Hermès' latest jewellery collection, Double Tour, abandons the conventional single-loop form in favour of a design logic built on double wrapping throughout the entire collection. From bracelets to necklaces and rings, the line does not end after the first loop but overlaps again to trace a second path, giving the metal a clearer sense of direction and layering as it sits against the body. The collection is led by Jewellery Creative Director Pierre Hardy, who interprets the relationship between chain links, curves and interlacing through different structures, while giving some bracelets the flexibility to be worn alone or clasped together.
Key Facts
- The collection is named Double Tour, built on double-wrapping as a shared design language
- Jewellery Creative Director Pierre Hardy leads the collection's design
- Includes the Crescendo necklace, Kelly Maille bracelet, Chaîne d'ancre Naïade bracelet and Vertige ring
- Crafted in yellow gold, rose gold, white gold, silver and diamonds
- Some bracelets can be worn alone or clasped together in combination
A Double-Loop Language: Design Concept and Structural Logic
The core concept of the Double Tour collection lies in taking the wrapping gesture of jewellery one step further. Traditional bracelets or necklaces are often completed with a single loop, but this collection chooses to let the line overlap again after approaching the body, forming a second path. This structure is not merely a visual layering of forms—it also allows each piece to retain a sense of flow even while at rest, producing subtle shifts in position and play of light as the body moves while wearing it.
Jewellery Creative Director Pierre Hardy carries this structure throughout the entire collection, letting each piece interpret the possibilities of the "double loop" in its own way. Rather than simply replicating the same wrapping method, each work in the collection develops its own overlapping logic based on its formal characteristics—some present a sense of rhythm through stacked chain links, others reveal a texture where softness and tension coexist through curved winding, allowing the overall collection to retain individual character within a unified language.
Four Pieces: Different Forms of Double Wrapping
The pieces introduced here include the Crescendo necklace, Kelly Maille bracelet, Chaîne d'ancre Naïade bracelet, and Vertige ring, each responding to the theme of double-loop structure from a different angle. The Crescendo necklace presents the rise and fall of light and shadow through layered lines; the Vertige ring, through its interwoven metal structure, leaves a more three-dimensional and substantial impression on the finger, echoing the collection's overall language of wrapping.
