Style Edit: Hermès embraces its equestrian legacy once more with its homeware collection for Milan Design Week

Oct 28 , 2024

Hermès embraces its equestrian legacy once more with its homeware collection for Milan Design Week 2024. Photos: Handout

Studio Hermès referenced modernist traditions with its Diapason d’Hermès chair, while other items draw from the brand’s heritage, using earthy materials and equestrian references

Craftsmanship and creativity are two words that continue to define each of Hermès’ artisanal métiers, from its leather goods and ready-to-wear to accessories. Its covetable home collection, which was launched over a century ago, is no exception and speaks to the French maison’s original spirit of combining excellence with artistry.

Featuring everything from furniture and tableware to lighting and objets d’arts, this ever-expanding category is the perfect expression of Hermès’ cultural heritage while showcasing its exceptional and unique savoir faire.

Hermès’ new collection, launched at Milan Design Week 2024, is built on an organic blend of raw materials

Its latest collection, launched at Milan Design Week 2024, saw the maison step out of time. New and heritage pieces were juxtaposed to create a fascinating dialogue between roots and movement, materials and know-how – a testament to how Hermès objects remain timeless and unaffected by trends.

The earth is a key theme that has inspired the collection’s blend of harmonious raw materials such as brick, stone, slate, wood and compacted earth. A jockey’s silk jersey – a powerful symbol of the house’s cultural heritage – is the starting point for the vibrant and colourful geometric motifs that appear on luxe leather goods and textiles.

A jockey’s jersey in silk establishes the Hermès heritage

Hermès’ exceptional craftsmanship is celebrated in items such as blankets featuring subtle, graduated shades and large cashmere bedspreads that are woven, dyed, tailored or quilted and embroidered. Some are finished with graphic lines or small colourful flags – a chic homage to jockey’s jerseys.

The Hermès collection features bedspreads with classic geometric motifs

Other essential creations include the elegant yet innovative Diapason d’Hermès lounge chair, which is crafted from leather and hammered aluminium. Created in the modernist tradition by Studio Hermès, it combines contrasting materials with the power of formal design.

The Diapason d’Hermès chair combines contrasting materials within the framework of formal design