The home and habitat fairs return each year with their share of promises. New collections, exhibitors from dozens of countries, conferences on decor and design trends: the program seems unchanging. The Salon de la Maison, in its various forms in France, remains a highly anticipated event for both professionals and individuals seeking concrete solutions for their interiors.
REP furniture regulation: what changes for exhibitors at the fair
Starting in 2024, the REP (extended producer responsibility) system for furniture relies on three approved eco-organisms: Ecomaison, Valdelia, and Valobat. The specifications for 2024-2029 strengthen the objectives of repair, reuse, and recycling. This framework directly modifies what visitors can observe at the stands of a home fair.
Manufacturers exhibiting must now justify their contribution to one of these eco-organisms. For a professional buyer (interior designer, hotelier, distributor), checking the REP approval of an exhibitor becomes a selection reflex, not just an administrative detail.
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The sectoral CSR reference framework 2025-2030 from Ameublement français pushes even further: it encourages screw assemblies, standardized components, and finishes that facilitate repair. At a fair, this translates into furniture where one can replace a top, a leg, or a handle without discarding the whole piece. Disassemblability becomes a verifiable design argument, visible directly at the stand.
Ban on PFAS in furniture textiles: a turning point for interior decor
The stain-resistant and water-repellent treatments applied to sofa fabrics, curtains, cushions, and textile coverings often rely on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Their ban is set to extend from January 1, 2030 to these categories of products.
For the home fairs taking place before then, this deadline is already impacting the new products presented. Furniture textile manufacturers are working on alternatives (wax-based finishes, silicone treatments, naturally water-repellent fibers). Field feedback varies on this point: some professionals find current substitutes less effective in terms of durability, while others believe the difference remains marginal for domestic use.
An informed visitor can question exhibitors about the exact composition of the treatments applied. This is a rarely mentioned aspect in practical guides, but it determines the actual longevity of a sofa or curtain purchased at the fair.
Reuse of hotel furniture: an emerging supply source at home fairs
The operation The Hotel Drop, organized in Paris from June 18 to 21, 2026, has reintroduced more than 700 references from three hotels. Lighting fixtures, headboards, armchairs, bedside tables: professional quality pieces offered at discounted prices.
This model of hotel reuse is starting to find its place in fairs dedicated to home and decoration. A few specialized exhibitors offer furniture sourced from renovations of establishments, with traceability on the origin and condition of the pieces. The phenomenon remains sporadic and does not yet constitute a structured industrial sector.
For individuals, it represents a concrete opportunity: acquiring furniture designed for intensive use (hospitality) at a lower price than new, while participating in a circular economy approach. Future editions of the Salon de la Maison could integrate more of this type of offering if demand is confirmed.
Salon de la Maison in Paris: dates, editions, and formats to distinguish
Several events coexist under similar names, which can create confusion. Among the main Parisian appointments:
- Maison&Objet, a professional fair held twice a year at the Parc des expositions Paris Nord Villepinte, with a January edition and a September edition. The January 2027 edition announces an inspirational theme called “Sensory Shift.”
- Regional fairs dedicated to home and habitat, organized in most major French urban areas, often between September and March.
Dates vary each year. Checking the official calendar of each event remains the only reliable way to avoid an empty trip.
Design innovations and decor trends: what recent editions reveal
The inspirational themes evolve from one edition to the next. For January 2027, Maison&Objet has entrusted the artistic direction of its theme to NellyRodi, a foresight agency. The subject (“Sensory Shift”) questions the relationship to slowing down and sensory experience in interior decoration.
Beyond the announced trends, concrete innovations can be measured at the stands: bio-sourced materials, low-consumption lighting, modular assembly systems. The fair remains the only place to touch, compare, and question a manufacturer directly.
The available data does not allow for a conclusion on whether these orientations (reuse, disassemblability, abandonment of PFAS) will remain niches or become market standards. What is certain is that the upcoming editions of the Salon de la Maison will serve as a barometer to measure the actual speed of these transitions.
