Bin Wu Unveils Mirror-Topped Pavilion of Time at Paris Design Week
During Paris Design Week, which took place from September 10 to 17, Chinese interior designer Bin Wu presented the Pavilion of Time at the Domaine National du Palais-Royal. The pavilion, embodying the theme Pulse in Motion, consists of three wooden segments topped with a circular mirrored roof that facilitates visitor movement. A translucent polyethylene membrane diffuses sunlight, emphasizing the flow of time. At night, a gentle illumination is provided by Moorgen's lighting system. Visitors can relax on carbon fibre chairs from Shang Xia. Wu's design contrasts the pavilion's circular shape with the classical architecture of the Palais-Royal, echoing the Chinese idea of 'a round heaven and a square earth.' He was awarded interior designer of the year at the Dezeen Awards China 2024.
Key facts
- Bin Wu's Pavilion of Time is installed in the courtyard of the Domaine National du Palais-Royal for Paris Design Week.
- The pavilion is on show from 10 to 17 September.
- It responds to the Paris Design Week theme 'Pulse in Motion' and aims to make time tangible and walkable.
- The structure has three timber segments under a circular mirrored roof, with openings for visitors to walk through in a circle.
- A translucent polyethylene membrane resembling traditional Chinese Xuan paper wraps the timber frame.
- Moorgen provided a lighting system that illuminates the pavilion at night.
- Shang Xia supplied carbon fibre chairs placed at the outer edges for visitors to rest.
- Wu is the founder of W Design, named interior designer of the year at Dezeen Awards China 2024, and recently published The Design Language of Timeless East.
Entities
Artists
- Bin Wu
Institutions
- Domaine National du Palais-Royal
- Paris Design Week
- Moorgen
- Shang Xia
- W Design
- Dezeen Awards China
- Uchronia
- Grand Palais
- Dezeen
Locations
- Paris
- France
- China
Sources
- Dezeen —