Japanese architect Shigeru Ban explains how his egg-shaped music auditorium acts as a western gateway to Paris in the last instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim. More about La Seine Musicale is "a symbol with meaning and function" says Shigeru Ban
Barlett School of Architecture professor Robin Wilson has shared with Dezeen a selection of eclectic brutalist buildings in Paris that are featured in his latest book, Brutalist Paris. More about Seven Parisian brutalist buildings that illustrate the movement's "level of experimentation"
A DJ booth, a gym bench and a giant sofa with an integrated iPad holder feature in this collection of collectible denim-clad furniture that designer Harry Nuriev is exhibiting at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Paris. More about Harry Nuriev uses denim to form furniture informed by the American dream
Design studio Atelieramo has completed a retro interior for a Chinese restaurant in Paris, featuring celadon-green walls and curvaceous wooden booths modelled on those found in Hong Kong diners from the 1970s. More about Traditional Hong Kong diners inform interior of Bao Express in Paris
French creative studio Matière Noire used 1.3 tonnes of vintage clothing, compressed into three rectangular towers, to decorate the runway of Marine Serre's Autumn Winter 2023 show at Paris Fashion Week. More about Eight-metre-high clothing towers rise above Marine Serre's Autumn Winter 2023 runway
French interior designer Marion Mailaender has completed a seafood bar in Paris named Citrons et Huîtres, which features oyster-shaped door handles and a stainless steel counter informed by fishmongers. More about Citrons et Huîtres oyster bar creates impression of "diving into an aquarium"
Bubblegum-pink walls, floors and furniture create unconventional spaces for displaying art at this gallery in Paris designed by local studio Golem. More about Golem creates "pleasure-driven" pink interior for Superzoom gallery
French practice Régis Roudil used adobe and timber to construct this nursery in the grounds of the historic Palais de l'Alma in Paris. More about Régis Roudil creates adobe nursery in grounds of Parisian palace
Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf presented "surreal" tulle ballgowns that feature striking sideways and upside-down silhouettes for its latest collection at Paris Couture Week. More about Viktor & Rolf creates rotated ballgowns for Paris Couture Week
French haute couture fashion house Schiaparelli has presented its latest collection at Paris Couture Week, which saw faux taxidermied lion, wolf and leopard heads hand-crafted into three gowns. More about Wild animal heads decorate gowns at Schiaparelli couture show
French fashion house Saint Laurent debuted its Autumn Winter 2023 menswear collection at Paris' historic Bourse de Commerce, which was recently revamped by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More about Saint Laurent showcases Autumn Winter 2023 collection in Tadao Ando-renovated Bourse de Commerce
Weathered walls and concrete floors feature in this design gallery that creative collective The Guild of Saint Luke and architecture firm Studio ECOA have set up inside a former factory in Paris. More about GSL Gallery takes over disused Parisian factory with "punk" interiors
Celine creative director Hedi Slimane channelled "French elegance" when designing the latest Celine boutique in central Paris, which features expanses of brass and marble as well as Slimane-designed furniture. More about Celine recalls "vintage spirit" at Rue Saint-Honoré boutique
French practice Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a 15-year project to renovate and open up the historic rue de Richelieu site of the National Library of France in Paris, incorporating new public routes and spaces. More about Bruno Gaudin Architectes completes 15-year transformation of National Library of France
Danish architecture practice 3XN has completed a blocky office building and hotel in the suburbs of Paris, with "distinct but complementary" faceted checkerboard facades of bronze-coloured and reflective aluminium. More about 3XN completes aluminium-clad hotel and office overlooking La Défense in Paris
Designers Antoine Behaghel and Alexis Foiny have created sculptural olive wood furniture based solely on drawings by children for a Galerie Philia exhibition. More about Design Brut: Philia & Kids showcases sculptural furniture designed by "rather wise" children
Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed a major extension to the Paris museum of late philanthropist Albert Kahn, which holds a historic collection of 72,000 photographs from around the world. More about Kengo Kuma adds Japanese-influenced wing to Musée Albert Kahn in Paris
The Green Pavilion, a glass pavilion with a pyramidal roof, was designed by architect Odile Decq to evoke historic orangeries and installed in the Jardin des Tuileries as part of the Paris+ par Art Basel art fair. More about Studio Odile Decq's minimalist glass pavilion recalls traditional greenhouses
The Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics has unveiled its mascots for the upcoming sports event in the form of two cartoon-style characters shaped like traditional Phrygian caps, which signified freedom during the French Revolution. More about Paris 2024 reveals pair of French Revolution hats as Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots
French architect Jean-Christophe Quinton has decorated a Parisian social housing project built on the site of a demolished police station with a curvy limestone facade. More about Scalloped facade fronts Parisian social housing block by Jean-Christophe Quinton