![ON THE EARTH](https://cdn.magzter.com/1349966323/1719903621/articles/6YpE9iZoX1719993490916/ON-THE-EARTH.jpg)
The hand instinctively wants to touch: the particular terracotta, zings of lemon and mint colours, the braiding and harness motifs that lie at the very origin of Hermès, so delicately and precisely emerging on the fine creamy white of the kaolin. Twenty-seven piecesthey are designed by Virginie Jamin, under the artistic direction of Emery. Below, on the ground floor, within a black box setting, the scenography (pictured on the next page) this year felt primordial, civilizational, an ode to the earth and its magnanimity captured in triangles and trapezoids. And behind this life-size layout that one could traverse and walk through was a discreet black lane that presented the old and the new, the archival and the current, the muse and the creation all in a singsong, portraying a material, visual, and philosophical continuity. Patterns from a 1950s jockey's shirt re-emerge in a different scale on a cashmere blanket, the braiding motif of a leather harness is given another life on a porcelain piece-and all the time, one is witness to the skill, mastery, and superlative craftsmanship of Hermès.
In a conversation with the creatives behind Hermès's presentation in Milan earlier this year, the enigmatic idea of craftsmanship was a recurring theme.
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![IT TAKES A VILLAGE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/3rz8SSUpW1719998890717/IT-TAKES-A-VILLAGE.jpg)
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
IN A TRADITIONAL, OPEN-TO-SKY COURTYARD HOME IN ANEGUNDI, NEAR HAMPI, HERITAGE CONSERVATIONIST, PAINTER AND FOUNDER OF THE KISHKINDA TRUST, SHAMA PAWAR LIVES AND REVITALIZES CRAFT TRADITIONS BORN FROM THE LAND'S RICH PAST.
![MATKAS OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FORM, RESIST-DYED SACRED CLOTHS HUNG AS TAPESTRIES, MUD PLASTER OR "LIPAI" WALLS, AND A JOURNEY IN COLOURS AND PODDAR AND EESHAAN PIGMENTS ANUPAM KASHYAP 'S DELHI HOME IS A PURSUIT OF A LAYERED, TACTILE BEAUTY.](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/ilKgBTl7Y1719995126253/MATKAS-OF-THE-MOST-BEAUTIFUL-FORM-RESISTDYED-SACRED-CLOTHS-HUNG-AS-TAPESTRIES-MUD-PLASTER-OR-LIPAI-WALLS-AND-A-JOURNEY-IN-COLOURS-AND-PODDAR-AND-EESHAAN-PIGMENTS-ANUPAM-KASHYAP-S-DELHI-HOME-IS-A-PURSUIT-OF-A-LAYERED-TACTILE-BEAUTY.jpg)
MATKAS OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FORM, RESIST-DYED SACRED CLOTHS HUNG AS TAPESTRIES, MUD PLASTER OR "LIPAI" WALLS, AND A JOURNEY IN COLOURS AND PODDAR AND EESHAAN PIGMENTS ANUPAM KASHYAP 'S DELHI HOME IS A PURSUIT OF A LAYERED, TACTILE BEAUTY.
Anupam Poddar and Eeshaan Kashyap's generous first-floor apartment in the shadow of Humayun's Tomb harks to a leisurely way of living.
![CLASSIC BEIRUT HERITAGE AND GLAMOUR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/XhbEcJlQo1719994720330/CLASSIC-BEIRUT-HERITAGE-AND-GLAMOUR.jpg)
CLASSIC BEIRUT HERITAGE AND GLAMOUR
A COLLECTOR AND ANTIQUE S DEALER, THE LATE HOME, BEIT CHABEB I N BEIRUT, IS A COMING JOE TOHMES GREATEST PASSION PROJECT, HIS TOGETHER OF THE RUSTIC AND THE REFINED.
![LAL KOTHI](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/Xv_Nkldr71719994480878/LAL-KOTHI.jpg)
LAL KOTHI
TEXTILE LOVERS PETER AND CECILE D'ASCOLI TRANSFORM THEIR DELHI FARMHOUSE INTO A KALEIDOSCOPIC FEAT OF COLOUR AND PATTERN.
![ATELIERS DE FRANCE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/RBv0l0xWR1719994118003/ATELIERS-DE-FRANCE.jpg)
ATELIERS DE FRANCE
More than 15 million spectators are expected to descend on Paris for the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, and they won't be there to see only the sporting events.
![ON THE EARTH](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/6YpE9iZoX1719993490916/ON-THE-EARTH.jpg)
ON THE EARTH
On a bright, breezy afternoon at La Pelota in the heart of Milan-where Hermès holds its annual presentation every springBenoit Pierre Emery, the creative director of tableware, laid out a tray with pieces from the dinner service Tressages Équestres.
![JAIN HANDICRAFTS OPENS A STORE IN AHMEDABAD, DESIGNED BY SAMIR WADEKAR, WITH A CURATED COLLECTION DRAWN FROM THEIR SEA OF ANTIQUES.](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/5IbyjS0rS1719992751222/JAIN-HANDICRAFTS-OPENS-A-STORE-IN-AHMEDABAD-DESIGNED-BY-SAMIR-WADEKAR-WITH-A-CURATED-COLLECTION-DRAWN-FROM-THEIR-SEA-OF-ANTIQUES.jpg)
JAIN HANDICRAFTS OPENS A STORE IN AHMEDABAD, DESIGNED BY SAMIR WADEKAR, WITH A CURATED COLLECTION DRAWN FROM THEIR SEA OF ANTIQUES.
When Jain Handicrafts, a multigenerational family business dealing in period furniture and objets d'art, showcased their collection at the annual AD Design Show last year, they were amazed by the positive response they received from visitors.
![MASTER WEAVER SHAMJI VANKAR TAKES A SLICE OF HIS CULTURE TO XTANT, A HERITAGE TEXTILE FESTIVAL HELD IN MALLORCA THIS SUMMER.](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/BXpPnEH5j1719992665439/MASTER-WEAVER-SHAMJI-VANKAR-TAKES-A-SLICE-OF-HIS-CULTURE-TO-XTANT-A-HERITAGE-TEXTILE-FESTIVAL-HELD-IN-MALLORCA-THIS-SUMMER.jpg)
MASTER WEAVER SHAMJI VANKAR TAKES A SLICE OF HIS CULTURE TO XTANT, A HERITAGE TEXTILE FESTIVAL HELD IN MALLORCA THIS SUMMER.
Art is made by a single individual for the enjoyment of another.
![RITU KUMAR HOME'S LATEST TABLEWARE COLLECTION DRAWS FROM IKAT AND CHINTZ.](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/QwypZhWHv1719992573986/RITU-KUMAR-HOMES-LATEST-TABLEWARE-COLLECTION-DRAWS-FROM-IKAT-AND-CHINTZ.jpg)
RITU KUMAR HOME'S LATEST TABLEWARE COLLECTION DRAWS FROM IKAT AND CHINTZ.
Ritu Kumar's home collections have always reflected her love for handlooms and Indian art forms. Be it intricate Mughal art or elaborate Kashmiri booti, the table linen, serveware and even glassware borrow from traditional motifs.
![SIX DECADES SINCE ITS ORIGIN, BAREFOOT IN COLOMBO REMAINS DEDICATED TO LATE FOUNDER BARBARA SANSONI'S LOVE OF HANDLOOM.](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1580/1752406/dDbENIyyg1719992444034/SIX-DECADES-SINCE-ITS-ORIGIN-BAREFOOT-IN-COLOMBO-REMAINS-DEDICATED-TO-LATE-FOUNDER-BARBARA-SANSONIS-LOVE-OF-HANDLOOM.jpg)
SIX DECADES SINCE ITS ORIGIN, BAREFOOT IN COLOMBO REMAINS DEDICATED TO LATE FOUNDER BARBARA SANSONI'S LOVE OF HANDLOOM.
Amid a kaleidoscope of colours in the upholstery section of Barefoot's store in Colombo, the rolls of material stand out for their vibrant variations of green.