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Gilda Bruno

10 Things to See at MATTER and SHAPE — The Buzzy 'Design Salon' in Paris Propelling Creativity in New Directions

A black-and-white dining room is furnished with spectacular sculptural pieces including a multi-mirror room divider in white sleek plaster, huge round tables with black bistro table chairs, industrial-style pendant lighting, wine glasses, and silver serveware.

In town for Paris Fashion Week 2025 between March 3 and 11? Don't forget to save some time to peek inside the second edition of MATTER and SHAPE, a yearly exhibition dreamt up by Director and Founder Matthieu Pinet, Art Director Dan Thawley, and creative trade show organizer WSN's Director Fréderic Maus as a "design salon" for the haute couture-versed crowd.

Once an online-only platform, the rapidly growing celebration of 21st-century craftsmanship returns to the leafy Jardin des Tuileries, tucked between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement, under an expanded format following its successful launch in March 2024. Starting today, the newest iteration of MATTER and SHAPE (through March 10) will focus on "validating new perspectives from the establishment to emerging talents" across disciplines as varied as industrial, object, and interior design, as well as fashion and the decorative arts.

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