Paris Design Week September 3-10, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY (July 29, 2016) – The sixth annual PARIS DESIGN WEEK, scheduled to overlap with MAISON & OBJET PARIS, will take place from Saturday, September 3 to Saturday, September 10, 2016. For eight days, the event invites French and international professionals and the general public to discover the best showcases of design in Paris, while the leading talents in the discipline gather in the now! le Off exhibition. PARIS DESIGN WEEK is an itinerary uniting 300 participants that all proudly promote first-rate design in Paris. At a time when new collections are popping up in stores and the new concepts for the autumn season are being launched, the event brings together the talents and forces of retailers, galleries, showrooms, hotels and restaurants for eight days to share their experience in design and creation with the public. Paris Design Week makes Paris the setting of an eight-day, citywide treasure hunt. From Saturday, September 3 to Saturday, September 10, 2016., overlapping with MAISON&OBJET PARIS, the event highlights some 200 hotspots of the creative industry in Paris. Footpath #1 Now! le Off at Les Docks – Cité de la Mode et du Design. Over a hundred young designers have been selected to show their work as part of the exhibition and to compete for the Rado Star Prize France. Alongside them, a number of emerging design brands will also be launching their concepts on the design market. For this new generation of entrepreneurs, hailing from 25 countries worldwide, now! le Off is a great platform to engage with the media and build a professional network, as well as a place to exchange ideas. The Talks, led by Chantal Hamaide, Editorial Director of French design magazine Intramuros, will be contributing to the bustle of ideas and the diversity of influences so characteristic of Paris Design Week’s headline event. Footpath #2 People just looking up anywhere in the city will be be inspired. In the area of Saint-Germain-desPrés. Between Les Halles, Le Marais and Bastille. Around Opéra, La Concorde and Place de l’Étoile. Over in Stalingrad and Barbès. The new banners of Paris Design Week mark the way for an intuitive stroll along the pathways of French and international creativity in Paris. For more information on PARIS DESIGN WEEK, click here