Feels Unworn Leaf/Lime Green Gorgeous ‘Au Coeur des Bois’ (In the Heart of the Woods)

One of Hermes’ prettiest wildlife scarves, featuring exquisitely depicted woodland animals, designed by Zoe Pauwels in 1998 for Hermes “Year of the Tree”.  Other ‘tree’ designs include Dimitri Rybaltchenko’s ‘Sous le Cedre’ (Under the Cedar), Caty Latham’s Copeaux, (Shavings), as well as ‘Les Légendes de l’Arbre’ (Legends of the Tree) by Annie Faivre.

Jean-Louis Dumas-Hermes wrote, in Volume I Monde d’Hermès Magazine, 1998 (copyright Hermes International):

– The Year of the Tree –

As an accomplished artist, who draws her inspiration from music and maths, Zoe Pauwels’ designs are filled with great detail and storytelling. In ‘Au Coeurs Des Bois’ Madame Pauwels beautifully captures for us the abundant life a single tree can provide.

When I stand among you,
trees of the great forest,
surrounded and hidden
at the same time, in your solitude I return to myself,
I sense a being who is vast,
who listens, who loves me…

Victor Hugo “Aux Arbres” 1843

The scarf comes in an unusual bright, lime green, and feels unworn, although we’ve found the tiniest mark if you look hard enough – which doesnt really show, and cetainly won’t show when worn! Condition 9.9/10.