My Latest Hermes Scarves from SS 2013 Part 2

I normally try and get one Hermes scarf every collection so two a year.  As with most fashion, there are seasons where I don't particularly like anything and some collections just make me feel greedy.  The SS 2013 Hermes scarf collection was one of those.

I would have liked Pique Fleuri de Provence in this colorway.

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or even this color...

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Hermes scarves usually sell their scarves for up to three seasons if they aren't subject to a specific rabid trend like the C'est la fete scarf and the Coup de Fouet in certain colors.  But once it's sold out, 
it is gone and while they may reprint the design itself they will never repeat color combinations in any style. 

Part 2 Hermes Festival des Metiers London Saatchi Gallery

This exhibition was unusual from the other exhibits that I had seen from Hermes in that it illustrated so many different crafts.  

This was the first time I had seen silk scarf screen printing.

Aren't these scarves hanging lovely as installation art?

The silk screen artisan plus one of the managers at the Lyon based silk press was there to present one of the silk screen sessions 

that take place 4 times a day.

These strips of scarves that didn't make the grade was hanging from the table.  I wanted to stitch them all back together.

This tasseled look could work for my bed.

They rolled out the silk that is made from Brazilian silk worms.

They set the silk properly and tightly with no air bubbles underneath to ensure a smooth print.

Hermes Festival des Metiers at the Saatchi Gallery - Part 1

Hermes is holding a special artisan festival at the

Saatchi Gallery in London until the 27th of May.

This event is to showcase the tradition and artisanal skills of each "metier" or craft.  If you are in London or this event is coming to a city near you then I must strongly urge you to go.

I adore porcelain of any type let alone Hermes.

One of the few collections I have is of Hermes porcelain so this section interested me no end and I could have stayed for hours!

This artisan was Christine and she was originally a drafts person for architects and was very adept at drawing which led her to hand painting her niche which is porcelain trays.  

She explained that each color painted on the tray is put 

in the kiln for at least 7 hours.  

She said that each color takes on a unique temperature 
according to the dye.

For those of you familiar with Hermes porcelain, 

Christina is the one who makes all the tiger series!

She says that the platinum used on the trays is so costly that only the top experts are allowed to use it as a small bottle costs about 3000 euros so wastage is not encouraged.

She hand paints that freehand!!
Each tray takes about 10 days to produce.

The different stages of the evolution of a porcelain tray.

This is for those who can't be there so I have taken 

some extra photos to demonstrate.