Hermès’ latest store on Manhattan’s Upper East Side is a ‘salon to salon’ journey through the house’s 16 métiers. Here, chief architect Denis Montel of RDAI tells Wallpaper* more about Hermès 706 Madison Avenue
objects, babywear and more. Each space has been designed with its own feel and scrupulous detail, every finish and material custom-made and entirely unique – from terrazzo flooring to straw marquetry, leather walls, mosaic tiles and luxurious deep-pile carpets.
‘We wanted to create something warm and enveloping, that is why there are almost no angles,’ he continues, pointing out the curved wood and glass cabinets, the laser-cut, lacquered wooden wall panels with undulating lines of gold leaf, and the massive Portuguese limestone staircase which, despite its weight, seems implausibly to float on air. ‘It took almost one year to build,’ he reveals, constructed one enormous block at a time. ‘Every line is curved, so it gives the feeling of lightness.’ .
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