle creates a layered and light-filled escape for the hospitality brand’s first Paris outpost, Le Jardin de Verre by Locke
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Glenn Martens’ thrilling Maison Margiela debut was a balancing act between past, present and future
The Belgian designer made his debut for the house last night with a collection that looked towards medieval decoration for a new expression of opulence
By Jack Moss Published
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ALT Paris is a chic and fast-growing jewellery brand to know
The young company, which has just opened its second Paris boutique, has mastered the art of luxurious minimalism
By Sarah Moroz Published
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Haute Couture Week A/W 2025: what to expect
Five moments to look out for at Haute Couture Week A/W 2025 in Paris (starting Monday 7 July), from Glenn Martens’ debut for Maison Margiela to Demna’s Balenciaga swansong. Plus, ‘new beginnings’ from JW Anderson
By Jack Moss Published
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The standout shows of Paris Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2026: Hermès to Craig Green
Wallpaper* picks the very best of Paris Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2026, from Véronique Nichanian’s portrait of summer in the city for Hermès to Craig Green’s return to the Paris runway
By Jack Moss Last updated
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‘I’m surprised that I got this far’: Rick Owens on his bombastic Paris retrospective, ‘Temple of Love’
The Dark Prince of Fashion sits down with Wallpaper* to discuss legacy, love, and growing old in Paris as a display at the Palais Galliera tells the story of his subversive career
By Jean Grogan Published
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The Grand Palais is a Parisian architectural feast, emerging from a mammoth restoration project
The Grand Palais reopens, unfurling its spectacular architectural splendour, meticulously restored by Chatillon Architectes – take a tour
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Surrealist townhouse Villa Junot lights up Montmartre – and it’s for rent
We go inside Montmartre’s Villa Junot, a former composer’s home reimagined by interior design studio Claves, where surrealism meets art deco splendour
By Katherine McGrath Published
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Wolfgang Tillmans brings a performative edge to bibliophilia at the Centre Pompidou’s library
As the Centre Pompidou’s library is emptied ahead of the venue’s five-year restoration, the German photographer moves in for a final fling of a Paris exhibition
By Billie Muraben Published
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Messika’s fluid jewellery is given a textural twist
The Parisian brand borrows a textural finish previously reserved for high jewellery with its new collection, ‘Move Ciselé’
By Joshua Hendren Published
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Vestre’s neo-brutalist furniture will bring ‘a little madness’ to Paris Fashion Week
Bound for Paris Men’s Fashion Week this month, Norwegian furniture brand Vestre reveals a sculptural bench and mirror created with designer Vincent Laine and fashion creative Willy Cartier – the latest outcome of its risk-taking ‘a little madness’ initiative
By Ali Morris Published
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Donna Trope celebrates the power of the Polaroid in Paris
‘Polaroids used to be my rejects, and now they are my holy grail,’ says the beauty photographer, as she shows rarely seen images in a Paris exhibition
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Tour Eurostar’s sleek new lounges in Paris and Brussels
London-based Chris Bagot Architects has designed a stylish environment in which to work or unwind prior to high-speed rail travel
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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A song for the dead – Josh Homme on performing for six million souls in the bowels of the Paris Catacombs
A rock band, a brush with death and an underground tomb coalesce in haunting new Queens of the Stone Age film, ‘Alive in the Catacombs’. Wallpaper* meets frontman Josh Homme and director Thomas Rames
By Lisa Wright Published