Design also likes to go outdoors. During the Paris Design Week, creativity spills from gallery walls into streets, squares, gardens and open spaces, where it faces the city and the people who pass through it. This new edition runs from September 10 to 19, 2026 and invites visitors to discover installations that change with light, movement, weather, or simply the angle of the observer. Some works emerge as you stroll, giving Paris a different rhythm for the duration of the event.
Paris Design Week 2026: Free installations to discover this September
Design takes over Paris as Paris Design Week 2026 returns, running from September 10 to 19, 2026. From installations to galleries and venues revamped for the occasion, discover the spots that are free to visit during the event. [Read more]
For this guide, our sights are set on the outdoor installations. Monumental or more discreet, participatory or contemplative, they occupy public space and interact with their immediate surroundings. A square, a garden or a courtyard can thus become the backdrop for sculptural furniture, a lighting structure, or a work conceived to fit the place. The real appeal of these installations lies precisely in their ability to converse with what surrounds them, without detaching visitors from the rest of the city. A chance to discover design on the move through a walk, letting Paris become part of the experience.
Paris Design Week 2026: Joseph Walsh makes wood ripple with a free installation at the Hôtel de Sully
At the Hôtel de Sully, the lines loosen up with Joseph Walsh. His installation Arcanum Formæ occupies the Cour d'honneur, the Orangery, and the gardens from September 10 to October 25, 2026. [Read more]
Paris Design Week 2026: the Time Pavilion plays with shadow and light at the Palais-Royal
At the Palais-Royal, design follows the sun with Wu Bin's Pavillon du Temps, an installation that evolves through the day as shadows and light play, from September 9 to 20, 2026. [Read more]
Paris Design Week 2026 : fragrance makes its way into the courtyard of Victor Hugo's House
At Maison Victor Hugo, design goes through the nose with Anankè, an olfactory installation showcased in the courtyard from September 4 to 20, 2026 during Paris Design Week. [Read more]
Paris Design Week 2026: a welcoming installation transforms a courtyard in the Marais
Design makes itself at home in the courtyard of a Marais townhouse with an installation that turns urban furniture into a gathering space, from September 10 to 19, 2026. [Read more]
Paris Design Week 2026: a reinvented café and wooden design at the Bibliothèque historique de Paris
At the City of Paris Historical Library, design is in the air with two free installations to discover from September 10 to 19, 2026: a reinvented café curated by about forty designers and a wooden ensemble by Fibois. [Read more]
The gardens of the Hôtel de Rohan play host to a sinuous sculpture for Paris Design Week 2026.
A wooden ribbon unfurls through the gardens of the Hôtel de Rohan as Pierre Renart unveils Arabesque, a sculptural bench imagined for Paris Design Week, from September 10 to 19, 2026. [Read more]
Paris Design Week 2026: The July Column is decked with 196 flags made from recycled fabric.
Textile takes over Bastille with La Re-prise de la Bastille, an installation of 196 flags made from used clothes and unfurled around the July Column during Paris Design Week, from September 9 to 20, 2026. [Read more]
La Caserne des Minimes embraces textile upcycling for Paris Design Week 2026.
La Caserne des Minimes puts textiles and upcycling in the spotlight with a free exhibition that reimagines everyday objects during Paris Design Week, from September 10 to 19, 2026. [Read more]
An unusual installation unfolds in the courtyard of the Museum of Hunting and Nature during Paris Design Week 2026.
A quirky collection takes up residence at the Museum of Hunting and Nature: Harry Nuriev stages everyday objects in a contemporary installation on view from September 10 to 20, 2026. [Read more]
Dates and Opening Time
From September 10, 2026 to September 19, 2026
Paris Design Week 2026: Free installations to discover this September
