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Contributors ELANA ZAJDMAN Elana Zajdman is a writer, editor, and brand consultant who calls both Paris and New York home. Previously she was the senior accessories editor for InStyle magazine, and an editor for Marie Claire and Vogue.com. Her editorial stories have been featured in many publications including WWD, The Zoe Report and The Natural Diamond Council. "It was an honor to sit down with fine jewelry designer Ara Vartanian," says Zajdman. "Ara, someone who cares deeply about pulling back the velvet curtain on a traditionally opaque industry— including every part of the creative process from design to stone-sourcing—is redefining the future of the industry, which is incredibly inspiring." THOMAS WHITESIDE Thomas Whiteside photographed this issue's cover story with model Hilary Rhoda. "I love working with Hilary— she's my dream model," says Whiteside. "Timeless and with tons of energy, she's an expert at what she does. This day was full of sunshine and color in Los Angeles. I feel so lucky I got to spend it with such a wonderful team." Whiteside is best known for his celebrity portraits of icons such as Naomi Campbell, Aretha Franklin and Taylor Swift. His editorial stories have been featured in many publications, among them, Vogue, W and Harper's Bazaar. JANE MARGOLIES Jane Margolies is a freelance reporter in New York and a regular contributor to The New York Times. She first wrote about Raymond Jungles, focusing on his work restoring the garden at the Ford Foundation building in Midtown Manhattan, for Landscape Architecture Magazine in 2020. "It was great to reconnect and hear what he's been up to since then and learn more about how he got to where he is today." 60 BAL HARBOUR

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