On the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain, Italian manufacturer Cassina held a global kick-off event presenting the reissue of Perriand’s 1938 Bureau Boomerang desk. According to the architect’s daughter Pernette Perriand-Barsac, “This desk is original, both functionally and organically. It envelops the user's body, putting it at the center of the desk and the space."

It was originally designed for French editor and writer Jean-Richard Bloch in a wood finish, its curve meant to allow gatherings and meetings to happen around it. The all-wood unit is now available in Canaletto walnut with natural finish, oak-stained ash or oak-stained black, and incorporates electrical sockets and USB ports. It can also be upholstered with a saddle leather top or desk mat.

Le Corbusier’s LC16 Bureau Desk reissued for the Cassina Pro collection. Photo courtesy Cassina

With guidance from the Foundation Le Corbusier, Cassina also re-issued the Swiss-born French architect’s LC16 Bureau Desk, first conceived in 1957 as a child’s writing desk with exposed shelves. Intended for the Unité d’habitation in Nantes-Rezé, the wood desk is now available as part of the residential offerings from Cassina Pro in natural oak with a high-gloss red lacquer top.

Before working at prestigious American firms such as Peter Marino Architects and STUDIOS Architecture, Clémentine D’Aspremont-Menayas studied at Ecole d’Architecture Paris-La-Villette. Returning to France, she launched her own practice in 2012. Last month D’Aspremont-Menayas debuted AVAO, a new range of furniture that includes chairs, with and without arms, and a lounge—all channeling Marcel Breuer's 1928 Cantilever chair. A nesting table is in the works and, according to D’Aspremont-Menayas, the pieces are sustainable and easy to assemble, made with timeless materials like bent-beech plywood, brass fittings, walnut, oak or beech veneers, and gray or off-white leather.

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AVAO Collection by Clémentine D’Aspremont-Menayas. Photo © Mario Simon Lafleur

   In-Folio lantern by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Photo courtesy Delisle

Best known for his collaboration on the Louvre’s interiors with I.M. Pei, architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte’s latest product is a sleek lantern for heritage brand Delisle. Unveiled at their Rue du Parc Royal showroom, the suspended glass LED fixture, dubbed In-Folio, is composed of three hand-blown curved glass elements, secured with steel brackets and crafted at the company’s workshop in Montreuil, a Paris suburb.

Finally, in the 8th arrondissement, vintage pieces by French architect, designer, and metal artisan Jean Prouvé were juxtaposed with contemporary art at Galerie Perrotin Matignon. The joint exhibition La Cité Universitaire de Jean Prouvé, a collaboration with François Laffanour Galerie Downtown, presents Prouvé’s designs for university residences manufactured from sturdy wood and metal, materials that played a starring role in the self-taught architect’s signature oeuvre. “There is no difference between building a house and making a piece of furniture,” was Prouvé’s guiding principle throughout his illustrious career. The exhibit will be on view at 8 Avenue Matignon in Paris, until February 25th.