Exploring the History and Beauty of the Iconic Carré: Interesting Facts, History, Photos and Shop.
I had toyed with the idea of featuring one of my favorite Hermes artists, Loic Dubigeon, but hesitated after I discovered a quite different side to his art. The dichotomy between what Monsieur Dubigeon created for Hermes and as a freelance artist is quite astounding and I shall leave it at that. I will be featuring Monsieur …
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Perusing the HERMES.com website, as I often do, I noticed the Fierce and Fragile campain and immediately thought to include the link here (link is no longer in existence). Hermes pays homage to one of its amazing wildlife artists, Robert Dallet. If you are a fan of Monsieur Dallet, his big cats (or small ones), …
Annie Faivre is a French artist, who has created numerous carres for the Maison Hermes - short bio by Carre de Paris
Taking a Stroll along Parisian Promenades with Philippe Ledoux by Carre de Paris
Harnais A l'Anglaise - the "English Harness" - Inspiration for this Hugo Grygkar design by Carre de Paris
Philippe Ledoux - The Other Hermes Legend. Biography by Carre de Paris
in the process of researching Philippe Ledoux for my blog. Just like with Hugo Grygkar, I am astounded how very little information I can find on the web about them. After all, these are the two most influential artists Hermès has ever had. Both were there practically at the birth of the carré, both have …
The idea of a carré, to print exclusive designs on a square piece of silk came about in the 1930s. At that time Robert Dumas, son of Emile, then president of the design house Hermès, with talented designers behind him, was able to quickly convince his father about this idea and the Hermès carré as …
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Featured Hermes artist - Zoe Pauwels by Carre de Paris