· DESIGNERS, EXHIBITION ·
Hermes “Forever Leather”, Celebrating 175 Year AnniversaryHermes is opening a new exhibition in London this month, entitled Leather Forever, featuring some of the historic label’s most famous designs. Celebrating Hermès’ 175th anniversary, the exhibition will also play host to some of the brand’s famed artisans, of which I have included some images below. The locale will be the sister space of the Royal Academy of [...]
· STILL LIFE ·
Hermes Animal World by Paul GravesI could not resist sharing these brilliantly bubbly images for “World of Hermes” by Paul Graves. Graves put his still life genius to work as he creates interpretative animals from Hermes bags. The pink cow above (or pig as I see it) and the white swan below make me smile ear to ear.
· RUNWAY ·
Hermès F/W 2012The collection by Christophe Lemaire for Hermes continues with the equestrian style that has been constant in the Fall/Winter Paris shows. Lemaire however takes it further,to the idea of travel and effortless luxury. Movement and fluidity run through the clothes as their flowing forms allow for an ease of movement; while exotic textures of fox [...]
· DESIGNERS, FOOD ·
Hermes Kelly PicnicWhile surfing on the Hermès Facebook page, I discovered this very cool project they did to market their latest version of the the Kelly Bag: The Kelly Picnic. They used common picnic ingredients to recreate the iconic shape of the bag. A very cool concept, with unfortunately no credits for food stylist nor photographer. See [...]
· DESIGN, FASHION ·
Leïla Menchari-Behind Hermes WindowsS ince 1977, Leila Menchari has been responsible for concocting the famous window displays for the Maison Hermès, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore in Paris , as well as designing some of its most iconic scarves. She was born into a family of wealthy landowners by the sea near Hammamet in Tunisia…
· DESIGN ·
Hermes Windows by Sarah IllenbergerA while ago we introduced you to the work of art director/set designer Sarah Illenberger. Inspired by worldwide Parade, her latest project for Hermes is entitled ‘Le Parade’. Illenberger’s created these beautiful window displays entirely made out of paper and Hermes boxes for Hermes Berlin store.
· AD CAMPAIGN, VIDEO ·
Hermes A/W 2011 campaign by Nick KnightA bastion of French luxury given a modern twist: Nick Knight‘s Autumn/Winter 2011 campaign for Hermès reinterprets the artisan tradition and hand-craft synonymous with Hermès for the twenty-first century. The vibrant fashion film takes on a painterly quality with beautiful movement from Alana Zimmer and Isaac Carew. The overlayed brush strokes mimicking the fall colors [...]
· FASHION, STORE ·
Hermes Custom Scarf Counter at NY FlagshipWritten by Guest Blogger Katherine Roettger Not your Grandmother’s Silk Scarf On May 2, 2011 Hermes introduced the world to their freshly renovated Madison Ave. flagship store by unveiling an entire new floor (designed by Parisian architectural firm RDAI), which adds 2,100 square feet to the shop. Filling the space will be the classic Hermes [...]
· FEATURED, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Hermes Home Debuts at Milan’s Furniture FairWhat a pleasant and interesting surprise was it for me to discover that Hermes just debuted their Home section at Milan’s Furniture Fair. Hermès’ creative director Pierre-Alexis Dumas has called architects Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines, who also designed Centre Pompidou in Metz to design the Hermès Pavillion. The striking exhibition space made out [...]
· STORE ·
New Hermès Store in ParisHermès just opened their new flagship store in Paris, Rive gauche. Built in a 1935 old swimming pool of 2,500 square meters, decorated by Denis Montel out of amazing disposable wood structures.
· DESIGNERS, VIDEO ·
Hermès Finger Skate ViralHermès is really concentrating on their viral communication right now. After their ‘J’aime mon Carre’ they keep on trying, by all means to reach internet users. By launching lesailes.hermes.com, an interactive microsite featuring their products related to different themes including video, cool animation, downloadable screensavers and more. My favorite is definitely the Finger skate video [...]
· DESIGNERS, TRENDS ·
J’aime mon Carre by HermesWe told you that luxury brands are starting to be more and more involved in the internet. After social media/viral marketing micro site ‘The Art of Trench” by Burberry, it’s now Hermès that is copying giving it a shot with their newly launched ‘J’aime mon Carre‘. Surfing on the scarf trend, they created their own [...]