That name vaguely rang a bell - so I did a quick Googling and found
among nearly 5,500 candidates from 123 countries that applied, six winners of LE GRAND PRIX DU CARRÉ HERMÈS competition have been announced!
www.designboom.com
“almost 5,500 candidates from 123 countries applied, showing great creativity. a jury chaired by Pierre-Alexis Dumas, artistic director of Hermès, chose the following six winners:
• first prize:
kohei kyomori residing in japan
• second prizes (in joint place):
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terawat teankaprasith residing in thailand
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kin fan lo residing in hong kong
• third prize:
arlette ess residing in great britain
• special prize for humour:
jacqueline colleyresiding in great britain
• special prize for innovative approach:
ziwei songresiding in the united states
the winning designs will be printed as part of future Hermès silk collections.”
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So is this the design that he won the second place with! I also quickly searched the other winners’ names, ohh I think I would love the first prized design based on his other works! (Sorry that’s probably slightly OT).