Vintage Hermes Scarf Pipe Organ Grand Stage in Blue

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Exploring the Profound Mechanics of Musical Instruments — Brand New Name: Orgau phoneet Autres Mecaniques Designer: Françoise Faconnet Year: 1996 Size: 90 x 90 cm Material: 100% Mulberry Silk The damask weaving technique used here originates from the historic city of Lyon, France. Due to its high cost, this technique began to fade out of use starting in 1996. This scarf was created in 1996, and its full name translates roughly as "Pipe Organs and Mechanically-Related Instruments." By that time, the era of damask-patterned scarves was already coming to an end. On the surface, the image shows a grand stage featuring a pipe organ—but what the designer aimed to portray goes far deeper: a philosophical paradox of using purely mechanical devices to produce natural melodies. Yet, on this stage, such realistic sounds are indeed played: the trumpets of a mechanical orchestra, birdsong emerging from bellows, and pipe organs with automatically played wooden reeds. Humans are merely present to turn the crank handles of the organ. Still, the organ has merged into the rhythm of urban life, offering a healing effect to sensitive and melancholic souls.