Hermès: Festival des Métiers

Monday, May 23, 2011


















































On Sunday, I needed a break from studying for the finals and went to Brussels city to witness something extraordinary.


Hermès was having a ‘Festival of Crafts’ to show the world their craftsmanship in every detail.
It was really weird to touch every material (silk, leather) and to photograph every step that is needed to make a scarf, a handbag or a watch.


(this only a small selection of pictures, I’ll upload them on flickr too)

As you can see, I also bought a new lens (EF 50mm f/1.8 II) for my Canon. After seeing Kris Atomic beautiful pictures, I just needed a 50 mm lens…


 


I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do.


Love,
Sara




(if you use one of my pictures, don’t forget to link back to my blog)

71 comments:

  1. Wauw, zo mooie foto's! Ik ben jaloers, had er echt super graag willen bij zijn :( Stomme examens! Grr :)
    xx

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  2. Love the picture with the 'princesse' :) xx

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  3. Wooow zalig!!! Super leuk!! en yeah voor de nieuwe lens! xx

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  4. mooie post!
    Leuke blog heb je !
    xxx

    www.fashionapp.blogspot.com

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  5. These photos are amazing. I really want this lens now.

    xx


    http://soi8recycling.blogspot.com/

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  6. This is awesome! What a beautiful experience. The colors and everything are beautiful!

    Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog!

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  7. OMG I love Hermes, always the best:)))

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  8. oh wow! dit is wel heel erg gaaf!

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  9. Wat een super mooi blogje !!

    Groetjes
    Eline DM*

    http://elinesphotographyandart.blogspot.com/

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  10. wooow... what a impresive experience!!!
    :) http://lepetitrouge.blogspot.com/

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  11. Excuse me while I stop drooling. Wow. Your photos combined with the exquisite beauty and craftsmanship that is Hermes...sigh. I need a 50mm now. :)

    http://www.aflatteringtale.com

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  12. OMG< so so so beautiful, these pictures are out of this world. Wish I worked at Hermes. LOVE your blog!! xx

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  13. Ahhh, Hermes. Amazing, amazing Hermes :)

    <3 Belly B

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  14. Unreal to see them do their thing! Love seeing this, thank you for sharing and your lens is fabbb! I love mine too :))

    x

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  15. my favorite luxury brand !! i love it :)

    http://www.theupperfashion.com
    http://www.theupperfashion.com

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  16. I love crafts <3. I would have been so happy there. Lovely pictures!

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  17. Sara, how amazing and special is that?! wow, an experience of a lifetime i'd say. wonderful photography, your lens seems stellar. cheers girl & happy week wishes. ♥

    pea ess: i came by earlier to comment but blogger wouldn't let me in and it was showing me as anonymous, grrr. back now to send props for this awesome post!

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  18. Nice pictures. I'm making handbags myself, so for me it would be a dream to attend something like that.

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  19. Wow, that is amazing!
    New lens? Lucky you :)

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  20. i love your awesome blog!!!

    would like us to follow each other...

    what do you think?

    tata xoxoxo

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  21. wow, what am amazing event! your pictures depict it very well!

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  22. wow what an amazing opportunity. You captured it perfectly.

    Helen, X
    http://areyoudressingupordressingdown.blogspot.com

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  23. Great photos. Love their orange boxes and logo.


    Xx,
    Beatricebalaj.blogspot.com

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  24. Awww how I wish I lived near you so that I could have attended this festival, looks like it was so much fun!
    xo Lynzy
    www.sparklingfootsteps.com

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  25. WOW! You are an amazing photographer. I can totally see these in a magazine or something. I love your blog. I am now following :)

    xo//Andrea Marie
    http://peaceloveandreamarie.blogspot.com

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  26. Wow what an amazing experience! :) I also have that lens :)

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  27. Wow these are BEAUTIFUL pictures! My boyfriend and I just got the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4, which I think is the equivalent to your canon lens. I love it! It shoots amazing low light photos.

    This sounds like such a great experience you had. I find your blog really interesting - going follow! <3

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  28. u r soo lucky!!
    looks amazing:)
    xx
    www.vnikali.blogspot.com

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  29. Jolie photo

    xx

    http://www.plumpydolly.blogspot.com/

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  30. Owow that's amazing! It's incredible the amount of work and polish that goes into those handbags...no wonder they cost a billion...it's made with so much love! Thanks for sharing!

    xo-Julie
    Peace. Love. LOL!

    Haute Khuuture Blog

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  31. Wouahhhh !
    Ce devait être vraiment super sympa à voir !!!
    Bisous ;-)

    Deviens membre de mon blog, je deviens membre du tiens à mon tour ;)

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  32. Het hartjesjurkje heb ik helaas zo'n 4 jaar geleden in de H&M gekocht! Het is dus al een heel oud ding :-)

    Super trouwens, om zoiets als het maken van een Hermès-stuk te zien! Dan begin je te begrijpen waarom de items zo duizelingwekkend duur zijn..

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  33. this is amazing!! nice photos!

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  34. beautiful photos :) they're amazing!
    xxx
    Catflicks

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  35. wow, fantastic! I love your post :)

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  36. Such a gorgeous collection of photos! And how awesome that would've been to witness all that :)

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  37. This craft fair looks like an absolutely incredible experience! I wish so much I could have been there, but thank you for sharing the photos :)
    xox,
    Cee

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  38. This is amazing! I love seeing the make of things, especially bags!


    Enter my $100 Shopbop gift card giveaway!

    xoxo
    Miss Neira

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  39. love this post thanks so much for sharing xxxx

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  40. superleuke foto's! ik heb ook een 50mm lens, maar wel een goedkopere versie ;)

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  41. absolutely amazing photos...so cool to see everything being made...WOW!
    xo Cara
    http://www.afashionloveaffair.com

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  42. amazing pics!
    If you want follow me on blogger I will do the same!
    http://freakyfriday-sabrina.blogspot.com

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  43. Wow! Wow! Wow!
    Absolutely fantastic!

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  44. Wow, you are so lucky you got to see all this! Incredible photos!

    Aesthetic Lounge

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  45. Loove all these detailed shots! They are just amazing.

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  46. How incredible to see the craftmanship go into making these beautiful creations! Hermès is amazing.

    Thanks for you visits and lovely comments :-)

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  47. Your pictures are absolutely amazing and it looks like such an interesting day!! Wish I could have been there as well!!

    P.S - thanks so much for stopping by my vintage inspired print give-away! Good Luck!!

    xox,
    karen

    www.rubytuesdayfashionanddesign.blogspot.com

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  48. I am loving all of the colors in your photos! Lovely!
    alexa
    www.theshortandthesweetofit.com

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  49. I love these pictures so much!!!! What a cool experience, so glad you were able to go! A 50 mm lens can make such a difference, can't wait to see more of your pics with the new lens :D

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  50. I can't believe that they manage to be sylish even behind the scenes! What a fantastic thing to experience!

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  51. oh wow how amazing is this! great post xxo

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  52. Wow super! Ik wou ook gaan maar 't is er niet van gekomen :p x

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  53. Wow, that is so cool! Interesting to see how its made!

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  54. More than slightly in love with all these beautiful images. What a thing to see!

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  55. These pictures are amazing! So professional looking! Fantastic job!

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  56. Gorgeous pictures and I adore Hermes, they really do have amazing craftsmanship & such great quality behind their design house. xx veronika

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  57. What an awesome opportunity! So much fun and I agree...Hermes does have the most amazing items and it's great to see that they take such pride in their craftsmanship.

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  58. What an amazing experience! Truly! Beautiful photos!

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  59. This is SO cool! My friends went too, but they didn't take any pictures. Thx for sharing.


    I'm following now ...

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  60. Ohhhh my goodness! this is fascinating, you lucky thing for getting to go here. Tres jealous.

    Looks amazing, great pics :D xo


    http://andthemomeraths-outgrabe.blogspot.com/

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  61. Wow! This must have been an amazing event! Great photos too!

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  62. Hermes.. Symbol of the French chic :)
    I love it! :)

    xx

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