Hermès Jewelry: the new 2020 Sensitive Lines collection

Jewelry has long been a means of expression. But this year, Hermès jewelry has taken this to the next level 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 Hermès bracelet could reflect 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 Hermès' new 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 happening inside, ” he said from his studio during an app interview at the end of September. He was inspired by instruments such as 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 for 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's 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 create a sparkling ensemble. Diamond earrings tenderly follow the curves of the ear. A diamond sits at the end of the piece, reminiscent of a dewdrop.

THE geometric shapes and the sense of symmetry Sensitive Lines, a major characteristic of Pierre Hardy's aesthetic codes, seem to echo the body's meridians. Other pieces, however, are much more anatomical. There is notably a massive cuff bracelet in satin-brushed rose 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 shades found in the iris or on the lips. Colors that can change depending on the light and our emotions. This is 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 to the photos in the Lignes Sensibles lookbook. The pieces appear in a setting consisting of clouds, trees, and seascapes. They emphasize these contrasts of shine and shade that blur the line between metal and skin.

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