For the Spring–Summer 2026 seasonal window displays, Hermès Switzerland and Lausanne-based design studio Panter&Tourron present “Space Oddity”, a scenographic interpretation of “L’appel du large” that turns the Maison’s annual theme towards space, its most distant horizon.

Installed across eighteen windows throughout Switzerland, the project looks to the worlds imagined by generations of writers, illustrators, filmmakers, and artists — from the visionary voyages of Jules Verne to the boundless graphic landscapes of Moebius.

A constellation of unidentified flying objects inhabits this imagined galaxy. Their silhouettes recall satellites, rockets, orbital stations, and solar sails, while gradually revealing familiar elements of Hermès’ own visual language: a giant H transformed into a satellite, a horse’s head becoming a spacecraft, or stirrups and harnesses reinterpreted as celestial vessels. Blurring the line between engineering and fantasy, the project imagines a universe where technology and storytelling become inseparable.

Across the windows, colourful planets become stages for a series of imagined stories. Hermès objects accompany expeditions across unknown worlds, float through space, or merge with alien landscapes, transforming into fragments of unfamiliar architectures and celestial terrains.

Together, the eighteen windows compose a cosmic voyage that invites passers-by to rediscover the enduring pleasure of imagining what lies beyond the horizon.

Inspired by deployable aerospace structures and the lightness of kites, sails, and tensile constructions, the sculptures appear delicately balanced in space. Solar sails — real spacecraft propelled by the pressure of sunlight — create a bridge between visionary science fiction and contemporary engineering, while the lightweight constructions retain the playful optimism of imagined flying machines.