These Incredible Animals Are Made From Scraps Of Hermès Leather

by Hilary George-Parkin | 5:35 pm, January 11th, 2013

When the scraps of leather that litter your workshops are the leftovers from creating $10,000 handbags, you don’t want to just toss them in the trash. Nope, you want to take the opportunity to practice some very haute recycling. Hermès has found no shortage of ways to put their extra materials to work, first with the petit H. laboratory, which is behind such creations as croc coffee cup holders and the Kelly bag clock, and now with an entire menagerie of colorful animals festooning the window of their Hong Kong International Airport store.