Cover Hermès unveils Natures Marines, a 34-piece porcelain tableware collection inspired by marine flora, botanical art and underwater light
Hermès unveils Natures Marines, a 34-piece porcelain tableware collection inspired by marine flora, botanical art and underwater light
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Drawing on 19th-century botanical illustration, Hermès’ Natures Marines tableware transforms porcelain into an underwater reverie
Hermès has long excelled at turning the natural world into narratives, and with Natures Marines, the maison looks to the ocean floor. Conceived as a drifting marine garden, the new tableware collection captures algae, coral, wakame and sea fans as if glimpsed through clear tidal waters. Across 34 pieces comprising plates, bowls, teacups and serving ware, delicate aqua plant forms unfurl and overlap, creating compositions that feel at once scientific and lyrical.
Rendered on luminous porcelain, the motifs appear to move gently with the contours of each piece. Cool greens, mineral beiges, sun-warmed oranges and soft rose tones evoke both seaweed soaked in freshwater and coral bathed in light, offering a palette that feels calming yet alive. A fine, hand-painted gold thread traces select edges and volumes, catching the eye like a shaft of sunlight refracting beneath the surface.
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A Marine Garden in Porcelain
Above Beyond dinner plates and bowls, the collection also includes teapots, mugs, trays and even a porcelain vase
Above The illustrations were created by Katie Scott, an artist who draws influences from traditional medical and botanical illustration
Beyond dinner plates and bowls, the collection also includes teapots, mugs, trays and even a porcelain vase
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The collection was developed under the direction of Charlotte Macaux Perelman and Alexis Fabry, artistic directors of the Hermès home universe, who collaborated with British illustrator Katie Scott, who draws influences from traditional medical and botanical illustration. Known for her works playing with the ideas of scientific uncertainty and speculation, Scott was inspired by 19th-century English botanical illustrations and the marine flora of the Welsh coastline for this collection.
Every single marine plant adorning the porcelain was meticulously illustrated, with Scott working across a spectrum of 30 distinct hues. The result is a visual language that balances precision with poetry—scientific without stiffness, decorative without excess. It is this tension that gives Natures Marines its quiet authority, elevating tableware into collectible design.
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Designed for the Table and Beyond
Hermès Natures Marines small oval platter
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While rooted in function, Natures Marines also blurs the boundary between object and artwork. Alongside dinner and dessert plates, the collection includes teapots, mugs, trays and even a porcelain vase, allowing the marine motif to extend beyond the table setting.
Whether assembled as a full service or collected piece by piece, the line reflects Hermès’ ongoing commitment to craftsmanship, illustration and storytelling. Like the underwater landscapes that inspired it, Natures Marines rewards close looking, revealing new details, textures and rhythms with every encounter.
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Based in Singapore, Engracia Ang is an experienced writer specialising in home and living content.
