This week sofas and young designers were showcased at Maison&Objet
This week on Dezeen, the work of up-and-coming French designers, alongside sofas and rugs were on show at the Maison&Objet furniture and accessories fair in Paris.
Maison&Objet's Rising Talents exhibition highlighted the work of six emerging French designers: Natacha & Sacha, Laureline Galliot, Mathieu Peyroulet Ghilini, Wendy Andreu, Julie Richoz and Adrien Garcia.
Their work demonstrated a trend for creating handcrafted objects, with the judges concluding that industrial design is falling out of favour in France.
Trame debuts at Maison&Objet with collections inspired by "historical anecdotes"
Homeware and accessories brand Trame chose Maison&Objet to launch its first collection. Named A Voyages to Meknes, the debut collection of rugs and accessories is based on the fictional marriage of Louis XIV's daughter and the Sultan of Morocco. Numerous statement sofas were also unveiled at the fair, including one based on the shape of pebble stones and the first sofa from Chinese furniture brand Maisondada.
IKEA reveals plans for car-free store wrapped in greenery
In Vienna IKEA announced its plans to build a city-centre store that will have no car parking spaces. The IKEAÂ Vienna Westbahnhof store will be designed by Querkraft Architekten to address "radically changed customer and mobility behaviours".
Its greenery covered facade will have more than 100 trees placed on balconies within its gridded structure.
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