Paris Design Week 2026: the events, installations and exhibitions to discover before it ends

The Paris Design Week is coming to a close, with only a few days left to wander through installations, exhibitions and events scattered across the capital.

Paris Design Week, the free event that sets the pulse of design and home decor, returns to turn Paris upside down from September 10 to 19, 2026. For ten days, acclaimed designers, emerging talents, and fresh trends take over the capital, sometimes in places you wouldn’t expect.

Paris shifts into open-air laboratory mode, with exhibitions, talks, workshops and artistic installations spread across roughly 400 participating venues throughout the city. It’s the kind of setup that makes you step through doors, hop neighborhoods, and stumble upon a good idea around the next corner.

The route also invites visitors to rediscover contemporary art galleries, designer showrooms, and pop-up spaces specially laid out for the occasion. Paris Design Week spans a wide creative spectrum, from furniture to the fashion, including interior architecture, decorative arts and graphic design.

More than a gathering for insiders, the event brings together professionals, curious minds, and design buffs hungry for fresh ideas. Paris Design Week 2026 promises a robust dose of inspiration in a capital that, on the design scene, prefers to set the tone rather than follow trends.

Free installations to discover during Paris Design Week 2026:

This guide is updated as we make new discoveries.

Paris Design Week 2026: Must-see design installations in museums before September 19
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Private townhouses, courtyards, heritage: events still on view before September 19.
Historic venues continue to host contemporary creation, with several Paris Design Week installations to discover through September 19, 2026. [Read more]

Paris Design Week 2026: the installations we've already spotted ahead of the opening
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These hidden venues in Paris are still accessible for a few more days thanks to Paris Design Week.
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Workshops, crafts and installations: the Bastille route of Paris Design Week 2026
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Paris Design Week 2026: Must-visit spots in the Marais
During Paris Design Week, the Marais will host a substantial portion of the itinerary, with installations set up in private mansions, discreet courtyards, and several of the neighborhood’s cultural venues, from September 10 to 19, 2026. [Read more]

Paris Design Week 2026: sensory experiences still to try out before September 19
The senses stay alert a little longer during Paris Design Week, as several immersive and experiential installations continue their run through September 19, 2026. [Read more]

Paris Design Week 2026: where to find projects that give materials a second life?
Reuse isn't done yet at Paris Design Week: several sustainable installations and projects are still to be discovered until September 19, 2026. [Read more]

Paris Design Week 2026: where to catch the new generation of design before September 19?
New design talents are still popping up at several hotspots across the capital for a few more days, ahead of Paris Design Week closing on September 19, 2026. [Read more]

Paris Design Week 2026: only a few days left to discover these outdoor installations around the capital
The open-air installations of Paris Design Week will continue to shape the Parisian landscape through September 19, 2026, with several works to discover in the streets, squares, and gardens of the capital. [Read more]

Paris Design Week 2026: must-see installations in gardens and courtyards to visit before September 19
The outdoor installations of Paris Design Week are still to be explored for a few more days in the capital’s gardens and courtyards, ahead of the event wrapping up on September 19, 2026. [Read more]