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10 Design Highlights in the South of France Summer 2026

exhibition · 2026-06-03

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

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

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