Typography experts House Industries have recently worked with Hermès Japan on some beautiful type based window installations. Entirely worked out of wood, they present an Hermès horse display, as well as letters.

“The windows feature interlocking House Industries letterforms cut from solid cedar wood. A carousel-style horse (detail above) has an in-built mechanism so that the piece moves in a cantering motion. An additional 12 smaller installations feature more letterforms.”

Photography: Satoshi Asakawa, courtesy Hermès Japon

The work is now on display in the Hermès Tokyo flagship store. Take a further look after the jump.

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The still rather new Hermès Paris store, which was built in a former swimming pool, has been hit by graffiti artist Kidult. Rather than putting his ‘KID’ tag up, he this time covered both shop windows with a big ‘LOVE’. (Image via Skatepound)

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As part of its Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Collection, French luxury brand Hermès has worked with French graffiti artist Kongo. The artist created several scarves in his signature style, featuring an all-over tag design. Available at Hermès boutiques around the globe now, part of the proceeds will be donated to Kongo’s graffiti collective kosmopolis, which supports young artists.

We like the cause of the projects a lot, yet we are not sure how excited we are about a graffiti collaboration in this case. One of the things that we always most appreciated about the French brand, is that they did not do collaborations of such kind. What do you think?

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Bracelets have been an integral part of the fashion accessory game for a while, but in recent months it once again seems to heat up. Since most people put more than one, we suggest that you go with a few mid-price bracelets and add one stand out signature piece to spice it up. One such piece could be the above ‘Clovis’ belt bracelet by French luxury leather house Hermès. It comes in two leather versions, with metal belt buckle closure and subtle stud applications. (Huge Magazine)

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Usually we are now big fans of too much color and graphics on sneakers, but we have to hand it to stylist Robert Verdi, who had the brilliant idea of adding a series of vintage Hermes silk scarves to the classic Vans Slip-On sneaker. Each sneaker features a Hermes silk scarf upper, perfect for the summer with its colorful graphic uppers.

Check out more from the collection after the jump.

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When it comes to these kinds of projects nobody can mess with Parisian concept store colette. Just a couple of weeks ago Nike presented its new French Away Team Kit, paying homage to the iconic white/navy striped pattern, made famous as well by designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier. I think we can all agree that the jersey came out very nice.

With The Away Project, colette is celebrating the Away Kit by bringing on collaborators from all sorts of areas, presenting their product also with the “mariniere” striped pattern. Included in the line-up of collaborations is a watch with Swatch, pen with Montblanc, perfume with Comme des Garcons, bag with Longchamp and Chanel, scarf with Hermes, macarons with Laduree, cosmetics with YSL and more.

colette will setup a fully striped corner on their 1st floor on March 28th and the project runs until April 9th.

Now head on after the jump to see all the product from The Away Project.

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It looks like French luxury brand Hermes is trying to specifically target the younger crowd a little more. After the recent collaboration with colette, we present today a dope new fingerboard viral of the brand. Via TL. Enjoy!

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French fashion house Hermes is not new to the world of motor powered vehicles. We have helicopters and cars in collaboration with the brand. Today we take a look at their one-off motorcycle in collaboration with Yamaha. This is the second time that the two companies have worked together.

“Hermes craftsmen were let loose to combine ‘mechanics and leather, to fulfil the dreams of motorcycles’. The idea was, according to Yamaha and Hermes, to “Reinforce the sculptural lines of this unique object and underline its emotional power.”

The result has the £20k machine’s non-mechanical parts dressed in Skipper buffalo leather, the main parts being the tank, seat, mudguards, headlight cover, exhaust silencers and grips.

Finishing touches include brushed aluminium mirrors, meter case and exhaust.”

More images of the motorcycle follow after the jump.

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Tomorrow, New Yorkers will be treated to the opening of the first ever dedicated Hermès Man store, located at 62nd St and Madison Avenue – directly across the street from the Hermès flagship. To celebrate the store’s opening, the luxury label produced a custom, limited edition custom baseball glove and ball set. The glove is done in a deep, almost-burgundy, red leather and features an embossed Hermès “H”. The ball also feature the signature “H” front and center.

Take a quick peek inside the Hermès Man shop after the click.

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A first hint at this exciting collaboration was giving during the Autumn/Winter 2008 fashion shows in Paris. Finally the Yohji Bag, designed by Yohji Yamamoto for Hermès, is coming out in 2010. The bag is made of Barenia leather, the signature material of the French leather manufacturer, and will be available soon in three sizes. Yamamoto certainly inhaled a bit of contemporary design into the otherwise very classic brand.

More views of the Yohji Bag follow after the jump.

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UK designer Kyle Bean has created a special series of newspaper covered instruments for French fashion house Hermès. Together with some oldschool trunks, the instruments make up the ealry Spring 2010 Hermès window decorations.

Take a closer look at the Kyle Bean for Hermès creations after the jump.

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Created by Gabriele Pezzini, Hermès Design Director, this extremely ergonomic travelling companion has exceptional functional and aesthetic qualities. Its brushed anodised aluminium shell, the interior surface of which is reinforced with carbon and Kevlar, provide unparalleled resistance to wear and tear. The luggage is subtly highlighted with two natural cowhide handles – an unmistakable reference to the Hermès travel world. The bag’s technical allure elegantly contrasts with the sensuality of its interior, cased entirely in leather. Its two handles allow for it to be carried horizontally or vertically, whilst its multidirectional wheels make for incredible ease of use.

Hermès is certainly better known for their high quality standard than for innovation, which makes the Orion suitcase certainly stand out from their regular collection. It will be released as part of the Spring/Summer 2010 Collection.

More images of the suitcase follow after the jump.

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Leica has today announced a very special limited edition of its classic 35mm rangefinder system camera: the Leica M7 Edition Hermès. As the successor to the Leica MP Edition Hermès launched in 2003, this is the second series of cameras created in co-operation with Hermès, the Paris-based company renowned throughout the world for its exclusive products.

The strictly limited Leica M7 Edition Hermès comes in silver chrome with a choice of two striking calfskin leather finishes – orange and étoupe – supplied by Hermès. Just 100 of each colour will be made available, and each individual camera will have a special sequential serial number between 001/200 and 200/200.

To complement the design of the camera, the special Leica M7 Edition Hermès set includes a silver anodised Leica Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 ASPH. wide-angle lens, a matching classic round lens hood in silver anodised metal – manufactured specifically for these models – and a Leicavit M rapid winder in silver chrome. A real leather carrying strap, handcrafted by Atelier Hermès to match the colour of each camera, provides the finishing touch. Each set is delivered in a linen-covered, silk-lined box.

The Leica M7 Edition Hermès camera has a number of distinct features compared to the standard Leica M7 model. For example, the top plate is engraved with the Leica name in classic script: the red Leica logo has been omitted to preserve the colour harmony of the leather covering. All control elements of the Leica M7 Edition Hermès have been manufactured exclusively in metal, and the back of the camera is finished in silver chrome. Furthermore, the red colour of the engraved auto and 7 settings on the shutter speed dial has been replaced by the specific shade of the camera’s leather. The technical specifications of the special edition set are otherwise identical to the standard model.

The Leica M7 Edition Hermès will be available in the UK from December 2009 and is priced at an impressive 8500 Pounds.

UPDATE: We managed to get our hands onto some better images, as well as the second colorway of the camera. More views after the jump.

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In recent years we see more and more high end brands entering the sneaker market and the market is also asking for high quality sneakers, that convince because of their materials and overall style, rather than the latest technology.

When it comes to leather products, hardly anybody can compete with Hèrmes. Therefore you can also be sure, that their new Hi-Top Sneaker comes in the best imaginable leathers. The usually classic brand, went a little more contemporary with this one, offering it in a silver colorway with a narrow strap going over the laces. Pic via Milk.

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