Customisation is a legacy at Hermès. From creating special shades to adding functional beauty, Axel de Beaufort, design director of Hermès Sur-Mesure, speaks about what goes into creating prized, one-of-a-kind objects
(Left) Axel de Beaufort, design director of Hermès bespoke and special orders division. Image: Alexis Armanet; (Right) For a 1920 Voisin, the studio created a water-proof leather for the open car. Image: Maxime Horlaville
Last winter, an American automotive collector and real estate mogul shipped off his new McLaren Speedtail to Hermès bespoke studio Hermès Sur-Mesure. The studio, in Pantin, Paris, is where everything right from boxing gloves and bags, to snooker tables, trunks, cars and jets are customised with the world’s finest materials.
High-net-worth individuals and collectors from around the globe have for long been sending their prized possessions to Hermès Sur-Mesure for customisation, and fulfil their desire to own objects that stand out and are one-of-a-kind.
The collector had earlier gotten his $2.5 million Pagani Huayra and a $3 million Bugatti Chiron customised by Hermès, and had a similar plan for his $2.5 million hybrid-powered, super-aerodynamic, three-seat Speedtail.
Image: Oskar Proctor
Image:Â Maxime Horlaville