AMO designs pop-up Miu Miu Club for fashion event in Paris
The research arm of Dutch studio OMA created a 1990s-style nightclub in Paris to host a one-off event for fashion brand Miu Miu (+ slideshow). More
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Paris housing blocks by Tectône Architectes are encased by timber louvres
Narrow strips of pine stripe the facades of this housing development on the outskirts of Paris, making it look like a timber cage has been lowered over the upper floors of each building (+ slideshow). More
Paris to get first skyscraper since the 70s as Herzog & de Meuron's triangle tower approved
Paris is to get its first skyscraper for over 40 years after Herzog & de Meuron won planning permission for its 180-metre-high Tour Triangle. More
Paris exhibition aims to illustrate Dieter Rams' principles of good design
Over 100 products designed by Dieter Rams are the subject of an exhibition at a Paris gallery, which explores the German designer's philosophy of "less but better" (+ slideshow). More
Parisian nursery by Samuel Delmas consists of a pile of irregularly stacked boxes
This Paris nursery by French architect Samuel Delmas looks like a pile of stacked boxes, featuring a facade of aluminium louvres and colourful enamelled glass (+ slideshow). More
Sebastian Brajkovic exhibits warped furniture at Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Furniture that has been extruded and manipulated into distorted forms by Dutch designer Sebastian Brajkovic is on show at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris (+ slideshow). More
Jaime Hayón's collection for Galerie Kreo includes a mirror shaped like a table-tennis bat
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a set of sports-themed furniture for an exhibition at Paris' Galerie Kreo (+ slideshow). More
Dior Homme occupies extended Haussmann building by Antonio Virga Architecte
Italian studio Antonio Virga Architecte has renovated and extended a Parisian building to create offices and haute-couture workshops for French fashion house Dior Homme (+ slideshow). More
FREAKS freearchitects masks ornate decor inside the Palais du Louvre for design exhibition
Parisian studio FREAKS freearchitects has covered a series of elaborately decorated galleries inside the Palais du Louvre with shiny plastic for an exhibition that brings together historic and contemporary design (+ slideshow). More
Paris' tallest housing block in over 40 years is clad with gold and silver metal
These two metal-clad towers featuring stepped forms and angular balconies were designed to prove that, after years of skyscraper restrictions in Paris, height is no longer taboo (+ slideshow). More
Paris library by Agence Pascale Guédot angles around an old walnut tree
The chunky quartzite walls of this library on the outskirts of Paris are faceted to accommodate the span of a century-old walnut tree at the centre of the site (+ slideshow). More
Sou Fujimoto envisions trees and balconies for Université Paris-Saclay building
A team led by Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects has unveiled images of its competition-winning proposal for a Paris university building filled with trees and plants. More
Fumihiko Sano creates ritualistic spaces for a members-only gift wrapping service
Members of a private club pay to exchange elaborately wrapped presents in ceremonies held inside this dimly lit, wood-lined room in Paris (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma wins bid to design station for new Paris Metro line
Japanese firm Kengo Kuma & Associates has won a competition to design the Gare Saint-Denis Pleyel, one of three key stations that will be built to serve a new stretch of the Paris Metro. More
Suspended tables display bespoke fragrances at experimental perfume shop Ex Nihilo
French designer Christophe Pillet has created the first store for a new fragrance brand on Paris' prestigious Rue Saint-Honoré, with a royal blue and marble interior and modular fittings (+ slideshow). More
Antony Gormley occupies French gallery with monumental metal sculptures
British sculptor Antony Gormley has filled a Parisian gallery with an impenetrable structure made from grids of steel, and an army of figures made from stacked metal cubes (+ slideshow). More
Bon Marché to host Finn Juhl furniture exhibition
Paris department store Bon Marché Rive Gauche will host an exhibition of furniture by Danish designer Finn Juhl to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his Pelican Chair and two new product launches. More
Jean Nouvel takes legal action to distance himself from "unfinished" Philharmonie de Paris
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has applied for a court order to disassociate himself from the Paris concert hall, which he says is "non-compliant" with his original design. More
MVRDV wins approval for Vandamme Nord shopping centre facelift in Paris
News: MVRDV has been granted planning approval to overhaul a 1970s complex in Paris, which includes adding a new facade of colourful stacked boxes to an existing shopping centre. More
Ateliers O-S adds golden metal walls to cultural centre beside a French cemetery
Strips of golden aluminium cover this performing arts school and library designed by Ateliers O-S Architectes to stretch across a hillside in a Parisian suburb (+ slideshow). More