A new “Sur/Reality” edition for Maison&Objet 2025

Maison&Objet is going to return to Paris for the first edition of 2025, from 16th to 20th January, presenting new design and décor novelties with the inspirational theme Sur/Reality. A new Surrealism that feeds on fantasy, distortion, randomness, humour and poetry to construct a narrative of new creative landscapes and of productions that are as surprising as they are desirable.

At the show, this trend takes shape in unexpected objects and dreamlike settings that invite us to let go, and addresses consumers’ newfound appetite for the strange and the surprising. While the theme pays tribute to the artistic legacy of such illustrious names as Magritte and Dalí via particular aesthetic codes that have become universal, it is firmly rooted in the contemporary world. Sur/Reality highlights the lively topicality of Surrealism’s creative processes.

The unreal and the absurd prove to be incredible stage-design tools, revealing dreamlike worlds that appeal more to the emotions and the unconscious than to reason.

Sur/Reality will be a common thread running through the show, staged by Maison&Objet’s curators and accompanied by Talks, and will also permeate the entire Maison&Objet ecosystem, from the selections on the MOM platform to the Paris In The City events. These are just some of the angles through which we can explore the creative and inspiring variations on this unique theme.

FAYE TOOGOOD, DESIGNER OF THE YEAR 2025

Maison&Objet has also named Faye Toogood as Designer of the Year 2025. The British designer strives to “unite the artistic with the everyday so as to make the landscape of our lives less ordinary,” with eclectic productions for the worlds of design and fashion. Landscapes inspired by her rigorous, poetic and avant-garde work, the productions of her studio and her brilliant collaborations with leading publishers of objects and furniture will take on a new form at the January edition of the show.

“Surreality is the human ability to take creativity beyond the usual boundaries. It’s a very creative theme! – comments Faye. “Concerning the pavilion project that I’m currently thinking about, I can tell you that the welcome into Surrealism will be very warm. I’m going to delve deeply into my eccentric side. Beyond the objects, I’m going to show a creative process.”