Hermès - “Au coeur des bois” Silk Scarf

Designed by Zoé Pauwels in 1998, it depicts a woodland scene celebrating the life sustained by a single tree with branches full of leaves, berries, birds' nests, squirrels, and birds in flight against a white background, framed in pistachio green

87x90 cm

The design draws inspiration from Victor Hugo’s famous poem titled “Aux Arbres.” The designer signs the carré by incorporating the stylized inscription “Zoé” (without her last name) into the design