Hermes is geared up to celebrate 70 years of selling silk scarves and where better to celebrate than in China, the country that is the biggest producer and exporter of the fine material? Hermes will unveil a two-week exhibit devoted to its signature silk scarves at Hong Kong's Pacific Place mall June 29. Called "Once Upon a Silk," the show was designed by American artist Hilton McConnico as a poetic homage to the house's amazing archives of silk carrés. McConnico used a Chinese legend about the origins of the Silk Route to organize the exhibit.
According to the fable, a silk-winged bird goes in search of the meaning of life, shedding its feathers along the way as it traverses the globe. These silky plumes become the Silk Route. McConnico uses the story to tell of various facets of Hermes' scarves. Exploring the power of graphics, for example, one room will juxtapose black and white and color versions of the same scarf motifs. Elsewhere, in an exploration of the tactile nature of silk, visitors will have to push through thick curtains of the fabric.
Hermes' first silk scarf design, made in 1937 and called "Jeu des Omnibus et des Dames Blanches," is among the archival pieces that made it into one of the artist's scenarios. Some 1,500 scarf designs have been created since then. "One year they're all about minimalism and sophistication only to turn extremely detail-oriented the next," added McConnico, who also commissioned fresh designs from certain Chinese artists for the show's second installment — this time titled "The Tale of Silk" — at the Shanghai Art Museum Sept. 8 to Oct. 7.
These exhibits sound absolutely amazing, you must go check it out if you are in Asia or better yet, plan a trip to see it (I amy be doing just that)!
source: Hemes and wwd
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Hey Bagsnobs,
Just wanted to ask your opinions on the Hermes Ulysse (medium size) Agendas.. I was thinking of getting one in Gold/Potiron/Blue Jean Togo/Clemence. What do you think of them?