Usually reserved for professionals, the Galerie Andrée Putman is making an exception for Paris Design Week. From September 10 to 19, this showcase apartment in the 7th arrondissement will unveil its exhibition design to the public for the first time, in the very year the studio celebrates the centennial of its founder’s birth.
There is something fitting about the fact that a figure as devoted to the intimate as Andrée Putman was is seeing her gallery open, for the very first time, not just to industry professionals but to the public. Yet that is exactly what Studio Andrée Putman is offering during Paris Design Week 2026: from September 10 to 19, the gallery at 9 bis Avenue de Saxe, in the 7th arrondissement, is lifting the restriction that had previously limited access to insiders only.
The venue itself is worth a visit. Housed in a former school renovated in the 1970s by gallery owner friends of Andrée Putman, the gallery features two reception rooms with a 1930s-style layout—complete with high ceilings and clean lines—opening onto a garden that’s hidden from view from the street. Precisely because this architecture does not seek to make a show of itself, it allows the pieces it houses to take center stage: reissues of signature furniture, exclusive archives, and this ever-changing exhibition design where past and present, in the studio’s words, “coexist naturally.”
The lineup for this edition highlights two pieces in particular: the reissue of the Crescent Moon half-elliptical sofa, and the extremely rare Bouton d’Or pedestal table, offered here in a Collector’s Edition. What makes these reissues unique is that they do not revive commercial bestsellers, but rather pieces originally designed for specific projects—pieces that were never sold as-is—and which have now been reimagined using contemporary materials crafted with French expertise. The Mille et Un Carré table, unveiled at the Grand Palais during Art Paris and recently awarded the Prix Bel Ouvrage in Venice, follows the same logic: a reinterpreted piece from the archives, rather than a new object disguised as a tribute.
The Templon Gallery, a partner in this opening, is exhibiting contemporary works designed to echo the exhibition design, continuing a tradition that Andrée Putman herself cultivated during her lifetime: fostering a dialogue between furniture and art, and among the great fashion houses. The space also bears traces of several of these historic collaborations, featuring Christofle’s Vertigo collection showcased in the installation, the “Orgue” crystal chandelier by Lalique, and even a black-and-white tiled bathroom that evokes the spirit of New York’s Morgans Hotel, right down to its “O” faucets by THG.
This opening comes during a special year for the studio. 2025 marked the centennial of the birth of Andrée Putman (1925–2013), and the studio took this opportunity to begin a new chapter: Aurélie Laure took the helm of the agency, artistic direction was entrusted to Olivia Putman, and a showroom opened in New York last May. Rather than treating the anniversary merely as a commemoration, the studio has chosen to use it as a driving force, with a program running through December 2026 that includes reissues, new creations, and interior design projects.
The most telling development of this period is undoubtedly the relationship forged with the École Camondo, whose Class of 2026 graduates chose to name their class after Andrée Putman in homage to one of the leading figures in French design. In response, the studio has established two awards: the Andrée Putman Prize for Emerging Designers, which will be awarded in September to a graduate from this class and will be featured in an exhibition at the Paris gallery during Paris Design Week, and a second, internationally focused prize, offering the winner visibility at the New York gallery. This is a way for a firm built on the legacy of a single designer to very concretely identify who might carry on that legacy.
The Andrée Putman Gallery is open to the public from September 10 to 19, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, at 9 bis Avenue de Saxe in Paris.
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