Recognizing and living with quality products - whether a tie, bag or piece of furniture –
is part of what distinguishes a sybarite from the rest. And one of the best examples of a sybaritic
brand is the ever-so-chic House of Hermès.
Yesterday I had the great opportunity to go behind the
scenes of the Festival des Métiers in New York – an Hermès
sponsored touring exhibition of their own luxury craftsmen and artisans demonstrating
and discussing how some of their iconic pieces are put together. It was an awesome experience.
Did you know that it takes 1 person 8-10 minutes to make an Hermès
tie?
Can you believe a Kelly Bag is made by 1 artisan and it
takes him 18 hours to finish? No wonder
there is a waiting list!
A saddle takes 25-30 hours.
The Saint-Louis crystal company, with its roots going back
to 1586, is the oldest crystal glass manufacturer in France, and since 1995 a
part of the Ateliers Hermès. It takes 20 days to
make each wine glass – from
handblowing to hand decorating. No
clinking of these glasses!
The production of their iconic silk scarves really blew me
away: who would guess it is a two year process from design to finished product?
The Festival is open at no charge to the public through 09
September in NYC (583 Park Avenue). The
Exhibition will then open 20-24 September in San Francisco (at the Union Square Park) and in Houston
from 10-14 October 2012 (at 1800 Post Oak Blvd).
image credits: logo – Hermès Paris. All others Richard Rabel
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