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The many hands behind an object
A closer look at Hermès craftsmanship, from the shape of a glove to the color of a scarf and the skills that connect them.
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Craftsmanship
Look a little closer at a seam, an edge or a change of material. Understanding a gesture can change the way you see an object. Explore making, care and repair through precise accounts, with room for limits as well as possibilities. The pleasure is in learning to notice, rather than collecting impressive numbers.
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Learning to read the material
Texture, ageing and responsible questions: enjoying leather without asking a material name or a label to tell us more than it can.
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A longer life, one decision at a time
Care, repair and the everyday choices that help us live with the objects we already own.
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What we pass on with an object
Collecting as attention: preserving useful records, personal memories and room for the next owner to make a different story.