Director of the Hermes Conservatory of Creations, Marie-Amélie Tharaud shows visitors the first silk scarf of Hermes made in 1937. (Photo courtesy of organiser) Hanoi (VNA) - A whiskey flask made of pewter, glass and leather isone of the intriguing items displayed at the Hermes Heritage exhibition, whichopened in Hanoi on October 25.
In the shape of a camera, the flask belongs to the private collection of EmileHermes, son of Hermes founder Thiery Hermes.
The exhibition doesn’t only showcase items relating to the Hermes brand duringits development, it also uses smart devices and QR codes to help viewers enjoyand understand the objects in a modern way.
When visitors scan the code of the whiskey flask, a virtual wine bottle appearson the screen and fills the flask up.
Other items on display include a letter opener made from silver and sapphire inthe shape of a rotor blade. With a smart device, visitors can see the letteropener rotate.
With the theme 'In Motion', the exhibition takes a fresh look at objects fromthe Emile Hermes collection, a remarkable cabinet of curiosities, Hermes’archives and contemporary collections, and items stored at the Conservatory ofCreations, said curator Bruno Gaudichon.
The exhibition offers a unique balance between values and history, betweenmodernity and roots, he said.
Director of the Hermes Conservatory of Creations Marie-Amélie Tharaud said theexhibition displays proud inventions of Hermes, such as the Inversables, a setof glasses mounted on mobile rings.
Created in the 1930s, the structure formed of eight rings mounted on an axis ina pivoting frame maintains the glasses in a vertical position no matter howrough the seas. Other exciting mechanisms include the Pippa writing desk whichis useful when opened, and once closed, it is put away and forgotten about; thecane picnic basket conceals, well hidden in its upper part and a battery ofcutlery, she added
The exhibition showcases objects that carry within them the desire to take off,to go elsewhere, to ramble and roam, she said.
The exhibition will run until November 3 at the Temple of Literature./.
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