Hermès Launches Headphones as Its Bespoke Division Expands Into Sound

At Hermès, there are personalized products — and then there is Ateliers Horizons. Nestled behind a steel gate on a nondescript side street in the Paris suburb of Pantin, this discreet workshop houses unexpected treasures. A canoe? A foosball table? A jukebox? Horizons can customize all these, and more, not to mention the handbags that make up the bulk of its special orders. Don’t even think of trying to bypass the French luxury house’s notoriously long waiting lists by tapping the workshop for a classic Birkin or Kelly. Instead, imagine bags shaped like a birdcage or a pineapple. “We are trying to be a bit crazy every day,” says Axel de Beaufort, creative director of Ateliers Horizons since 2012. With a degree in naval design and architecture from the University of Southampton in England, de Beaufort has the chops to handle the atelier’s large-scale projects like boats, private jet interiors and cars. He likes to stop by the Horizons showroom to admire the C28 Aérosport, made in 1935 by French manufacturer Avions Voisin, that takes pride of place on the ground floor. Working with a professional restorer, Hermès made the leather interiors of the silver Art Deco-style model, of which only a handful were produced. Axel

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