Spring-Summer 2026, celestial runway

Art direction by Matthieu Blazy

15 planets, 2- to 18-meter diameter · textures built from 65-meter-long, 100 dpi master files

For Chanel's Spring-Summer 2026 show, fifteen luminous planets floated above the runway of the Grand Palais, in a range of colours and sizes, from 2 to 18-meter diameter, two of them ringed.

Within the framework set by the Chanel team, each of these fictional worlds was designed with its rings and given its own ultra-high-definition texture. Airstar printed the textures on canvas and made the spheres.

The challenge was to turn flat, rectangular images into surfaces that wrap a sphere convincingly: the poles are distorted and the two ends of the image have to meet without a visible seam. The textures also had to stay sharp at a very large scale, on a sphere up to 18 meters across. Sampling and colour matching were followed with Airstar through to the final print.

Role and scope

Design of the 15 planets and their rings
Creation of the ultra-high-definition textures, built from 65-meter-long, 100 dpi master files
Files adapted to projection on spheres, delivered to Airstar for printing on canvas
Sampling follow-up and colour matching

Pink ringed planet and orange planets floating above the runway, Chanel Spring-Summer 2026 show.

Giant luminous planets above the runway of Chanel's Spring-Summer 2026 show at the Grand Palais, Paris, with models walking below.

Models walking in front of a giant red planet, Chanel Spring-Summer 2026 show, Grand Palais.

Giant green, orange and blue planets under the glass roof of the Grand Palais, Chanel Spring-Summer 2026 show.

Cluster of luminous planets in pastel and orange tones above the runway, Chanel Spring-Summer 2026 show.

Orange and green planets reflected in the polished runway floor, Chanel Spring-Summer 2026 show.