Hesperios takes its name from the Ancient Greek hesperos, meaning evening, western, or of the evening star. The name reflects the company’s position between heritage and innovation: a modern American luxury brand creating enduring products across fashion, home, lighting, and print, guided by exceptional craftsmanship, natural materials, cultural storytelling, and a long-term commitment to biodiversity and conservation.

Founded by Autumn Hruby in 2016, Hesperios is based in New York’s West Village, where it operates as a retail space, showroom, and gallery. A designer, naturalist, and editor-in-chief of Hesperios Journal, Hruby works across light, material, form, and the relationship between design, culture, and the natural world.

Hesperios Knit Library

An evolving collection of tailored, heirloom-quality knitwear essentials. Our collection features over one hundred original patterns crafted from high-quality, natural fibers in partnership with skilled artisans, presented in our signature color palette.

Our library offers classic, playful, elegant and modern silhouettes suited to all ages and body types. Primarily made from 100% pure baby alpaca wool, new editions and patterns are introduced seasonally. We aspire to craft the finest knitwear, sourcing exceptional raw materials and collaborating with farms and factories whose practices reflect our commitment to nature, animal welfare, and integrity at every stage.

Our design approach honors textile tradition, history, and collaboration. Unbound by seasonal trends and market-driven obsolescence, we’ve established our own deliberate rhythm—crafting knitwear of enduring quality.

Six Distinct Modules

Designed for scalability, customization, and individual expression, the modular components inspire creative arrangements as hanging paper elements—ranging from pendants and chains to totems—as well as cylindrical table lamps with natural stone or paper bases and finely pleated shades. Ambient illumination highlights their layered textures.

To ensure cohesiveness and efficiency, we’ve refined our collection to six distinct modular shapes, incorporating rounded and asymmetrical forms into our design language to enhance visual clarity and stream-line production and inventory management.

Available ready-made or made-to-order in various forms, colors, and premium papers. Made entirely in-house using digital fabrication technology.

Process & Criteria

Guided by principles of form following function, the lighting system is modular, sculptural, geometric, customizable, and crafted entirely from paper. The system can accommodate evolution through limited editions, artist collaborations, and application to other materials, including natural stone, fibers, glass, and metal, with fabrication conducted entirely in-house.