A Surprise Birthday Gift

Don’t you, too, just love a good surprise? My week’s been mad. It started with freezing temperatures and even more snow, which led to colleagues suffering from the flu one after the other. My days were long and I was really looking forward to the weekend. Freuen Sie sich nicht auch über eine richtig schöne Überraschung? ...

Hermès Festival des Métiers in Wien

  Seit gestern Abend kann man den Hermès Handwerkern beim Festival des Métiers in Wien zuschauen, wenn Sie ihren Gewerken nachgehen. Da gibt es zum Beispiel... Since last night it's possible to watch Hermès artisans at the Festival des Métiers performing their skills in Vienna, such as... Imprimeur Sur Soie - Seidendrucker - Silk Printer . Festival des Métiers - ...

Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance at the Hermès Festival des Métiers

Hermès, Sabrage What does endurance mean to me? Here's an example: In May I went to visit the Hermès Festival des Métiers exhibition in Hamburg and saw an artisan using a little "sarbre" which is the French word for saber, on a piece of silk. The material used is not the silk twill used for their classic Hermès ...

Louis Vuitton Hot Stamping & Mon Monogram

Louis Vuitton Hot Stamping Last week I told you about my cocktail invitation at Louis Vuittonand I promised to show you and let you know what I learned that evening. As the invitation read “…experts from our artists’ workshops will show their craftsmanship…” I was really looking forward to learning something new and was not disappointed! Letzte Woche habe ...