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55 postcards : color illustrations ; 10 x 18 cm + 1 case (19 x 13 x 4 cm), Postcards laid in Hermès leather travel pouch with interior loop holding a pencil; accompanied by flock drawstring bag with Hermès insignia on front; all laid in Hermès box with lifting lid and stiff paper slipcase. Limited edition of 3500. The participants include Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, Pedro Almodovar, Andreas Gursky, Gregory Crewdson, Nadev Kander, Jeff Burton, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Wolfgang Tillmans, Karl Lagerfeld, Thomas Nutzl, Peter Lindbergh, Lauren Greenfield, Fabien Baron, Oliver Wasow, and Armin Linke. "Stephen met Jean-Louis Dumas, the president of Hermes, in Moscow one snowy winter night. Jean-Louis carries around a little sketchbook wherever he goes and uses it to record all of his various travel experiences. Years later, the idea for this Hermes travel pouch-designed by Jean-Louis himself-came up. We were traveling a lot at the time and were amused by the idea of a collection of imaginary, faraway places and the silly postcards that say things like ''Greetings from Mars.'' Contributors included Andreas Gursky, Mary Ellen Mark, Wolfgang Tillmans, Bruce Weber, Lauren Greenfield, Peter Lindbergh, and Jeff Burton. The postcards were made individual not only by the singular vision of each contributing artist but also by the original graphic treatment on the reverse side of each of the fifty-five silver-edged images. They also proved to be excellent party invitations. We sent boxes of them to friends in such far-flung places as Tokyo, Bangkok, Paris, and Brooklyn, which they then mailed back to us with the requisite postage stamps, and the inevitable wear and tear of shipping and handling"--Publisher's website. Includes subscription sheet. Library has copy no. 6. Gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991.
ISBN
Visionaire32_WhereHermes.pdf
Publication Date
2000
Imprint / Year
New York, NY : Visionaire Publishing, LLC, [2000]
Measurements
10 x 18 cm + 1 case (19 x 13 x 4 cm)
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Publisher
Visionaire Publishing
City
New York
Keywords
color printing; illustration (process); art photography; graphic design; slipcases; pencils (drawing and writing equipment); boxes (containers); flocking; bags (containers); drawstring bag; unbound; leather; periodicals; collaboration; art photography; portraits; fashion (concept); illustrations (layout features); Hermès (French manufactory, 19th-21st cs.); postcards; travel
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Book and Paper
Recommended Citation
Gan, Stephen; Dean, Cecilia; Kaliardos, James; Foley, Greg; and Hermès, "Visionaire 32: Where? Hermès" (2000). Visionaire. 43.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_periodicals_visionaire/43