Issue 4

Violinist Yuri Revich on his Stradivarius, the Renaissance musician philosophy, and designing eyewear exhibited at Sotheby's.

Louvre Abu Dhabi — Jean Nouvel's floating dome, a collection spanning millennia, and the UAE's serious argument about culture.

Guzal Ergasheva on AW23/24 — maxi skirts, thigh-high boots, the hourglass silhouette, and Armani Privé's red rose collection.

Shahzad Hassan Ghazi on breath, mark-making, Sufi mysticism, and the minimalist paintings that are meditations in themselves.

Dr Daye Muhammad Mazen on 10,000 IVF protocols, a 70 percent success rate, and what fertility medicine looks like when you trust both science and faith.

La Biosthétique on what The Culture of Total Beauty actually means — Paris elegance, German precision, and no shortcuts on quality or ethics.

Le Bristol Paris — a century of French elegance, Eric Frechon's pasta laboratory using ancient wheats, and breakfast with a Picasso original.