10 Design Highlights in the South of France Summer 2026
The south of France's 2026 creative season features ten design exhibitions across Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Saint-Tropez, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Hyères, Montpellier, and Monaco. Highlights include 'Childhood Memories' at Une Maison à Saint-Tropez (6 June-31 July), where Isabelle Castanier invites 20 designers into her 18th-century home; Olivia Cognet's 'Inhabiting the Landscape House' at Dragon Hill (13 May-November), responding to Jacques Couëlle's 1960s organic architecture; 'Project for a revolution' at the Vasarely Foundation (12 June-1 November), marking the 50th anniversary of Victor Vasarely's Architecture Center; François Halard's 'Ne rien jeter, 33 ans après' at Gallifet (6 March-27 September), featuring over 100 photographs; 'Movement Architecture Community' at Kolektiv Cité Radieuse (10 July-22 August), showcasing Adrian Meško's documentation of (La)Horde; Victor Siret and Arnaud Eubelen at La Traverse (14 May-26 September); Design Parade's double anniversary at Villa Noailles (25 June-30 August), with juries chaired by Front Design and Laura Gonzalez; Pierre Paulin retrospective at Musée Fabre (27 June-1 November); Paulin, Paulin, Paulin's 'Mise-en-scène' at Hauser & Wirth Monaco (9 April-31 August); and Jean Prouvé works at Fondation CAB (14 March-31 October), including a 6x6m demountable house.
Key facts
- Isabelle Castanier invites 20 designers into her childhood home in Saint-Tropez for 'Childhood Memories'.
- Olivia Cognet's exhibition at Dragon Hill runs from 13 May to November 2026.
- Fondation Vasarely's 'Project for a revolution' marks the 50th anniversary of the Architecture Center.
- François Halard's exhibition 'Ne rien jeter, 33 ans après' includes over 100 photographs.
- Kolektiv Cité Radieuse presents Adrian Meško's documentation of (La)Horde dance collective.
- Design Parade celebrates 20 years of product design and 10 years of interior design competitions.
- Pierre Paulin retrospective at Musée Fabre includes the 'Élysée Smoking Room' for the first time outside Paris.
- Paulin, Paulin, Paulin curates 'Mise-en-scène' at Hauser & Wirth Monaco with works by Warhol, Calder, Johnson.
- Fondation CAB exhibits Jean Prouvé's 'Coque' and 'Métropole' prefabricated houses and a 6x6m demountable home.
- La Traverse in Marseille hosts Victor Siret and Arnaud Eubelen in solo shows.
Entities
Artists
- Isabelle Castanier
- Sarah Espeute
- Sébastien Gafari
- Axel Chay
- India Mahdavi
- Linde Freya Tangelder
- Olivia Cognet
- Jacques Couëlle
- Victor Vasarely
- Yona Friedman
- André Bloc
- François Halard
- Cy Twombly
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Carlo Mollino
- Adrian Meško
- Victor Siret
- Arnaud Eubelen
- Sofia Lagerkvidt
- Anna Lindgren
- Laura Gonzalez
- Joachim Jirou Najou
- Thomas Takada
- Simon Dupety
- Malo Gagliardini
- David Giroire
- Pierre Paulin
- Benjamin Paulin
- Alice Paulin
- Andy Warhol
- Alexander Calder
- Rashid Johnson
- Jean Prouvé
- François Laffanour
- Nassos Daphnis
- Rita McBride
- Harriet Thorpe
- Lisa Desforges
- Bruno Hammerle
- Julie Liger
- Bernard Heesen
- Nienke Sikkema
- Boris de Beijer
- Aude Volokhoff de Roucy
Institutions
- Une Maison à Saint-Tropez
- Dragon Hill
- Fondation Vasarely
- Centre Pompidou
- Gallifet
- Kolektiv Cité Radieuse
- Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation
- La Traverse
- Villa Noailles
- Front Design
- Musée Fabre
- Paulin, Paulin, Paulin
- Hauser & Wirth Monaco
- Sounds Like Paulin
- Fondation CAB
- Wallpaper*
- The World of Interiors
- Icon magazine
- l'Ami Jean
- (La)Horde
Locations
- Saint-Tropez
- France
- Vallauris
- Cannes
- Mouans-Sartoux
- Aix-en-Provence
- Marseille
- Hyères
- Montpellier
- Monaco
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Paris
- Caracas
- Venezuela
- Giverny
- Casa Malaparte
- Capri
- Italy
- Meudon
- London
- Cambridge
- United Kingdom