Paris Design Week : Hanjimania

Hôtel de la Marine

On the occasion of Paris Design Week, the Hôtel de la Marine welcomes Hanjimania, an exhibition devoted to the dialogue between French and Korean designers around the traditional hanji paper. PresentationOn the occasion of Paris Design Week and the Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, the Hôtel de la Marine welcomes Hanjimania, an exhibition devoted to the dialogue between French and Korean designers around the traditional hanji paper. Hanjimania is above all a long story of friendship between two curators, both aesthetes, who share a common passion for art and design. Catherine Lurault and An KangEun chose, for this exhibition at the Hôtel de la Marine, to create a dialogue between two cultures and to bring together the excellence of French and Korean craftsmanship around an exceptional material, the traditional hanji paper, soon to be inscribed on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list. The Hôtel de la Marine, Garde-Meuble de la Couronne at the end of the 18th century, which embodies the decorative arts in all their forms, is a living space of transmission where age-old know-how meets today's forms of expression. This emblematic monument on the place de la Concorde is therefore the ideal setting in which to stage, within the exceptional grand salons, a Franco-Korean cabinet of curiosities. Six renowned French creators such as Studio KO, Pierre Yovanovitch, Constance Guisset, Aline Asmar d'Amman, Harry Nuriev and Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau will interpret this thousand-year-old craft, hanji paper, through the talent of Korean artists such as Sim Jiseon, Lee Sun, Kim Woncheon, Studio Foh, Ko Somi, Yang Ji-Yoon, Yoo Ehwa, Jin Hyoseung, Kim Yongho, Kim Heewon, and master craftsmen (Living Treasures) Kim Samshik (hanji paper from Mungyeong) and Lee Byung-Seop (hanji paper from Andong). A new kind of stroll will also be offered at the heart of the intendants' apartments, where creations by renowned Korean artists will punctuate an exhibition trail. This program is co-organized with the Province of Gyeongbuk. It is part of the celebration of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic ties between France and Korea in 2026. Photo credits: ChangKi CHUNG Hanji paperBorn more than a thousand years ago in Korea, hanji paper is made from mulberry fibers, worked according to an ancestral know-how passed down from generation to generation. A true symbol of Korean culture, it has established itself over time as an emblematic material, both aesthetic and functional. Formerly used for writing, painting, folding screens, clothing or even windows, hanji paper held a central place in daily life and in Korean arts and crafts. Even today, it continues to inspire artists, craftspeople, designers and restorers around the world. Recognized as an exceptional traditional know-how, hanji paper is in the process of being inscribed on UNESCO's intangible heritage list, attesting to its universal importance and its living legacy. ABOUT PARIS DESIGN WEEKParis Design Week is a flagship event of contemporary design that transforms Paris every year into an open-air creative trail, bringing together designers, art craftspeople, galleries, publishing houses and cultural institutions. For ten days, the event highlights new forms of creation, know-how and dialogues between heritage, innovation and craftsmanship.

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