Light, glass, and fine materials take centre stage in Hermès’ latest home creations.
Returning once again to La Pelota, Hermès unveils a scenography conceived by Charlotte Macaux Perelman – architect and co-artistic director of Hermès Maison collections, together with Alexis Fabry. This year, the mood leans into the ethereal: weightless, minimal, and expressive in colour.
Suspended white columns and near-transparent geometric boxes form the structure of the exhibition. From a distance, everything reads as monochrome. Even team Hermès was dressed in tonal beige and neutral looks, styled with the Maison’s signature scarf. Closer inspection reveals delicate colour: soft halos in dégradé pinks and greens projected underneath each box, seemingly painted in light. I first thought it was done with spray paint.
Each box acts as both frame and vessel, drawing attention to the artisan’s hand, the tactility of material, and the aura of the object itself. Set within a calm, white environment, cut-outs, slits and slim windows offer glimpses inward: a vase, a carafe, a plate, a throw. And many more.
Little did we know that inside these suspended structures were new designs. Porcelain tableware, mouth-blown glass vases in various sizes, graphic pitchers, and handwoven textiles. Some created by emerging designers such as Tomás Alonso and Amer Musa, others by Studio Hermès. Glass is at the heart of this year’s collection—crafted using a wide range of artisanal techniques: blowing, casing, layering, cold-cutting. These processes reveal variations in transparency, depth, and texture, and bring a new poetics to the material.
“At Hermès, time is our ally. That’s the real luxury. We can wait, and give that time to the artisans and to the work.”
— Charlotte Macaux Perelman
My favourites from the 2025 collection
Casaque
Coloured, cased glass is cold-cut to reveal stripes or check patterns. The design shifts depending on the angle of the light and the movement of the viewer. The cutting is meticulously orthogonal, revealing the fine rhythm between transparency and precision.
15 × Ø7 cm
Creation: Studio Hermès
Pivot d’Hermès
This small table is the manifesto of a tightrope walker. Designer Tomás Alonso seeks balance between colour, movement and material. A rectilinear base in lacquered glass holds a round box in sugi wood, curved using a traditional Japanese technique. The round box pivots eccentrically, adding both poetry and play. The inner pad is crafted in Rose Thé Epsom calfskin.
55.5 × 60 × 75 cm
Creation: Tomás Alonso
Points et Plans
The large Points et Plans throw, designed by Amer Musa, recalls a child’s game like draughts. Multicoloured cashmere dots are appliquéd on a woven field of criss-crossed lines, composed from hand-woven ikat stripes. It’s a joyous, graphic piece that feels both playful and precise.
100% hand-woven cashmere, appliqué on ikat-woven stripes
Creation: Studio Hermès
Design: Amer Musa
The setting of La Pelota — once a sports hall named after the Basque ball game — suits Hermès perfectly. Jai Alai translates to ‘joyful game’, and with a long love for sport, precision, and movement, the Maison feels right at home.
Images by the author and courtesy of Hermès.
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