Hèrmes transcends the boundary between art and fashion with exquisite scarves created by visionary guest artists. Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto, whose carrés d'artiste are on display from June 12 to 21 at the Museum der Kulturen in Switzerland, is the latest contributor to the series. Take a look at Suigmoto's work and the collection's unique history. (You can find more on Style & Design here)
The challenge for Hèrmes in translating Albers' designs onto their silk carrés (squares) was perfecting the artist's original hues. To create the pieces, Hèrmes used a unique edge-to-edge frame-printing technique, in which the colored areas touch but do not overlap. This allows the colors to remain distinct and even, while visually appearing almost multidimensional on the silk scarves.
