Hermès has reopened its renovated store in Hong Kong, showcasing an expanded retail concept in the city’s Causeway Bay.
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Located at Lee Garden, the revamped Hermés store, first opened in 1997, is now set over three floors, showcasing the French luxury house’s sixteen métiers. Designed by the Parisian architecture agency RDAI, the store’s design draws inspiration from the nearby natural landscape, with each floor mimicking a facet of the region, according to a press release.
“This address asserts Hermès’ connection between nature, traditional craftsmanship and the city’s contemporary energy,” said the Paris-based company in a statement.
From the outset, the store boasts an exterior stone façade, with an internal facade covered in shimmery metallic panel, while the store windows feature a triptych interpretation of horses in motion by Japanese artist Ryu Mitarai.
The ground floor, embellished with the house’s Faubourg mosaic, invites guests to its women’s silk, fashion jewellery and men’s silk. A lacquered and engraved wall, riffing on the ancient rocks and coasts of Hong Kong’s Geopark, separates the perfume and beauty area.
The lower floor houses Hermès‘ men’s and women’s ready-to-wear collections, equestrian goods and the home collections, along with men’s and women’s shoe salons and two private rooms.
The first floor showcases leather, watches, and jewellery métiers, with a stone staircase designed as a tumbling waterfall, flanked by decorative glass, to link all the floors.
The décor is complemented by a selection of artworks from the Émile Hermès collection, including gardens by the French landscape architect and printmaker François Houtin.
The Hermès Lee Garden is one of six stores for the Parisian luxury brand in Hong Kong.
In its most recent trading update, Hermès reported consolidated revenue of EUR 3.805 billion—a significant 17 percent increase at constant exchange rates, and a 13 percent increase at current exchange rates, for the first quarter.
The Asian market, excluding Japan, proved to be a significant driver of growth for Hermès, with a notable 14 percent increase in sales.