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After a bright summer marked by renewal and a desire for change, this September promises a true surge of creativity. Festivals, exhibitions, new creations, discoveries: the much-anticipated cultural events will once again take place, much to our delight. The Acumen editorial team wanted to highlight all the key players who will be generating excitement this fall 2021. The word "desire" also resonates with "desirable development," the theme chosen by Maison&Objet for this 11th edition of Paris Design Week , a reflection on the post-pandemic world designed to stimulate the creative process of this new generation of designers.
The artist Christo and his wife Jeanne-Claude certainly harbored a great deal of desire, dreaming of one day wrapping the Arc de Triomphe. Their dream will come true this year, a year after Christo's death, as a tribute to this extraordinary artistic couple.
We also decided to celebrate another extraordinary giant, Le Corbusier, and more specifically one of his iconic works, the Cité Radieuse. The architect designed this residence with the aim of providing well-being and comfort to the inhabitants of Marseille.
A genuine desire to change things is the audacious gamble taken by designer and researcher Bonnie Hvillum, head of the Natural Material Studio, who has completely reimagined tableware using waste from the kitchens of the world-renowned Danish restaurant, Noma. Another bold venture, born from the collaboration between Mobalpa and Vincent Darré, is the creation of a theatrical, masterful, and unexpected kitchen, reflecting its creator's vision. And for those yearning to escape a little longer during this Indian summer, discover our selection of must-visit destinations, such as the ONA team's Kaplankaya, a true paradise nestled on Turkey's Aegean coast, or Villa Nai 3.3 in Croatia, a hotel carved into the rock, invisible from its surroundings, and breathtaking in its raw beauty.
Thank you to all our contributors who have brought to life this wonderful creative energy of this back-to-school season 2021.
By Melissa Burckel
Half a century of Photographers' Gallery •
Intimacy shattered, Lucile Boiron •
From the heart of the Amazon to Paris •
Carla Chan captures the golden hour •
InCadaqués: Photographic Immersion •
Quick Look •
Le Corbusier's Radiant City in figures •
Sarah Espeute's "Sensitive Works" •
The Glass House at Christie’s •
Coutume Studio, the art of making walls speak.
Escapae égadienne •
700,000 hours, travel differently •
Exceptional weekends close to home!
The ultimate work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude •
Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure •
Art Paris at the Grand Palais Ephemeral •
Maurizio Cattelan: existentialist solo show in Milan •
Fashion, conquering the new generation •
A zen back-to-school season under the sign of ASMR •
Hemp is making its way into our homes •
An incubator for eco-friendly fashion •
Sofiane Pamart, live performance and polar setting •
