Design and realization of Christmas window displays for the Parisian boutique Hermes in Pařížská street in Prague. The main inspiration for us was a joinery workshop, which we are close to and in relation to Christmas it is a place where wishes can really come true.
Awards
Elle Deco Winner 2023
Client
Hermès
realization
Winter 2022
It’s evening, the lights are out in the workshop. The sound of the last click of the lock marks the time when things change, come to life and set off on their journey. The fallen shavings become a mountainous landscape after a day’s work. Scraps of board material form paths lined with forests of turned toys. The workbench becomes a valley and the drying room a city where freshly painted roofs dry…
Is it a workshop or a landscape? For some we find ourselves in the familiar corner of every workshop, where shavings fly through the air, and for others we find ourselves in a hilly landscape full of adventure and fun.
An abandoned ponk, a place where miracles often begin. We see a planer working the material, with splinters flying out all around. But what if everything is otherwise, and we’re rather deep in the mountains, by a waterfall, with water bubbling all around us?
In the four windows of the Hermes boutique, we have created glimpses into the corners of an abandoned workshop where wonders happen behind closed doors. At first glance, the scenes represent a joiner’s ponk, a circular lathe or a paint shop. At second glance, the windows may seem to evoke the landscape – a valley by a waterfall, a hilly landscape or the colourful rooftops of cities. Complemented by details in the form of personified hand-painted trees or flying wood shavings and Christmas confetti. All set against an inlaid background that thematically illustrates the scene.
We placed great emphasis on the materials and finishes used. In our windows you can see ash, oak, walnut, beech, pine or cherry wood, plywood and stainless steel.
Photography
Honza Zima
Illustration
Lexová&Smetana