With fewer than 20 days until our Paris debut, the Design Miami/ community is abuzz with anticipation. Our very own Chairman and Co-Founder, Craig Robins, CEO of DACRA and the Miami Design District, recently captured the magnitude of what we’re all feeling when he said:

“In what will be our 40th show, the debut of Design Miami/ Paris represents a significant milestone. Since the inception of the fair in 2005, esteemed galleries like kreo, Laffanour, and Patrick Seguin have played a pivotal role in shaping our program. Bringing the global platform that we've cultivated in Miami to a city with such a rich, centuries-long history of nurturing and celebrating design is both a privilege and a responsibility.”

We can’t wait to bring Design Miami/ Paris to life! In the meantime, to help you plan your trip, we’ve collated a 14-stop itinerary of can’t-miss shows on view in Paris next month—including the brick-and-mortar spaces of many of the Parisian galleries that will be exhibiting inside the fair.

Among the most visited institutions in France, the Centre Pompidou offers a world-class collection of modern art and a preeminent exhibition program, all housed within an unforgettable architectural setting. You can never go wrong with a visit to Centre Pompidou. Two highlights you’ll find there next month are Over the Rainbow and Chagall at Work: Drawings, Ceramics and Sculptures 1945-1970. On view through November 13th, the former features 500+ artworks and documents drawn mainly from the museum’s collection that demonstrate how artists since the last century have helped transform the representation of LGBTQIA+ communities and the recognition of LGBTQIA+ rights. Chagall at Work, meanwhile, on view through February 26th of next year, presents 127 drawings, five ceramics, and seven sculptures created by Chagall in the post-World War II era, toward the end of the artist’s long and prolific career. These works all entered the Pompidou collection in 2022, thanks to the generosity of Bella and Meret Meyer. Both shows offer a feast for the eyes while foregrounding unique and influential perspectives on the world.

Address/ Place Georges-Pompidou, 75004 Paris

Earlier this month, Galerie BSL opened Dynamic Landscape(s), a robust solo show of new and recent works from French painter, sculptor, designer, and maker François Mascarello—including a sculpturally tectonic set of settees and monumental desk-bookcase crafted in a stark white mineral composite; lighting in stucco, ceramic, and bronze; tables in lacquer and straw marquetry; handmade wallpaper and silk tapestry paintings. As an ensemble, Mascarello’s idiosyncratic micro-architectures form an au courant and, as the title suggests, dynamic gesamtkunstwerk. The show runs through December 23rd.

Address/ 14 Rue des Beaux-Arts, 75006 Paris

For over 40 years, Galerie Eric Philippe has been a leader in 20th-century European and North American design—especially the highly refined and finely crafted productions of mid-century Scandinavia. Every year or so, Philippe assembles and unveils a collection of rare and wonderful recent finds. Starting October 12th, you can discover the latest edition, Collection 17, which includes a massive yet elegant sycamore dining table that renowned French architect André Arbus created for the home of artist Henri Thévenin in 1934. That same year, Arbus' design received a prize from the American Blumenthal Foundation.

Address/ 25 Galerie Véro-Dodat, 75001 Paris

At Galerie kreo, you’ll find Echosystems, a group exhibition curated around the one-of-a-kind vision of late, great design multitalent Virgil Abloh. Alongside the last works that Abloh created for the gallery before his much-too-soon passing in 2021, you’ll find an array of two and three dimensional works from an eclectic mix of artists and designers, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Erwan Bouroullec, Marcel Duchamp, Konstantin Grcic, Keith Haring, and Gordon Matta-Clark, among others. The grouping calls to mind the role that sampling played in Abloh’s oeuvre. As he explained in a 2020 interview for Flash Art, “It was during my early days in architecture school that I was told that an architect should be a jack-of-all-trades. That was all I needed to hear. From that point on, I realized that I did not need to abandon my love for Wu Tang, Green Day, Alien Workshop, and Mies van der Rohe, but could apply them all together.” Echosystems is on view until November 1st.

Address/ 31 rue Dauphine, 75006 Paris

Guilhem Faget and Alexandre Goult honed their curatorial savoir faire in the famous Puces of Saint-Ouen flea market for a decade before launching Galerie Meubles et Lumières in 2014. Today the gallery is a go-to resource for iconic and rare French and Italian furniture and lighting designs created in the 1950s to 1970s by visionaries like Robert Mathieu, Pierre Guariche, Gino Sarfatti, Maria Pergay, Pierre Paulin, and Roger Tallon.

Address/ 31 Rue de Seine Paris, 75006

Set within a stunning architectural environment designed by starchitect Jean Nouvel, Galerie Patrick Seguin specializes in the world’s most sought after mid-century designs by masterful French architect-designers Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret, and Le Corbusier. During Design Miami/ Paris, the gallery will curate a selection of key pieces underscoring how these geniuses were so ahead of their time and yet their work remains utterly timeless 70 years later.

Address/ 5 Rue des Taillandiers, Paris 75011

Santiago-born, Paris-based designer Abel Cárcamo Segovia recently opened his first solo show at Galerie SCENE OUVERTE. Titled Transición, the show presents a new collection of bronze furniture and objects, the forms of which embody Cárcamo’s ongoing experimentation with the tension between solid and void. As the gallery explains, “Cárcamo's creations are far more than mere utilitarian objects… He invites us to embrace the beauty of transition, to marvel at the infinite possibilities of artistic expression, and to recognize the timeless dialogue between tradition and innovation.” Transición runs through November 4th.

Address/ 72 Rue Mazarine, 75006 Paris

On October 17th, Gokelaere & Robinson will open a sumptuous exhibition showcasing important and rare Brazilian mid-century furniture, lighting, and objects, many of which were created by legendary designers, such as Joaquim Tenreiro, Sergio Rodrigues, and Lina Bo Bardi. On view through December 22nd, the show aims to celebrate the melting-pot of personalities and creative approaches that forged a new Brazilian identity on the international stage in the postwar era.

Address/ 34 Rue de Penthièvre, 75008 Paris

Design world grande dame India Mahdavi invited Mexico City-based collectible design gallery AGO Projects to take over the Project Room onsite at her Parisian studio and showroom. Opening October 16th and running through November 4th, Hola, París! Esprit Collaboratif promises to be an engaging domestic environment full of clever and crafted works by a range of creatives represented by AGO, including Tony Marsh, MyungJin Kim, Chamula Hecho a Mano, Fabien Cappello, Mono Rojo, MT Objects, Niños Heroes, Pedro & Juana, and Ryan Belli.

Address/ 29 Rue de Bellechasse, 70007 Paris

Between October 14th to 22nd, Joseph Walsh is taking over a space near Hôtel des Invalides—the award-winning Irish designer-craftsman’s first ever solo show in the City of Lights. Set within an 18th-century interior, the immersive installation will bring together a selection of some of Walsh’s most emblematic works created over the last two decades—each crafted over hundreds of hours by the master craftsmen of Joseph Walsh Studio in County Cork. Highlights include, among others, a grandiose dining room vignette and a never-before-seen bench, which has already been acquired by Paris's Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

Address/ 29 Bd de la Tour Maubourg, 70007 Paris

On October 12th, Jousse Entreprise is opening a solo show dedicated to the latest body of work from emmanuel boos. The impressive CV of this Mannheim-based ceramics artist includes an apprenticeship with French glaze master Jean Girel, a PhD in Artistic Practice from London’s Royal College of Art, and a three-year artist residency at venerable French ceramics manufactory Sèvres. So it’s surprising to learn that boos claims that he’s “given up the illusion of ever being able to dominate his ceramic medium” and instead focuses on playing with clay’s inherent plasticity—which results in intriguing iterations on the simplest of forms, blocks and bricks, with alluringly complex glazes. Comme un Lego runs through November 10th.

Address/ 18 Rue de Seine 75006 Paris

Since launching LAFFANOUR-Galerie Downtown around 40 years ago, François Laffanour has demonstrated an uncanny talent for sourcing exceptional furniture, lighting, and objects—especially examples designed by visionary architects. Between October 15th and 22nd, the gallery is teaming up with innovative contemporary art platform CMS Collection to forge a dialogue between design and contemporary art. The joint exhibition will be on view at at Le Molière near Palais-Royal, featuring works by Anas Albraehe, Huong Dodinh, Nabil Nahas, Choï Byung-Hoon, Ron Arad, Pucci De Rossi, and more.

Address/ 40 Rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris

France's national champion for craft preservation since the 17th century, Mobilier National is a worthy pilgrimage for every design lover. The organization's collection includes tens of thousands of objects, many of which once furnished official state buildings and residences. During Design Miami/ Paris, Mobilier National will offer two exciting exhibitions that bridge the past and present: Les Aliénés du Mobilier National—le Retour! and Carte Blanche à Harry Nuriev. Opening October 11th, the first show unveils 53 works by 39 contemporary creators, each of whom were invited to give a second life to historic objects decommissioned from the Mobilier National collection. The creativity demonstrated in this project is inspiring. Next, we hope you visit the imaginative installation created by New York and Paris-based designer Harry Nuriev—organized as a unique partnership between Mobilier National and Design Miami/. On October 20th, Nuriev with reveal what's he's been working on: a kind of conceptual time capsule inspired by the legendary Maisons Royales tapestries dating back to Louis XIV. Stay tuned! Both shows close January 7th, 2024.

Address/ 42 Avenue des Gobelins, 75013 Paris

With over a million works in its collection, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is one of the largest institutions in the world, offering an uniquely in-depth view onto the French “art of living” from the Middle Ages to today. Last week, the museum opened Mode et Sport: d'un Podium à l'Autre, a sprawling look at the interconnections between fashion and sports. A nod to the forthcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris, the show features 450 items—clothing, accessories, photographs, sketches, magazines, posters, paintings, sculptures, and videos—that together illustrate the evolution of sportswear and its enduring influence on contemporary style. Mode et Sport is on view through April 7, 2024.

Address/ 107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris

See you in Paris! ◆

You can find more information about Design Miami/ Paris 2023 here.

Address/ 51 Rue de l’Université, 75007 Paris/

Preview Day/ By Invitation Only/ October 17, 2023/

Show Days/ October 18 - 22, 2023/