The night before New York Fashion Week kicked off, Hermès Maison Madison debuted its latest window installation by Korean-American painter and sculptor Lisha Bai. To mark the occasion, Cooper Hewitt curator and CULTURED at Home Guest Editor Alexandra Cunningham Cameron moderated a conversation with Bai. Throughout the dialogue, the two explored how the Yale-trained talent translates textile techniques and light into immersive planes of expression.
At Hermès, her offering includes polychrome fabrics molded into geometric forms, sure to capture the attention of passerby and house devotees alike. Drawing inspiration from bojagi, the Korean patchwork tradition, and the quilts of Gee’s Bend, Bai noted the work’s influence from her experience as a Korean-American growing up in Alabama.
The Locale: The Hermès Maison Madison, where guests—joined by by Hermès Americas President and CEO Diane Mahady and VP, New York Region Diane Kruger—were treated to a special first look at Bai’s luminous creation.
The Scene: A tasteful Upper East Side cocktail packed with supporters of Bai and friends of the House, all gathered to fête its public-facing artistic moment.
What You Missed: An exclusive opportunity to preview the latest of the boutique’s storied window displays, which previously housed the work of artists including Mia Pearlman, Al Freeman, Nonamey, Hubert Crabières, Olaf Breuning, and Herb Williams.
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