{"id":621267,"date":"2026-09-19T19:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/621267\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:20:21","slug":"bin-wu-designs-pavilion-of-time-for-paris-design-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/621267\/","title":{"rendered":"Bin Wu designs Pavilion of Time for Paris Design Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese designer Bin Wu<\/a> has unveiled the Pavilion of Time, which features timber screens topped by a circular mirror, in the courtyard of Domaine National du Palais-Royal for Paris Design Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wu described the pavilion<\/a>, which he created in response to the theme of this year’s Paris Design Week<\/a>, Pulse in Motion, as “making time tangible and walkable”.<\/p>\n

\"PavilionThe pavilion is located in the courtyard of Domaine National du Palais-Royal<\/p>\n

Beneath its circular roof, the pavilion is divided into three timber segments, each of which has an opening to allow visitors to walk through them in a circle.<\/p>\n

Wu wrapped the timber structure in a translucent, paper\u2011like membrane to allow natural sunlight into the structure and let visitors perceive the movement of time through the shifting light.<\/p>\n

\"PavilionIt was designed by interior designer Bin Wu<\/p>\n

“We hope people move continuously \u2013 footsteps trace the arc, sunlight drifts through paper and mirror, wandering between ground and structure,” Wu said.<\/p>\n

“Light and shadow become intangible hands, inscribing time’s trajectory. Here, time is measured not by clocks, but by light; not in numbers, but through the body’s motion and repose.”<\/p>\n

\"PavilionThe structure is wrapped in a translucent paper-like membrane<\/p>\n

According to Wu, the circular form of the pavilion was designed to contrast the orthogonal classical architecture of the Domaine National du Palais-Royal, while also referencing the ancient Chinese concept of “a round heaven and a square earth”.<\/p>\n

Its light, translucent design was also deliberately created in juxtaposition to the perceived heaviness of the surrounding historical architecture.<\/p>\n

The paper-like membrane that covers the pavilion is made of polyethylene, suitable for outdoor use and resembles the texture of traditional Chinese Xuan paper.<\/p>\n

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Wu used products from Chinese brands for the pavilion, including a lighting system developed by Chinese smart home brand Moorgen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This casts a soft light through the translucent walls and allows the pavilion to be lit up at night.<\/p>\n

Carbon fibre chairs from Chinese furniture brand Shang Xia<\/a> were placed at the outer edges of the pavilion, inviting visitors to pause and rest.<\/p>\n

\"PavilionWu designed a mirrored roof that reflects the surrounding landscape<\/p>\n

Overall, Wu aimed for the pavilion to give visitors an insight into an Eastern way of experiencing time.<\/p>\n

“Eastern time is not a straight line, but a series of perceivable moments,” Wu said.<\/p>\n

“The Pavilion of Time takes this as its impetus, combining Chinese painting’s shifting perspective and temporality to let the body perceive spatial and temporal change.”<\/p>\n

\"PavilionAt night, light filters through the translucent walls<\/p>\n

Wu is the founder of interior studio W Design<\/a>, which was recognised as interior designer of the year at Dezeen Awards China 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He recently published a book titled The Design Language of Timeless East<\/a>, exploring the idea of a design language rooted in the philosophical context of the East.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere at Paris Design Week, French design studio Uchronia designed a giant floral sculpture at Grand Palais museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by SHIDAI.<\/p>\n

The Pavilion of Time is on show from 10 to 17 September at Domaine National du Palais-Royal, Paris. See Dezeen Events Guide<\/a> for more design events, exhibitions and installations around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese designer Bin Wu has unveiled the Pavilion of Time, which features timber screens topped by a circular…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":621268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,280798,438,146,85,6955,46,280797,20057],"class_list":["post-621267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-bin-wu","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-installations","tag-israel","tag-paris-design-week","tag-pavilions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}