Comfort zone

This year, the MAISON&OBJET exhibition has chosen (Re)generation as its theme for reflection, a subject that fits perfectly with current times. Interior design is rethought through the prism of well-being and optimization. Between co-living, intelligent appliances and virtuous consumption, the performative installation by designer Ramy Fischler creates the habitat of the future and questions our way of life.

« More than ever, the period gives its importance to the convenient and the good. » This motto comes from the editor with the anti-conformist DNA, Cinna, and is particularly appropriate today. The brand brings relevant the fragility and essentiality of the human being through beauty and comfort. From Michel Ducaroy to Noé Duchaufour Lawrance, the work of Cinna’s creators embody this philosophy, they are made in France and respect environmental standards.

Designers of fashion or architecture seem to agree on one thing: the revival of quilting. Democratised by Bottega Veneta for bags and shoes, by Moncler and Fendi for jackets and coats, or Cinna for upholstery on sofas, quilted fabric is unanimously acclaimed by lovers of comfort and padded materials.

The idea that intimate comfort should be integrated into all interiors is reinforced by avant-garde architecture firms such as Bjarke Ingels. This studio designed for WeWork the first primary school that uses architecture to stimulate children’s creativity and learning. With cushions on the floor, suspended wooden chrysalises, primary colours and organic shapes, the spaces evoke an omnipresent nature that reinforces the impression of intimacy and comfort.

Echoing the notions of « survivalism » and « collapsology » – theories anticipating the collapse of society – which are particularly resonant at the moment, fashion is padlocked around a new aesthetic. Mosquito nets, insulating blankets, beekeeper’s hoods… References to survival accessories bring us closer to a dystopian future with humour and derision.

Facing the health crisis, designers are redoubling their efforts to imagine safe cocoons and reinvent public spaces. Inflatable bubbles, geodesic domes, and translucent materials are everywhere. From Mediamatic’s unusual culinary experiences to the exhibition on Objects of Common Interest and the Space Caviar installations, alternative solutions are flourishing.

The « cosy nest » aesthetic is also found in the renderings of 3D design studios that strive to imagine bridges between digital and reality. In idyllic spaces imagined from scratch, comfort is pushed to its paroxysm. This philosophy is carried by dreamy designers such as Benjamin Guedj, Alexis Christodoulou or the Six N’ Five studio.

The « Niksen » slowlife concept, which celebrates uninhibited idleness and inactivity, can rejoice in the multiplication of brands that embody cozywear, the art of doing nothing, well dressed. Fleece materials, fluffy and fleecey with desaturated shades, warm up loungewear sets as well as the interiors of homes taken over by sofas with incomparable comfort.