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Client

Hermès


Quantity Produced

450


Production Cost


Production Time

2 Months

Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)

10 cm × 14 cm (3.9 in × 5.5 in)


Page Count


Paper Stock

book-binding cardboard 1000 g


Number of Colors

1

Varnishes

1 UV


Binding


Typography

Custom

 

As part of a new year’s special event, Hermès thanked guests to their Athens store with these hand-embroidered cards commemorating the contemporary artisan concept that informed Hermès 2011.

The holiday illustration (with our studio’s signature dot pattern) was silk-screened on book-binding cardboard. The Hermès brand orange color thread revealed “2012” by connecting the laser cut holes aligned on a custom-made type.

In the process of making this card we faced 2 problems. First the card-board was really rough and it was absorbing the white ink. To go fix that, my printer had to first silkscreen a UV varnish in advance to seal the cardboard, preventing the white color ink from soaking into the card.

The second problem was the laser cut that created the holes by burning the paper. While embroidering the card, the thread was getting really dirty by the time the second number was finished. I therefore had to constantly clean the thread and the holes and keep the needle in a cumbersome way.

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Production Method

Laser-Cut

Silkscreen

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Design

Kanella

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Printing

Kefalonitis

This post was published in the original layout of FPO so all images are smaller. Project descriptions as well as production lessons are quoted in the main content area.

Post Author

Kelly Cree

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Kelly Cree

Writer for UnderConsideration LLC.

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Date Published

January 31, 2012

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