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At Hermes, The Sensuous Side Of High Jewellery Shines Through

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At Hermes, The Sensuous Side Of High Jewellery Shines Through

Even the most elaborate designs have a gentle fluidity.

by Lynette Koh  /   October 13, 2020

Hermes' Lignes Sensibles take its spin off familiar objects like the stethoscope to broader ideas of dance and anatomy. Credit: Hermes

“I would love for jewellery to be alive,” says Hermes jewellery creative director Pierre Hardy, in the press notes for his latest collection for the house, Lignes sensibles. Led by a loosely woven web of inspirations ranging from dance and anatomy, to light and even stethoscopes, the high-jewellery collection comprises plenty of stunning statement pieces that hew close to the skin.

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Incepted by Pierre Hardy, the new Hermes high-jewellery collection comprises of wearable pieces from rings to necklaces and earrings.

The Contre la peau necklace, for instance, is a statement collar with a fluid and flexible texture that Hardy wanted to “envelope the neck like a caress”. He explains, “By working with meshing, we sought to create a fabric in metal. And we discovered that we had re-created the microscopic structure of skin, with its triangular micro-wrinkles. Skin in metal, gold, and diamonds.”

The stones used were also selected, in part, for their soft colours that allowed them to be in harmony with the body. Hardy says, “I wanted to use a range of gemstones in colours close to skin tone. I looked for flesh colours, shades specific to the complexion, the lips, or the iris. I looked for cloudy, milky materials to become one with the skin.” Here’s a closer look at the collection.


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At Hermes, The Sensuous Side Of High Jewellery Shines Through
A l’ecoute
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Think of the A l’ecoute necklace as some sort of organic stethoscope — Hardy’s inspiration — that’s a lot lovelier than your typical doctor’s instrument. Along the pathway of rose gold, you’ll discover stones such as blue-grey sapphire cabochon, tourmalines in various hues and diamonds. Another standout is a piece of hand jewellery that is both ring and bracelet, and links gemstones such as sapphire and citrine with a diamond-studded chain.

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A l’ecoute
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Another standout is a piece of hand jewellery that is both ring and bracelet, and links gemstones such as sapphire and citrine with a diamond-studded chain.

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Ondes miroirs
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Light brown diamonds and cream moonstone cabochons give this range a touch of earthiness.

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Ondes miroirs
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Not that it’s really possible to be low-key when you’re wearing pieces such as an undulating rose gold necklace with strings of diamonds (in white, and in light to dark brown), topazes, moonstones and black jade.

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Hermes Reseau lumiere
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While rose gold is generally the precious metal of choice in the Lignes sensibles collection, the Hermes Reseau lumiere pieces channel water and light with white gold and white diamonds. Here, a brooch takes on an heirloom-like quality as a result of the grey moonstone cabochon at its centre.

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Hermes Reseau lumiere
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Meanwhile, a single earring creates a shimmering outline along the ear.

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Contre la peau
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This rose gold mesh collar, which is as fluid as it is fabulous, is made up of 867 diamonds totalling 45.3 carats.

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Hermes Faire corps
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Cabochon-cut stones such as rutilated quartz, pink quartz and orange moonstone come together with satin-brushed rose gold to form a bold cuff that wears a lot lighter than it looks. It has an earthy and organic quality that also characterises pieces such as rings with black jade or pink quartz.

This article first appeared in The Peak

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