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Nazarian blends modern elements with antiques to create a look completely her own. 196 BAL HARBOUR official launch kicked off in February with a "Women at the Forefront of Technology" panel discussion featuring female industry titans, including Dawn Ostroff, president of Condé Nast Entertainment, and Pauline Fischer, vice president of original films at Netflix. Other speakers on Visionary Women's spring docket include Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Iranian cotemporary artist Shirin Neshat, who is also one of the subjects featured in Nazarian's new book, "Visionary Women," which lands on shelves this October. It's a highly anticipated follow-up to her tome, "Pioneers of the Possible: Celebrating Visionary Women of the World," which honored 20 females who have made a difference in their fields. "I thought I was finished after the last book," explains Nazarian. "I missed the introverted aspect of writing. I missed having these women as friends. When I read about a person, I think about them all the time. In my office I have a clipboard with their pictures. I look at it and think about them, and I quote them all the time. They live inside me and I kind of missed that." Spanning women across the globe in a variety of fields, her newest book delves into the lives of 25 vanguards, from performance artist Marina Abramovic to Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But there's another common thread running through the group. "They all had a defining moment, or changed careers, or had something drastic happen that changed their perspective," Nazarian says. "I think that is really interesting for all of us as women to remember. We're all in need of reinvention once in a while." Books and keepsakes line the built-in bookshelves in this elegant gathering space.