A shadow can be open to interpretation: child’s play perhaps, the anticipation of the theatre or a feeling of something not easily accessible. The juxtaposition of darkness and light, of what is concealed and what is revealed, is something Pierre Hardy, creative director of fine jewellery at Hermès, aims to explore in Les Jeux de l’ombre (shadow games), his seventh high jewellery collection for the house.
Hardy plays with expectations of high jewellery in the new 53-piece collection. It’s an MO he has explored since first taking on fine jewellery at Hermès in 2001, adding the maison’s high jewellery universe to his