Chanel's Paris craft show
Chanel opened 'Beyond Our Horizons' at La Galerie du 19M in Paris — a cross‑cultural exhibit marrying Japanese and French artisanal craft that spotlights shared techniques and material dialogue Wallpaper. The show is being billed as a must‑see for fans of design, fashion and cultural exchange this season Wallpaper.
The Paris presentation runs from January 29 to April 26, 2026 at la Galerie du 19M in Aubervilliers. (le19m.com) The project premiered last autumn at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo and drew roughly 75,000 visitors during its three‑week run. (wallpaper.com) Organisers say the Paris edition stages collaborations between about 30 Japanese and French artisans alongside the 11 resident Maisons d’art of le19M. (fhcm.paris) Those 11 Maisons d’art are named as Atelier Montex, Desrues, Goossens, Lemarié, Lesage, Lesage Intérieurs, Atelier Lognon, Massaro, Maison Michel, Paloma and Studio MTX in the exhibition materials. (le19m.com) The scenography was designed by ATTA — Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects — and the show is structured in five chapters inspired by the classical five elements. (le19m.com) Featured pairings include Julian Farade’s crane made with leftover fabrics from Lesage Intérieurs and Master Eiraku Zengoro’s ceramics worked with flowers and insect embroideries by Atelier Montex, cited as specific cross‑atelier collaborations. (wallpaper.com) The programme offers free entry, on‑site workshops (including a collaborative tanzaku embroidery activity with Atelier Montex) and a slate of talks and performances while the Paris presentation also introduces ten new designers in this reimagined edition. (le19m.com) The original Tokyo curation credited five creative figures — Momoko Ando, Yoichi Nishio, Shinichiro Ogata, Kayo Tokuda and Aska Yamashita — who helped shape the exhibition’s roster and narrative. (tcv.roppongihills.com)
