Walking into the newly minted Hermès store located on the first floor of the Jio World Plaza, is like waltzing through an artistic forest.

Indian production designer and filmmaker Aradhana Sheth has been commissioned to create a window installation titled ‘Faubourg in an Enchanted Forest’ that derives the dual inspirations of Gond art from Madhya Pradesh and Hermès’ stories and design objects. Previous collaborators for the brand’s windows in Mumbai include the architect Rooshad Shroff, who executes the windows for the Horniman Circle store.

Its metal facade is decorated with colours inspired by Indian craft, from Hermès‘ iconic orange to the deep jewel shades of peacock blue. The colours are meant to evoke the vibrant clouds of pigment thrown in the air during the festival of Holi.

Created by the Paris-based architecture firm RDAI, the new establishment is a celebration of craftsmanship and an ode to India’s culture and heritage. The men’s and women’s ready-to-wear sections have walls upholstered in a hand-embroidered fabric by a local atelier with deep turmeric-hued yellow motifs that resemble the shadow-dotted streets of the bustling city. If you look close enough, it also resembles a marigold field.

The open-plan salon has on display, offerings from the sixteen metiers of the house, that include silks alongside fashion jewellery, the home collection, as well as the perfume and beauty lines. Displayed in the centre of the store are watches and leather goods, the house’s main speciality since it started as a saddle maker for wealthy aristocrats and royalty in 19th-century Europe.