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French Design Heritage Journey
The Journey
An exclusive French heritage journey curated for architects, interior designers, and discerning lovers of French design. Seven days immersed in France’s most celebrated design regions, culminating at Maison et Objet Paris - the world’s leading interior design fair.
The Regions
September 4-10, 2026. Loire Valley. Dordogne. Occitanie. Paris. Limited for 10 participants. An immersive experience designed for professionals seeking direct access to French craft traditions, heritage architecture, and the luxury interior design world.
Maison&Objet
Our French heritage journey culminates at Maison et Objet Paris from September 10-14, 2026. This edition pulses under the theme Pulse in Motion, brought to life by Studio Masquespacio and trend agency NellyRodi.
Featuring seven immersive worlds and over 2,100 brands, Designer of the Year Harry Nuriev presents Transformism - an exploration of space, objects, and identity, including stunning displays of vintage furniture. We enter as professionals, not visitors - guided, connected, and ready to source.
Who Is This Journey For
This is not a Holiday. It is not a tour.
It is seven days of professional immersion designed specifically for people who work with space, objects and beauty - and who understand that knowing where something comes from changes everything about how you use it.
You will feel at home here if you are:
An architect who wants to source authentic period materials and understand French building traditions firsthand.
An interior designer who is tired of sourcing from catalogues and wants direct access to dealers, ateliers and objects that carry real provenance.
A collector who wants to deepen their knowledge of French decorative arts - not just buy, but understand.
A design professional expanding into European heritage sourcing for clients who demand the exceptional.
This journey is not for everyone.
Places are limited to 10 participants. The group is intentionally small so that every visit, every workshop and every dinner feels intimate and considered - not rushed, not crowded.
If you have ever walked through a French château and felt that the objects inside told a story you wanted to learn to read - this was made for you.
Ready to reserve your place?
- Full programme details and pricing upon enquire.
- Deposit: € 450 secures your spot.
The 7 Days
Day 1 * Loire Valley - Arrival & Welcome
You arrive into a France most visitors never see. Private chateau welcome, introductions over aperitifs, and a dinner that sets the tonefor everything that follows.
Day 2 * September 5
Loire Valley Sourcing Day
The real work begins. Brocante immersion, period furniture identification, tapestry and textile workshops with special guidance. Afternoon private dealer visits. Evening wine tasting at a local domaine.
Day 3 * September 6
Dordogne - Stone villages & markets
First class rail into Périgord. Open-air markets, walnut furniture workshops, stone village walks and private antique dealers visits. Dinner at a ferme-auberge.
Day 4 * September 7
Bordeaux - Urban Heritage
Neoclassical boulevards, contemporary design galleries and a professional networking reception with the ordre des Architects Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Château dinner in wine country.
Day 5 * September 8
Occitanie - Artisan ateliers, ceramics & textiles
Uzès and Pézenas - two of southern France’s most beautifully preserved towns. Roman heritage, ceramic ateliers, textile workshops and studio visits with working artisans.
Day 6 * September 9
Paris - Preparation & Networking
TGV into Paris. Trend briefing workshop, curated M&O navigation strategy, supplier preview and design network cocktail dinner.
Day 7 * September 10
Maison&Objet Paris - The Closing Act
Professional entry into one of the world’s great design fairs. Guided navigation, supplier introductions, trend hall walkthrough and independent sourcing time. Closing celebration dinner in Paris.
What’s Included
- Exclusive private access to restored châteaux, studios & ateliers.
- Expert Sourcing & Provenance workshops
- First Class rail between Regions (TGV/ Intercities - Loire - Bordeaux - Occitanie - Paris
- Private transfers van /minibus locally within each region for market visits, ateliers, châteaux
- Airport transfers. Poitiers/Paris CDG pickup
An Immersive Journey Through France’s Living Heritage
- Heritage accommodation throughout. Carefully selected château properties, maisons d’hôtes and historic residences chosen for architectural character and authenticity.
- Château dinners & wine tasting
- Dealer directory & reference materials
- Small intimate group
- Maison&Objet Paris 2026 guided visit
Reserve Your Place French Design Heritage Journey
Reservation Deposit
€450.00
This payment secures your reservation for the French heritage journey, specifically the French Design Heritage Journey, taking place from September 4-10, 2026.
Deposit: 450 euros (10% of the total programme fee)
Balance due: By Wednesday, July 1st, 2026.
Note: Deposits received after June 21, 2026, require full payment at the time of booking.
Full programme details, itinerary, including visits to the Maison et Objet Paris and insights into vintage furniture, will be sent to you upon receipt of the deposit.
If you prefer a payment link, please email us.
Places are strictly limited to 10 participants.
Questions? hello@thenomadicdwelling.com