If you’re a design aficionado and you’re not already en route to Paris for this year’s Maison et Objet trade show you might want to check yourself. The annual fair (a self-proclaimed “fashion show” for home furnishings) is a vital pilgrimage for those who are—or want to be—players in the global design industry. Each year trends are set, careers are launched, and design junkies the world over breathe a sigh of relief when the news is announced: design is alive and well… at least, in Paris.

This year’s show takes place from January 22-26, and while it’s open only to design professionals, there are plenty of related parties to lure the social set. The emphasis remains, however, on the art, and this year’s innovators are continuing to raise the bar. Of particular note is up-and-coming design studio NOCC, run by Paris-based designers Juan Pablo Naranjo and Jean-Christophe Orthlieb. Selected as one of the Talent à la Carte studios to be featured at the show, NOCC will be displaying their “Object of Sound,” “Radiation,” and “Undished” collections.

If you can make it to Paris for the show (or just to converge with creatives and soak up the vibe), do so. And if you can’t, fear not. Whatever happens here this weekend will inevitably make its way to you—in some form or fashion—soon enough.