La Musique des Spheres (1996)
Artist: Zoe Pauwels
Year: 1996, 2000, 2006
Also avail in 45cm Silk Twill, 90cm Mous, and 140cm Mous (Fall 2002)
Screens: 18
Literature: 1996 scarfbook, 1996 Monde (not shown)
Note: inspired by Stradivarius whose instruments united the laws of geometry and harmony.
Special Editions: on October 23, 2000, Hermes sponsored a concert in the Jocky Club Auditorium at the Polytechnic University in Hong Kong to benefit the Pro Musicis Organization in Hong Kong. On that occasion, a special edition of the Hermes “Concerto” scarf was designed with the words “The Sharing of Music, Pro Musicis.”
Also in 2006, “HOMMAGE A WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756 – 2006″. Only available in Austria. Not to be confused with Hommage a Mozart by Julia Abadie which is a different design altogether.
Caretag: from original issue
1996 ad:
Ref. 1912 Colorways:
- Midnight Blue/Brown Viola (1996 CW)
- Blue/Blue Viola (1996)
- Light Blue/Brown Viola (2000)
- Red
- Pink/Green Viola (1996)
- Grey (1996)
- Cream/Brown Viola
- Cream/Sepia Viola
- White/Gray Viola
- White/Tan Viola
- White/Beige Viola
- 05 Yellow/Brown Viola (1996)
- Black/Gray Viola
- Prune/Gris Argent Viola (2006)
- Sable/Grey Viola (2006)
- 22 Marine Blue/Blue Viola (2006)
- Light Gray/Brown Viola
- Anthracite (2006)
- 29 Orange/Brown Viola
Photo credits: eBay, hermes.com, TPF
Brilliant!
August 9th, 2008 at 5:06 pm