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By Ania Dardas

Maison&Objet is back again from September 5 to 9 in Paris at Paris-Nord Villepinte. Offering five shows in one: scenes d’intérieur, now! Design à vivre, musées, outdoor_indoor and projets, Maison&Objet covers all the needs for buyers in interior/exterior decoration and design.

The line between outdoor and indoor is blurring with furnishings and accessories that made for exterior use finding their way inside and vice versa. Outdoor living is with us and the range of products on offer at outdoor_indoor underlines the trend: deck umbrellas, shades, lighting, outdoor showers, kitchens, tea houses.

Celebrating its 20^th year, Scènes d’interieur takes you right back inside, where change is the key and flux is the rule – it orbits around the contrasts between dreams and tradition, boldness and refinement. now! Design à vivre, on the other hand, will take you to the cutting edge of innovation and then right along it to where aesthetics and functionality meet in a perfect match and always accompanied by a sense of wonder and surprise.

Surprise is probably also not far away when dealing with the Maison&Objet projets: diverse styles, purposes, materials for lighting, bathrooms, flooring, shades and everything else for demanding renovation projects. This is where architects and hotel owners and designers and consultants come to extend their expertise and cast their eye on the vast repository of products and technical knowledge available to solve renovation issues.

If you can’t have the original, you can settle for a reproduction. musées is for lovers of fine reproductions for various purposes such as hotels, foundations, tourist areas and gift shops. At musées you will find not only the companies that reproduce works of art but also those that can personalize all kinds of objects and items for cultural venues.