Hermès Birkin 25 "One Two Three and Away We Go" Nigel Peake Limited Edition Multicolor Swift Palladium Hardware

Hermès Birkin 25 "One Two Three and Away We Go" Nigel Peake Limited Edition Multicolor Swift Palladium Hardware

Birkin 25 "One Two Three and Away We Go" in Multicolor printed Swift with Palladium hardware. A limited edition collaboration between Hermès and British architect-artist Nigel Peake, released in 2018. The design translates Peake's scarf artwork of the same name onto the Birkin's surface: an abstract composition of geometric shapes, stripes, and figures inspired by Paris's Grande Roue de la Concorde and its surrounding fairground. The pattern is printed directly onto the Swift leather, not painted or applied as marquetry. The full colorway plays across every panel including the handles, flap, and sangles: deep burgundy, canary yellow, navy, forest green, red, black, and white intersect in angular geometries that wrap the entire bag. No two viewing angles reveal the same composition.

This is the second Nigel Peake collaboration for Hermès, following the "On a Summer Day" Constance. Where that piece was contained to a single surface, the Birkin format allows the artwork to occupy a three-dimensional object, with the pattern continuing across the gussets, base, and handles. The Birkin's architecture becomes the canvas rather than interrupting the design. Interior is lined in Bleu Saphir Swift. Contrast stitching throughout. Palladium hardware provides neutral metalwork that does not compete with the color field.

Condition: 1 – Pristine
Stamp: C (2018)
Color: Multicolor
Leather: Swift (printed)
Hardware: Palladium
Dimensions: 25 x 18.5 x 13 cm | 9.8" x 7.3" x 5.1"
Handle Drop: 7 cm | 2.75"
Includes: Full set

Collector's Insight: Artist collaboration Birkins represent a production category where the standard Hermès allocation system intersects with a separate creative commission. The bag requires both the leather goods atelier and the artist's approved printing process, which limits output beyond the constraints that apply to standard Birkins. "One Two Three and Away We Go" was produced exclusively as a Birkin 25, never extended to 30 or 35. The C stamp 2018 production window was brief, and the design has not been reissued. Nigel Peake collaboration pieces are tracked by a specific subset of collectors who focus on Hermès artist editions alongside the Kongo, Fasoli, and other artist-linked limited releases. The printed Swift technique preserves the leather's smooth hand while embedding the artwork permanently into the material. Unlike hand-painted Custom Shop pieces, the printing is factory-applied during production, making each unit consistent rather than unique.

Resale Insight: Artist collaboration Birkins trade in their own tier on the secondary market, above standard limited editions and below exotic/diamond hardware pieces. The Nigel Peake Birkin has appeared at Sotheby's and surfaces only sporadically at resale. The visual impact of the full-wrap geometric print gives it immediate recognition that monochrome limited editions lack. Pristine condition on a 2018 printed Swift piece is significant because the printing process means the artwork cannot be restored if the leather surface is damaged. The piece either survives intact or it doesn't.

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