Maison et Objet is a major French

trade fair A trade show, also known as trade fair, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific Industry (economics), industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest Product (business), products and se ...

for

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. Held bi-annually in Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, it has been described as "among the 3 most important European events for interior design ... a huge collection of innovation and talent all in one place."

Maison et Objet in Beijing

"M&O Design Pavilion at WF CENTRAL" was a collaboration between Maison et Objet and WF Central, a luxury retail mall in Wangfujing, Beijing. The exhibition lasted from 16 September to 18 November 2018. The special exhibition, which marks the initial entry of M&O to the China consumer market, followed the theme LOVE DESIGN and feature over 30 selected brands and six M&O Designers of the Year.

Designer of the Year

Every year the fair bestows a designer or multiple designers with its "Designer of the Year Award". The honorees as of present have been: * 2012 -

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* 2013 - Edward Barber & Jay Oosgerby,

Odile Decq Odile Decq (born 1955) is a French architect, urban planner and academic. She is the founder of the Paris firm, Studio Odile Decq and the architecture school, Confluence Institute. Decq is known for her self-described goth appearance and style. ...

and Joseph Dirand * 2014 - Dimore Studio, Tom Dixon, and Phillip Nigro * 2015 - Dorothée Meilichzon and Nendo ( Sato Oki) * 2016 - Ilse Crawford and Eugeni Quillet * 2017 - Tristan Auer, Pierre Charpin, and WOHA AND Rising Asian Talents * 2018 - Cecilie Manz; Ramy Fischler * 2019 - Sebastian Herkner * 2023 - Raphael NavotSophie Massalovitch, Raphael Navot : au cœur de la matière, Challenges, n°769, january 12, 2023, p:53, issn:0751-4417

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