Paris reinstates skyscraper ban following Tour Triangle backlash
Paris has reimposed a height limit for new buildings in the city, following the controversial construction of Tour Triangle tower designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron. More
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Six renovated Parisian apartments in historical Haussmann-era buildings
Period details are mixed with contemporary interventions inside these renovated apartments in Paris, built in the mid-19th century during Georges-Eugène Haussmann's reconstruction of the French capital. More
Largest-ever Norman Foster retrospective opens at Centre Pompidou in Paris
An exhibition dedicated to the work of British architect Norman Foster has opened at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, showcasing drawings and original models produced by the architect over the last six decades. More
Anne Holtrop organises Parisian jewellery boutique around wavy acrylic wall
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has used rippled sheets of acrylic to create a water-like partition inside this Parisian boutique by jewellery designer Charlotte Chesnais. More
Rodolphe Parente respectfully rethinks a classic Haussmannian apartment in Paris
French interior designer Rodolphe Parente has completed a contemporary overhaul of a 19th-century Parisian apartment, reflecting both the building's heritage and the "radical" art collection of its owner. More
Halleroed mixes French and Japandi influences inside L/Uniform's Paris boutique
In the arty Paris district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Stockholm design studio Halleroed has designed a new boutique for French bag and luggage brand L/Uniform. More
Tom Atton Moore reinterprets imagery of knights and flora with hand-tufted Burberry installations
British artist Tom Atton Moore has created hand-tufted textile installations totalling over 80 square metres for British fashion house Burberry's Paris showroom and Rue Saint Honoré store. More
Moussafir Architectes retrofits 1970s Paris office with movable PVC curtains
Movable curtains of translucent PVC mesh cover the facade of this block of offices and flats in Paris, which has been converted from a 1970s concrete structure by local practice Moussafir Architectes. More
La Seine Musicale is "a symbol with meaning and function" says Shigeru Ban
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban explains how his egg-shaped music auditorium acts as a western gateway to Paris in the last instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim. More
Seven Parisian brutalist buildings that illustrate the movement's "level of experimentation"
Barlett School of Architecture professor Robin Wilson has shared with Dezeen a selection of eclectic brutalist buildings in Paris that are featured in his latest book, Brutalist Paris. More
Harry Nuriev uses denim to form furniture informed by the American dream
A DJ booth, a gym bench and a giant sofa with an integrated iPad holder feature in this collection of collectible denim-clad furniture that designer Harry Nuriev is exhibiting at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris. More
Traditional Hong Kong diners inform interior of Bao Express in Paris
Design studio Atelieramo has completed a retro interior for a Chinese restaurant in Paris, featuring celadon-green walls and curvaceous wooden booths modelled on those found in Hong Kong diners from the 1970s. More
Eight-metre-high clothing towers rise above Marine Serre's Autumn Winter 2023 runway
French creative studio Matière Noire used 1.3 tonnes of vintage clothing, compressed into three rectangular towers, to decorate the runway of Marine Serre's Autumn Winter 2023 show at Paris Fashion Week. More
Citrons et Huîtres oyster bar creates impression of "diving into an aquarium"
French interior designer Marion Mailaender has completed a seafood bar in Paris named Citrons et Huîtres, which features oyster-shaped door handles and a stainless steel counter informed by fishmongers. More
Golem creates "pleasure-driven" pink interior for Superzoom gallery
Bubblegum-pink walls, floors and furniture create unconventional spaces for displaying art at this gallery in Paris designed by local studio Golem. More
Régis Roudil creates adobe nursery in grounds of Parisian palace
French practice Régis Roudil used adobe and timber to construct this nursery in the grounds of the historic Palais de l'Alma in Paris. More
Viktor & Rolf creates rotated ballgowns for Paris Couture Week
Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf presented "surreal" tulle ballgowns that feature striking sideways and upside-down silhouettes for its latest collection at Paris Couture Week. More
Wild animal heads decorate gowns at Schiaparelli couture show
French haute couture fashion house Schiaparelli has presented its latest collection at Paris Couture Week, which saw faux taxidermied lion, wolf and leopard heads hand-crafted into three gowns. More
Saint Laurent showcases Autumn Winter 2023 collection in Tadao Ando-renovated Bourse de Commerce
French fashion house Saint Laurent debuted its Autumn Winter 2023 menswear collection at Paris' historic Bourse de Commerce, which was recently revamped by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More
GSL Gallery takes over disused Parisian factory with "punk" interiors
Weathered walls and concrete floors feature in this design gallery that creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke and architecture firm Studio ECOA have set up inside a former factory in Paris. More