Hermès Centered Rhyme Scarf

“Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927 - 2016) was an artist, graphic designer and founder of Ex Libris, a bookstore specializing in 20th century avant-garde. In 1955, she began her design career in New York. Spreading the idiom of European modernism into an American context, she acquired a diverse clientele of publishers, cultural institutions, corporations and architects. As a painter, Lustig Cohen developed a graphic style in the 1960s and 1970s that asserted the canvas’ flat surface. She continued to experiment with bold colors and abstract shapes in a variety of media including collage and three-dimensional objects. Philip Johnson, celebrated architect, became Lustig Cohen’s first client when he commissioned her to design the lettering and signage for the Seagram Building. The two forged a bond that resulted in a variety of projects including the Glass House, Yale University and Lincoln Center. At Cohen’s 2015 exhibition of painting and graphic design at the Glass House, Pierre-Alexis Dumas, artistic director of Hermès, met the artist and conceived of a scarf inspired by her painting Centered Rhyme (1967). This project was made in collaboration with The Glass House, and a portion of the proceeds from all sales will go towards the preservation of this iconic modernist house.”