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STUDIO DES FLEURS
THINK PIECE
Blanket
Statements
Tapped by Hermès,
Nathalie Du Pasquier
designs two patchwork
throws that pack
some serious punch
DISCOVERIES
W
hen Charlotte Macaux Perelman and Alexis
Fabry, artistic directors of Hermès Home, paid a
studio visit to Milan-based artist and designer
Nathalie Du Pasquier, they fell in love with a
series of collages and drawings inspired by simple
embroidery techniques. “They immediately
understood that it was possible to transpose those ideas onto throws,”
says Du Pasquier, the French-born founding member of the Memphis
Group whose graphic compositions have been applied to a range of
mediums, from textiles and furniture to painting and sculpture. In no
time, she scaled the works on paper up to blanket size (55 ̋ x 79 ̋) and had
them sent off to India, where master artisans have turned her creations
into two handmade Mongolian-cashmere patchworks, one glistening
with tiny beads. Now highlights of Hermès’s new home collection, the
designs both showcase Du Pasquier’s signature palette of bold primaries
and muted pastels. “Color is not rocket science, just an instinct,” she
explains. “Either one likes it or not.” hermes.com —HANNAH MARTIN
1. AU-DELÀ DU DÉSERT BLANKET BY NATHALIE
DU PASQUIER FOR HERMÈS. 2. SOFT MACHINE,
A BEADED THROW FROM THE COLLABORATION.
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