les cravates par Hermès

SHORTLIST DESIGN COMPETITION

deadline for submission of entries : august 5th, 2009
published november 05th, 2009

theme:
les cravates par Hermès

the jury was composed of:
pierre-alexis dumas, general artistic director - Hermès International
véronique nichanian, artistic director Hermès men - Hermès Sellier / deputy men’s artistic director - Hermès International
bali barret, creative director - Hermès Silk & Textiles / deputy women’s artistic director - Hermès International
hélène dubrule, managing director - Hermès Silk & Textiles
christophe goineau, director of men’s silk collection - Hermès Silk & Textiles
christine duvigneau, graphic design studio director - Hermès International.
corinne poux-bernard, innovation director - Hermès International
gabriele pezzini, designer, design director - Hermès International
birgit lohmann, editor-in-chief - designboom

- organized by designboom in collaboration with Hermes

5,478 valid entries by 6133 designers from 97 different countries participated.
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'Hermès has reinvented the tie every day for 60 years.
The perfect canvas for graphic creativity, it tells and retells stories, equestrian and sporting,
and displays imaginative animal patterns, geometric variations and more.
It is also the ideal accessory, allowing the man who wears it to express his desires,
assert his personality, show his moods, indulge in the refinement of 'soie pour soi',
and simply be himself.
Launching a contest with designboom is a way for us to give you the chance to surprise
and stimulate us, broaden our field of vision, reinvent us.
The jury carefully considered each of the 5,478 submissions that came in from 97 different countries.
We are happy to share the results of this contest with you.
The three first prizes will be part of the Hermès Fall-Winter 2010 collections.

Bravo and thank you,'

Pierre-Alexis Dumas
General Artistic Director
Hermes International

... and the winners are

1st prize

'modern leisure' design by heidi mueller from france