Aiming to create an environment more akin to a bustling family home than a retail boutique – ‘a buzzing, lively house of contagious energy’, wrote CEO Axel Dumas in his letter to the press – the store is equipped with a concierge, dedicated butler service on every floor, a coffee bar, champagne bar and cocktail bar. This uptown outpost of the legendary French luxury brand stocks everything Herms, from the companys coveted Birkin handbags to delicate china dishware and. Hermès may not be in the business of hospitality, but it takes it seriously.
The colour palette comprises earthy pinks, soft beiges and ivory, alongside more vivid shades of dark chocolate, clove, umber and moss green. On the top floor, marble chips in a custom terrazzo have been intricately placed to give the subtle impression of roots unfolding into the space from the verdant outdoor roof garden designed by Miranda Brooks. One custom natural wall fabrication, in the women’s shoe salon, is created from Linum, linen and paper, and then painted to highlight its curvilinear texture and leaf pattern. (In 2021, the French house made moves to explore working with mycelium leather in collaboration with American company MycoWorks.) The branches were rendered in fibreglass and were a feat of engineering to create and install, yet in true Hermès fashion appear to exist there effortlessly.Įlsewhere, patterns from the underside of mushrooms are blown up and transformed into jacquard wall coverings (there are no printed fabrics at all used in the store design), specially commissioned by textile artist Grethe Sorensen. Hermes flagship store is now open, having recently made its grand debut on New York. Hermès consistently finds inspiration from nature here, the store feels built from the roots up, leading up to the light-flooded top floor where a motif of leafy branches artfully wraps the entirety of the top floor ceiling before reaching an expansive skylight. hermes-nyc-store-opening Hermes Store, Hermes Bolide, Nyc Boutiques. Five dedicated onsite artisans – another 6,000 are employed in France – will be stationed in their own private atelier, working on-site on leather, jewellery and horology. It does not store any personal data.(Image credit: Photography by Kevin Scott, courtesy of Hermès.)Ī handful of special designs were exclusively created for the new Madison store, including ‘Kelly’ bags of all scales, two new watches, a jukebox and a bicycle that bears the store address printed on its frame. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
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