Hermès and Longtime Collaborator Gianpaolo Pagni Take on the Bedspread

By Madeline O'Malley

Uncommon Threads

As quilts enjoy an overdue moment in the design-world sun, Hermès is putting its own polished take on the patchwork classic. The luxury brand's new Surface design—conceived by longtime artistic collaborator Gianpaolo Pagni—features a graphic motif of color-block cashmere hexagons. Each bedcover is constructed by Carson Converse, a quilting expert based in western Massachusetts (a historic center of the American textile industry). Her traditional cutting, stitching, and ironing techniques have produced heirloom-quality pieces that, far from destined for dusty linen closets, beckon to be displayed beyond the bed. Price upon request; hermes.com