Hermes launches first furniture collection

Next week is the 50th year of the Milan International Furniture Show and luxury super brand Hermes will be taking part for the first time. In a space specially conceived by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines at La Pelota, on Via Palermo, Hermes will be presenting a comprehensive range of designs for the home, including its first line of contemporary furniture, an extensive range of furnishing fabrics, wallpaper and carpets.

Already known for its textile collections and table services, Hermes recently went back to its roots and in November 2010 it presented a reissue of furniture by Jean-Michel Frank at its new Parisian store. In Milan, under the guidance of Pierre-Alexis Dumas, the house will be showing a first collection of furniture produced in collaboration with eminent contemporary designers.

“This collection represents an opportunity for a new expression of Hermes’ values in the field of furniture, faithful to its artisan spirit and imbued with the values of functionality and comfort,” explains Pierre-Alexis Dumas. Enzo Mari, an influential figure in Italian design, has conceived a set of furniture for the office and dining room. Antonio Citterio, another eminent and distinctive figure, has designed a line of furniture for the living room. Denis Montel, artistic director of RDAI, the Parisian interior architecture agency, which has been working with Hermes since 1978, has co-designed with Eric Benque a chair that is also a Hermes ‘signature object’.

These collections will be available from September 2011 at selected Hermes stores around the world.

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