In 2015, Hermès once again proved that no one beats them when it comes to adventure. By using ikat when least expected, Hermès is experimenting with a very special plan indeed: apposing colorful motifs onto a gold porcelain dinnerware set to disorient the beholder, or rather, to bring them on a journey. The motifs present on the various pieces are repeated to infinity, echoing one another, taking on an ikat-esque woven strip vibe, with delicate ridges to top it off.
An emblem of great occasions, ikat’s dynamism is joined by the golden finesse of a porcelain dinnerware set, conferring it a certain relief aspect that makes the finished product spin round and round like a colorful ballet. For example, the Grande Coupe with its shades of red, pink, and green plays with recreating the movement of a spiral with the striated motifs that it sports. In reality, the adornments mimic the delicate activity of thread-to-thread weaving and the cyclical rhythm induced by the spring-colored edging.
Hermès is uniting the voices of East and West, expressing the symbolic dimension of ikat and the nobility of porcelain within the same exalted masterpiece. The intensity of the colors used reveals the power of natural elements like water, reflecting the sapphire blue of the sky as deep green leaves dance in the wind. As for the porcelain itself, according to legend its shimmer is due to the awestruck gaze of a young girl that, despite herself, inspired her father, a weaver, to create the very first ikat fabric.
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