Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, international trade show Maison et Objet, held biannually in Paris, is a lifestyle platform for what’s new in decoration, design, furniture, accessories, textiles, fragrances and tableware, with exhibitors and speakers from all over the world.
“Make” was the inspirational theme of this January’s show, with the focus on how nature, the skill of the human hand and technological advances are influencing key global design and creative trends.
NATURE MADE
The natural world continues to inspire artists and designers, as they use natural materials, such as wood and stone, and borrow nature’s shapes and processes in their creations.
In the home, this collaboration results in wooden furniture gaining prominence, botanical prints and bird and animal motifs featuring on fabric and wallpaper, and organic designs in…
