Hermès is the name of a house, but it is first and foremost the name of a family which, from generation to generation, has been writing the story of a Parisian company founded on know-how and quality, tradition and innovation, since 1837. An independent family house, Hermès creates, produces and sells beautiful, useful and sustainable objects. Hermès today applies its creativity to sixteen métiers. Its principles of high standards and authenticity, elegance and sobriety, imagination and boldness characterise all of its creations.