Luxury & Brands
Text by Avani Thakkar
If you thought Hermès’ design expertise was restricted to Birkin bags and silk scarves, think again because the family-owned maison has high-end products on hand to accessorise not just your ensembles but also your abodes. This season, Hermès’ home collection is an ode to the camaraderie between the joyful craft of quilting and cashmere.
The renowned label tasked American artist and designer Carson Converse with reinterpreting white cashmere through an undoubtedly Hermès-esque lens, and she met the challenge by embellishing the cashmere bed covers with lustrous golden thread. Known for her extraordinary talent for refashioning the form of a piece of fabric, Converse has hand-embroidered three exquisitely soft cashmere bed covers with intricate designs borrowed from Italian artist and Hermès’ long-time collaborator Gianpaolo Pagni. These creations are aptly named New Haven,…