Hugo Grygkar, the Father of the Carré Hermès

Ecuries HERMES Hugo Grygkar, Carre 36 inch, Navy

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 […]

Zoé Pauwels

Pierres d'Orient et d'Occident HERMES Paris detail

I have decided to start with Zoé Pauwels as my first featured Hermès artist. Not because her name starts with a “z” so last in the alphabet first on my list sort of thing, or because I just simply adore her Monnaies et Symboles des Parisii scarf, but because she has created well over 20 […]