Every September, Paris shifts into design mode. For several days, the city transforms into a vibrant showcase as boutiques, showrooms, and galleries throw open their doors to reveal the furniture, objects, and materials that will shape how we live. The 8th arrondissement, stretching between the Faubourg Saint-Honoré and the Champs-Élysées, houses several unmissable destinations during this creative week.
Hôtel de Montesquieu provides the perfect base for exploring this design season. From its quiet street, the neighbourhood's finest addresses are within easy walking distance, yet the hotel itself remains a sanctuary of refined calm—a residence conceived with meticulous attention to every detail. Curiosity beckons outside; serenity awaits within.
A twenty-minute walk from the hotel, RH Paris — La Galerie at 23 avenue des Champs-Élysées sets the tone beautifully: interior architecture, furniture, and scenography merge in a space that functions almost as an immersive installation. Next, head to the Faubourg Saint-Honoré, where Liaigre at number 77 takes a more architectural and residential approach to interior design. But it's at Silvera, a short distance further along at 264 on the same street, where the real magic happens: multiple publishers and brands converge here, from furniture and lighting to seating—the kind of showroom any design professional makes time for.
Those wanting to venture further will find the Bastille quarter and the Faubourg Saint-Antoine the second historic hub of Parisian design, home to Ligne Roset, Silvera Bastille, and Le French Design by VIA, dedicated to emerging French talent. Full programme details and exhibition hours are available on the Maison & Objet website.
A day spent studying design refreshes the way you see interiors. At Hôtel de Montesquieu, this same attention to materials and volume continues naturally: carefully crafted panelling, rich fabrics, soft light, and considered detail in every room. After hours spent discovering what's being created, there's a particular pleasure in retiring to a space that already embodies a refined vision of how to live. A place where you can set down your discoveries, your impressions, and your newfound perspective.
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