Hermès
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Hermès Paris,
Hermès Sydney
With our blogger eyes, we learn to see certain things which others – and we before – did not always pay attention to. Nathalie made a post June 13 about a Napoleon like statue she had discovered on the top of a high building in Sydney. Despite the fact that there was a Hermès sign close to the statue, a lively discussion started about who it could represent. Some defended the idea about Napoleon, but in general it was concluded that it must be someone else.
Yesterday, Nathalie advised that the answer at last had been found after a question to and answer from local ABC News: It’s the logo for Hermès! (Too) simple! The Hermès Australian head quarters are situated in the building Nathalie had photographed!
I should of course have known this before, but could now immediately confirm, as I also yesterday discovered the same statue on the top of the Hermès home building in Paris (rue du Faubourg St. Honoré). Here is what I found.
So it’s just a simple un-named rider, used as a company symbol.
Hermès was founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès as a saddlery company so the link to a horse is quite obvious. The soldier looks like being from the first half of the 19th century. Hermès is still family owned.
The silk scarves are produced since 1928 and today Hermès sells more than a million scarves per year. Among the leather goods you can still by a saddle, but the bestseller seems to be the “Birkin bag”. It was named after the actress Jane Birkin who co-designed it after complaining that her “Kelly” was not practical for daily use. The price of the bag starts at $6.000 and you have to order it year(s) in advance.
Yesterday, Nathalie advised that the answer at last had been found after a question to and answer from local ABC News: It’s the logo for Hermès! (Too) simple! The Hermès Australian head quarters are situated in the building Nathalie had photographed!I should of course have known this before, but could now immediately confirm, as I also yesterday discovered the same statue on the top of the Hermès home building in Paris (rue du Faubourg St. Honoré). Here is what I found.
So it’s just a simple un-named rider, used as a company symbol.Hermès was founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès as a saddlery company so the link to a horse is quite obvious. The soldier looks like being from the first half of the 19th century. Hermès is still family owned.
The silk scarves are produced since 1928 and today Hermès sells more than a million scarves per year. Among the leather goods you can still by a saddle, but the bestseller seems to be the “Birkin bag”. It was named after the actress Jane Birkin who co-designed it after complaining that her “Kelly” was not practical for daily use. The price of the bag starts at $6.000 and you have to order it year(s) in advance.
Added later: Nathalie suggests that we ask our fellow bloggers to look for the same statue elsewhere. Good idea. At least in the bigger cities you should be able to find one, if you raise your eyes!
