Hermès Jewelry: the new 2020 Sensitive Lines collection

Jewelry has long been a means of expression. But this year, Hermès jewelry has taken a new step forward in this area by offering, with Lignes Sensibles , pieces that become like a second skin.

A new collection of high jewelry from Hermès

And if a necklace or a Hermes bracelet could be a reflection of the emotions of its wearer? Make the internal mechanics of the body visible to the outside world? Pierre Hardy asked himself these questions when he imagined this new Hermès high jewelry collection . It was released at the very end of September. As a reminder, Pierre Hardy has been the creative director of Hermès jewelry since 2001, as well as at the head of the brand's high jewelry line since its creation in 2010.

“ I wanted to create jewelry that was as close to the skin as possible. The goal was to try to show the outside world, in a very sophisticated and discreet way, what’s going on inside, ” he said from his studio during an app interview in late September. He was inspired by instruments like the stethoscope, which amplify physiological vibrations. Ultimately, these jewels are able to detect the slightest trace of life and translate it into readable signs in an almost miraculous way.

Sensitive Lines: new Hermès jewelry 2020

This new collection of Hermès jewelry 2020 is called Sensitive Lines . These are pieces that are both expressive and intimate and also play the sensuality card. Fluid and light, Pierre Hardy's creations are worn directly on the body. It is almost " a caress ", in his words.

For example, a necklace which resembles a rose gold lace collar adorned with 867 brilliant-cut diamonds, delicately envelops the entire neck and collarbones to offer a sparkling ensemble. Diamond earrings tenderly follow the meanders of the ear. A diamond is located at the end of the piece, not without recalling a drop of dew.

THE geometric shapes and the sense of symmetry Sensitive Lines, major characteristics of Pierre Hardy's aesthetic codes, seem to echo the body's meridians. Other pieces, on the other hand, are much more anatomical. There is notably a massive cuff bracelet in satin-brushed pink gold set with quartz and almost skeletal pink cabochons.

Jewelry that becomes one with the body

Pierre Hardy selected materials whose colors could blend with the wearers' complexion. Or sometimes resemble skin color. He also tried to reproduce the nuances found in the iris or on the lips. Colors that can change depending on the light and our emotions. That's why these Hermès jewelry favors rose gold and diamonds . The power of these materials to amplify natural radiance explains their choice. The cabochon cut was selected for its ability to offer nuanced and mutable tones. Blue tourmaline, smoky quartz, greenish-yellow prehnite and cream moonstone combine with diamond to achieve the desired effects.

A reinvented mysticism

It's in Corsica Angel Leccia that we owe the photos of the Lignes Sensibles lookbook. The pieces appear in a decor made up of clouds, trees and seascapes. They emphasize these contrasts of shine and shadow that blur the line between metal and skin.

“ They are like chakras, the energy points of ancient India, ” Hardy explains in the text captioning the jewels. “ In my own way, and without any form of mysticism, I have tried to reinvent these sensitive areas over which light glides. ”