Art Paris

FRENCH DESIGN ART EDITION

A SECTOR FOCUSING ON DESIGN AND THE CONTEMPORARY DECORATIVE ARTS

French Design Art Edition

After the resounding success of its first edition in 2025, the Design sector is returning to the balconies on the north side of the Grand Palais nave with an even richer selection that includes new great names of design and interior design. Curated by exhibition curators and Le FRENCH DESIGN directors Jean-Paul Bath and Sandy Saad, the sector will host around fifteen exhibitors (interior designers, designers, design companies and galleries specialising in design) presenting of one-off designs and limited series.

The Le FRENCH DESIGN prize: 100 design projects (objects and interiors) that spread the influence of French creativity on an international level.

On Thursday 9 April 2026 as part of the 2^nd edition of the French Design Art Edition, Art Paris will be hosting the FD100 awards ceremony. These unique distinctions reward the 100 interior design and design projects that have contributed to developing the reputation and influence of French creativity outside the country’s borders. Seeing the winner receive the Le FRENCH DESIGN 100 prize is considered a key moment for the entire profession and it is a ritual that is closely followed by the French design scene and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. These awards are a tribute to the entire design ecosystem: the designers, manufacturers and master craftsmen who are all essential components of the French “art de vivre”.

Exhibitors:

Andrée Putman Studio (Paris)
Bruno Moinard Editions (Paris)
Diana Ghandour Studio (Beyrouth)
Emma Donnersberg (Paris)
Franck Genser (Paris)
Hom Le Xuan (Paris)
India Mahdavi (Paris)
Nicolas Aubagnac (Paris)
Pierre Bonnefille (Paris)
Philippe Hurel (Paris)
Reda Amalou Design (Paris)
Rinck (Paris)
School Gallery (Paris)
Veronese (Paris)
Galerie Zebres (Paris)

Emma Donnersberg, Table basse U and Me , 2022

Emma Donnersberg
Table basse U and Me , 2022
Gallery Emma Donnersberg

^{Jean-Paul Bath is the managing director of Le FRENCH DESIGN. An engineer with an MBA from INSEAD, he worked at the Centre Pompidou from 1993 to 1998, as well as at Culture Espace and the Cité des Sciences. He founded the Club Culture et Management, was the editor of Art Actuel magazine and has curated around one hundred contemporary art, photography and design exhibitions in more than 20 countries.

Sandy Saad is the assistant managing director of Le FRENCH DESIGN. She trained as an expert at Drouot and has imagined and produced numerous design-based exhibitions and events in France and abroad, notably a travelling exhibition showcasing French design that was presented all over the world.}