Dear Hermès,So, I got your cease & desist letter. While I am sorry if you were insulted by my art, as an artist, I will not apologize for creating it. Now, as you are aware, the First Amendment gives me every right to create art based on my interpretations of the world around me. There are countless examples of artists who reference the world and the products and cultural artifacts in it. With that understanding, MetaBirkins is a playful abstraction of an existing fashion-culture landmark. I ...

Dear Hermès,So, I got your cease & desist letter. While I am sorry if you were insulted by my art, as an artist, I will not apologize for creating it. Now, as you are aware, the First Amendment gives me every right to create art based on my interpretations of the world around me. There are countless examples of artists who reference the world and the products and cultural artifacts in it. With that understanding, MetaBirkins is a playful abstraction of an existing fashion-culture landmark. I ...