The art of window-dressing

HERMES TAKES ITS windows seriously. Since 2016, it has used the precious shop-front window space of its flagship store at Liat Towers to display the works of exciting contemporary artists. From the outside, the store sometimes looks more like an art gallery than a high-end fashion boutique - but it's a calculated move on the part of the French maison to champion creatives around the world.

Its latest art collaboration is with Indonesian artist Mulyana. The 35-year-old is one of the region's hot emerging talents. He wowed visitors at Art Jog last year with a room filled with colourful fish and corals, giving them the impression of being submerged in an underwater wonderland. Close inspection of the s…