Hermes is holding an special artisan festival with Saatchi Gallery London till today 27th May 2013.
Main purpose of this event is to show off the traditional skills and artisanship of each and every craft for Hermes.
For those who couldnt make it. Enjoy!
Christine is the porcelain painter, 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. Each color painted on the tray is put in the kiln for at least 7 hours and 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! As the platinum used on the trays is so costly that only the top experts are allowed to use it, a small bottle costs about 3000 euros so wastage is not encouraged. All work are done by freehand. A total of 10 days is required for each tray from start to finish.
Then you will move to the tie making section.
Hermes uses a very niche silk production methods. The artisan must reinterpret a drawing to be transferred to templates for the printing press.Depending on the number of colors that a picture requires, the engraver must make a separate template for each color.
Slowly you will move into the leather section. Where the artisan is making Kelly Bag right in front of you.
Now the Watch Section, the watchmaker are based in Switzerland. On the spot she shown some of the watches she finished producing during this festival.
And the most important section of this festival is the scarf silk printing. There are 4 sessions per day.
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