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September takes off with two major installations by Jérémy Pradier-Jeauneau and starts Paris Design Week 2026: Hanjimania, at the Hôtel de la Marine and La Tempête at the Arc de Triomphe, a monumental installation combining art, craftsmanship, and French heritage. Review by Zoltan Alexander

Monday afternoon, 17 August 2026, two emblematic figures of French cinema and fashion are heading in a speeding car to Île de Ré, in the Deux-Sèvres department. The rest is sad news. Review by Zoltan Alexander

France’s oldest publishing house, Éditions Stock, has built a series of prestigious and diverse book collections, one of which is Ma Nuit au musée, and for the series, they proposed to their authors to spend a night alone in a museum of their choice and record the experience in writing for their future books. Review by Sylvain Marcoux

On the rural land of Basilicata, the Pietrafesa family runs a 30-year-old Italian vineyard Tenuta Le Querce,. We went for a tour in the region and for a special wine tasting at their vineyard. Review by Zoltan Alexander

Following the immense success at the SHED in New York, London, and in half a dozen other countries, late Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s piano returns to Japan, to VS in Osaka, with KAGAMI+, a unique, expanded version of (MR) mixed-reality performance directed by Todd Eckert of Tin Drum. Review by Zoltan Alexander

In the town of Vignanello, 70 kilometres north of Rome, in Lazio, Castello Ruspoli is a perfect example of Italian Heritage, and the Ruspoli Garden is one of the best-preserved gardens of the Italian Renaissance. Review by Zoltan Alexander