Design Parade, 10th International Interior Design Festival
from 25 June to 30 August 2026Created in 2006 with Andrée Putman as its patron, Design Parade was born of an ambition at once singular and generous : to welcome, share and champion the new faces of design before a wide public over the summer. Through a competition, professional encounters and exhibitions, the festival first celebrated object design at the Villa Noailles in Hyères, before adding, in 2016, a second strand in Toulon devoted to interior architecture, the first of its kind.
Twenty years on, the festival has grown and now enjoys an international reach, yet it remains faithful to the vision conceived by its founder, Jean-Pierre Blanc : each summer, ten young object designers and ten young interior architects from around the world are selected by panels of established professionals, then supported by the Villa Noailles and its partners in the conception, production and dissemination of their projects. The festival does more than single out talent : it forges close ties between creators, the craftspeople and expertise of the region, and the professionals of the sector, and in doing so gives emerging creators the means to move from idea to realisation and from realisation to exhibition.
For this 2026 edition, Design Parade celebrates a double anniversary: twenty years of object design and ten years of interior architecture. For the first time, the Villa Noailles brings together within its own spaces — some of them exceptionally open to the public for the occasion — the exhibitions of both competitions, while the exhibition 20 + 10 : Génération(s) Design Parade casts, in Toulon, in the heart of the creative quarter, a fond and knowing eye over the festival’s history as a site of transmission ; the eye of curator David Giroire.
This year, four women choreograph this joyful parade. Sofia Lagerkvist and Anna Lindgren, of the Swedish studio Front, chair the object-design jury and have devised an installation staging their latest creations, true to a conceptual approach steeped in history. On the interior architecture side, Laura Gonzalez serves as jury president and offers the laureates of the 2025 edition the opportunity to reinterpret the villa’s historic spaces. Under the artistic direction of Julie Liger, the festival thus welcomes Simon Dupety, awarded for object design, and Thomas Takada and Malo Gagliardini, honoured for interior architecture. Alongside them, the 2026 finalists unveil their projects, the architects going so far as to imagine a living space within this very house, one ever more “interesting to live in”, as Marie-Laure and Charles de Noailles might perhaps once again have thought.
Finally, true to the spirit of the festival, colour becomes the décor of this parade. It unfurls from room to room like a multicoloured ribbon that embraces as much as it contradicts the rigour of the white, geometric lines of Robert Mallet-Stevens’s modernist architecture. Conceived by Joachim Jirou-Najou, this scenography shapes the space, connecting and highlighting the projects.
Beyond its walls, Design Parade invites visitors to explore the Toulon metropolitan area, the Var and the Région Sud, and to discover their natural and cultural heritage, their schools, workshops and expertise:an exceptional creative ecosystem on which the festival draws. Supporting emerging creation thus means casting light on an entire territory and its protagonists, who together are imagining the ways of dwelling and living of tomorrow
Hugo Lucchino
Managing Director
Julie Liger
Artistic Director
Prize
Grand Prix Design Parade Van Cleef & Arpels - interior architecture
Throughout its history, Van Cleef & Arpels developed a strong affinity to the values of creation and transmission.
This constant commitment finds expression in various educational partnerships, cultural programs and initiatives in fields such as dance, the decorative arts—including jewelry—, design, or the preservation of nature.
For the 10th consecutive year, the Maison is pleased to present the Grand Prix Design Parade Van Cleef & Arpels - interior architecture, awarded to one of the projects exhibited at the interior design festival.
The Grand Prix Design Parade Van Cleef & Arpels - interior architecture consists of:
⏺ a grant of 5,000 euros offered by Van Cleef & Arpels.
⏺ the opportunity to collaborate with Delisle and create an exceptional piece worth 10,000 euros.
⏺ the development of a Codimat Collection creative project in the world of decorative flooring, with Codimat being part of the Carpet Society Group, which will be included in the Maison’s collections.
⏺ a support in image consulting and press relations by Perrier Communication agency during one year to the winner
⏺ a two-week research residency to the value of 10,000 euros in Atelier Mériguet-Carrère Parisian workshops on the theme: Colors of the past & Colors of the future.
⏺ the creation of a piece to the value of 10,000 euros with the Atelier François Pouenat.
⏺ A research residency and the development and creation of a prototype in the workshop Relax Factory.
⏺ the participation in the competition as jury member and a personal exhibition in Toulon, during Design Parade 11,in summer 2027.
Visual Merchandising Prize awarded by CHANEL
Since 2016 and continuing its support for creativity, CHANEL is a partner of the International Festival of Interior Design, Design Parade.
Established in 2019, the Visual Merchandising Prize awarded by CHANEL rewards one of the ten finalists in the interior design competition for the realization of a window display project linked to the theme of the Mediterranean. By presenting objects, a decorative motif and furnishings inspired by silhouettes selected from the CHANEL Fashion collections, the finalists will establish a creative dialogue between fashion and design within a contemporary scenography.
These models of the finalists will be exhibited in the villa Noailles until August 30th, 2026. The House of CHANEL will offer the winner of the Visual Merchandising Prize an endowment of 20,000 euros, for a collaborative project with one or several Maison(s) d’art resident at le19M.
Prix Manufactures nationales - Mobilier national
Prix Manufactures nationales - Mobilier national The creation of the public entity Manufactures nationales, bringing together the Manufacture de Sèvres and the Mobilier national, marks the beginning of a new phase of development focused on contemporary creation and the transmission of craftsmanship.
Within this framework, the partnership with Villa Noailles is taking shape and expanding around two key events: Design Parade – interior architecture, dedicated to interior architecture and decor, and Design Parade – object, devoted to the object. Two clearly defined awards embody this ambition and harness the institution’s expertise: Mobilier National addresses the challenges of decor and spatial design; the Manufacture de Sèvres focuses on the creation of objects and ceramics.
Through these two pillars, the national manufacturers affirm a coherent vision: to support emerging design by providing concrete production conditions, while placing designers in direct dialogue with exceptional craftsmanship. This partnership thus takes on its full meaning: fostering new styles, renewing uses, and ensuring the vitality of the arts and crafts, bridging heritage and contemporary creation.
The result of the merger of the Mobilier national and the Cité de la céramique - Sèvres & Limoges, the Manufactures nationales were created on January 1, 2025 to promote the excellence of French know-how. The only one of its kind in the world, this new public center dedicated to the decorative arts, crafts and design is once again partnering with the villa Noailles for the Design Parade 2026.
For the 10 th edition of Design Parade - interior architecture, the Mobilier national joins the villa Noailles for the Prix Mobilier national.
This prize offers to one of the 10 finalists the opportunity to develop a creative project within the ARC (Atelier de Recherche et de Création) of the institution.
The prototype created with the Mobilier national will be exhibited the following year with an exhibition imagined by the finalist, with the help and the support of the Mobilier national which mobilizes for this purpose its unique collections in the world and the know-how of its workshops and factori
Laura Gonzalez,
President of Interior Design Competition jury
Laura Gonzalez, an internationally renowned interior architect, celebrated for her “chic mix and match” style—a refined synthesis of classical harmony and eclectic romanticism. Her interiors tell stories, combining rich materials, layered patterns, and references from across time and cultures to create spaces that feel both timeless and alive.
Since founding her agency in 2008, now based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, Laura has worked alongside master artisans, artists, woodworkers, upholsterers, mosaicists, sculptors, ceramists, and decorative painters to bring her richly detailed visions to life.
Her recent work includes the transformation of the Cartier Mansion in New York, the opening of Printemps New York, the poetic reinvention of Hotel Saint James and Hotel Hana in Paris, and the colorful elegance of Casa Monti in Rome, among others.
Today, Laura Gonzalez extends her creative universe through two galleries located in Paris and New York, dedicated to her own collections of furniture and decorative objects. Her work continues to enchant, crafting interiors that evoke emotion, honor craftsmanship, and unfold like timeless stories.