Hermès Decorative Objects Designer
- Location
- Employment
- Contract
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Creative, Design & Styling
- Industry
- Luxury Furniture & Homewares
- Posted
- Apr 8, 2026
About Hermès
Hermès Sellier is the maison of Hermès dedicated to the creation and production of luxury objects for the home. As part of the Hermès group, Hermès Maison combines time-honoured artisanal savoir-faire with contemporary design, supporting small, highly skilled creative studios and cross-disciplinary collaboration between designers, technical development and craft ateliers.
Hermès Sellier — Paris: Decorative Objects Designer (6-month contract) at Hermès Maison, responsible for creating and prototyping decorated home objects.
Role & Responsibilities
- Conceive and develop decorated home objects from initial concept through to 1:1 mock-ups and final prototypes in alignment with the Creative Director's artistic vision.
- Research and propose surface decorations, colour palettes and finishes appropriate to the Maison’s selected artisanal techniques and production constraints.
- Generate technical plans and vectorised 2D motifs for the study office and production teams; prepare nomenclatures and colour documentation.
- Pilot a personal portfolio of projects against briefs and tight retro-planning, participating in weekly project review meetings with design, development and technical partners.
- Validate and correct prototypes, coordinate prototype shipments between sites, and prepare artistic validation meetings and visual documentation (including photographic captures of models).
- Adapt external creative proposals when relevant to feed and advance the studio's creative output.
Qualifications
- Higher education in applied arts or industrial/product design, with a specialization in object or surface design.
- Minimum three years' professional experience in decorative object, product or surface design, preferably within luxury or artisanal contexts.
- Demonstrable portfolio showing volumetric design, colour sensibility and graphic work applied to objects.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to integrate technical constraints into creative solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills; ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary studio.
- Familiarity with at least one artisanal savoir‑faire (e.g., ceramics/arts of fire, lacquer, wickerwork, leathercraft) is a distinctive advantage.
- Good command of English.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in product, decorative object or surface design, with proven project ownership from concept to prototype.
Education
Degree in applied arts, industrial design, product design or equivalent specialised training in design.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
The Hermès Maison studio operates at the intersection of rigorous craft and inventive design. The environment prizes collective intelligence, close collaboration with technical development and ateliers, and a deep respect for artisanal techniques, offering designers the opportunity to work on carefully crafted, iconic objects.
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