23/09/2024 - As the September edition of Maison&Objet drew to a close, France's leading furniture fair was also looking ahead to its January 2025 event with a host of changes and innovations, adapting to the evolving needs of the design industry and continuing to confirm its position as a key player on the design fair scene.
Despite global challenges and some economic downturns, the September event reinforced its position in the design world, celebrating its 30th anniversary with innovative exhibitions and offers, marking the start of the fair's evolution towards a new organisational structure that will be fully implemented in 2025. The September event hosted nearly 2,300 brands, 58% from international markets. This represented a drop of 14%, presumably due to exhibitors' and visitors' concerns about the impact of the Paris Olympics. Nevertheless, the show attracted almost 54,000 visitors, 60% of whom were French and the rest from abroad, with an increase in attendance from regions such as India.
This latest edition highlighted the emergence of new talents and innovative ideas in two spaces: What's New? In Décor, curated by Elisabeth Leriche and What's New? In Retail, curated by François Delclaux, with immersive experiences showcasing new products and trends. The Rising Talent Award spotlighted Scandinavian designers from Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Another high point of the September event was the collaboration within the design community, notably with Women&Design by Maison&Objet, which focused on female-led design projects. The hotel and catering (HoReCa) segment saw a further rise in interest, with 16,500 unique visits from trade visitors from the Middle East, the USA and Korea, on par with 2023.
The 2025 editions will build on the 2024 transformations, focusing in January on the HoReCa sector with a ‘What's New? In Hospitality’ space that explores lifestyle trends for hotels and other venues.
'Collectible Design' will feature a gallery of 20 designers and limited editions of high-end, premium pieces focusing on materials.
The ‘What's New? In Décor’ and the ‘What's New? In Retail’ sections will present an expanded range of products and trends.
The MOM (Maison&Objet & More) digital platform grew by 3% in 2024 and will continue to provide year-round resources for buyers and designers.
One of the main objectives for 2025 will be to strengthen the Maison&Objet community by broadening its international audience and opening up to new markets, thus reinforcing the show's role as the leading event for discovering new ideas in design, lifestyle and décor.
