LUXURY NOW / WHAT LIES BENEATH

MURAT PATAVI'S DESIGN BLOCK

Turkish media and design entrepreneur Murat Patavi forges a visionary path in Istanbul's bourgeoning contemporary art and design scene.

UNEARTHING THE DEEP

Claire Nouvian paints an ecstatic portrait of creatures from the deep sea that tease and haunt us with their strangeness, their inaccessibility and their living reminder to marvel.

DEBUTANTE MODERNITY

Paris's annual debutante ball reinvigorates a formal rite of passage with freshly chic and feminine beauty.

DESIRE FOR DIFFERENCE

Designer Gaetano Pesce advocates the right for objects to assume their own identity.

OUTSIDE INFLUENCES

Ever innovative, designers are breaking new boundaries; the division between home and garden.