Cuirs Du Desert II (Detail)

H Carre Hermes Paris > Spring - Summer 2001

Desert Leather (Detail)

The magic of the desert is that impression of going beyond oneself, which humans experience as they stride towards receding horizons. What superb temerity of the Saharan warriors of Hoggar and Gao, confronting the heavens to translate the sun's incandescence into craftsmanship. Here, various leather bags and wallets testify to those moments, where the sizzling imaginations of the Touareg are harnessed to considerations of the practical.