Brand New Hermès 140 Giant Silk Scarf "The Savana Dance"

Very Rare Brand New Hermès "The Savana Dance" 140 Wash Scarf designed by Ardmore Artists in Plume Silk with box.

Chased by a leopard, a vervet monkey turns to face its predator, his expression anxious and uncertain. In Zulu culture, the leopard symbolises royalty, while the vervet monkey represents intelligence and wit – fine qualities, though they may not be enough to save his life here.

But who knows? Giant King Protea blooms (South Africa’s national flower) surround the two protagonists, and the carré is framed with a border of amazumpa motifs, used in Zulu pottery.

Ardmore is a collective of Zulu, Zimbabwean and Sotho artisan potters, founded in 1985 by Fée Halsted, in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.

Today, the group numbers seventy members: creative artists dedicated to reinventing traditional styles, united by their recognition of what our common humanity and fraternity truly mean: that each of us exists thanks to others.

This carré marks the beginning of a new collaboration between the collective, and the house of Hermès.

Rare Carré Géant Wash 140 Hermès "The Savana Dance" dessiné par Ardmore Artists en Soie Plume. 

Créé par le collectif sud-africain Ardmore Artists, Savana Dance est un carré spectaculaire, emblématique du souffle artistique venu du continent africain dans la collection Hermès.

Proposé ici dans sa somptueuse version 140 cm en twill plume de soie où guépards, singes et oiseaux exotiques évoluent parmi une végétation luxuriante aux fleurs surdimensionnées.

Le twill plume, plus fin et aérien qu’une soie classique, confère à cette pièce un tombé fluide et souple, idéal pour un porté en châle, turban ou étole.

La palette flamboyante de rouge terre, bleu roi et sable doré magnifie les motifs animaliers et les contours graphiques typiques du style Ardmore.