A Bastille artists’ enclave opens its studios for a special showcase during Paris Design Week 2026

Every year, the Paris Design Week turns Paris into a live, large-scale showcase of contemporary design. From September 10 to 19, 2026, galleries, studios, institutions and more intimate venues participate with exhibitions, installations and conversations that reveal not only the creations but also the minds behind them and the hands that craft them. It’s a terrific chance to go behind the scenes, observe craftsmanship up close, and step through doors to spots usually harder to access.

Paris Design Week 2026 returns in September: dates, venues and the lineup of free installations.
Design takes up residence in Paris with Paris Design Week 2026, back from September 10 to 19, 2026. Between free installations, bold new works, and venues redesigned for the occasion, here’s what to expect. [Read more]

In the 11th arrondissement, the 11th arrondissement, the Cité des Taillandiers is really leaning into an open-house vibe for Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September 2026. Located at 7 Rue des Taillandiers, this artisan enclave has since 2021 brought together around twenty artisans, artists, designers and visual artists within a single complex of workshops.

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For Paris Design Week, the public will exceptionally be allowed behind closed doors to discover the diversity of practices: the ceramics by Magali Satgé and Ulrike Weiss, the jewelry by Julia Bartsch, the sculpture by Maxime Bellaunay, the paper by Aurely Cerise, the material painting by Mayeul Gauvin, the object design by Pauline Androlus or Samuel Tomatis, not to mention the plant design by Petite Nature.

Here, there’s no stagecraft to keep visitors at arm’s length: the design unfolds up close, through gestures, tools and materials, where ideas truly take shape.