Alain Elkann Interviews

RE-IMAGINING A LANDMARK. Laurent Le Bon is the recently appointed president of Centre Pompidou, which is focused on modern & contemporary art.

A MISSION TO OPEN UP AND RENOVATE. Deborah Swallow has been Märit Rausing Director of The Courtauld Institute of Art & its Gallery since 2004.

WHICH ROADS WILL CHINA FOLLOW TOWARDS 2035? Dr Yu Jie is senior research fellow on China in the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House.

A VERY ECLECTIC PERSON IN THE WORLD OF ART. Martin Bethenod was Deputy CEO of the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection.

IN PRAISE OF PROGRESS. Since June 2020, Denis Olivennes has been shareholder and CEO of the French daily newspaper Libération.

AN EXTRAORDINARY LOVE OF NATURE. Saskia de Rothschild became the youngest person to lead a first growth Bordeaux wine estate in 2018 at the age of 31.

A VERY VERSATILE GARDENER. Lady Tania Compton was Garden Editor for British House & Garden magazine but now concentrates on her landscape practice.

THE CREATIVE CHALLENGE OF CHANEL. Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur is head of Global Creative Resources for Chanel Fragrance, Beauty, Watches and Jewelry.

FROM ENGINEERING TO ACTIVISM. Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a writer, broadcaster, social advocate and a Trustee of The London Library.

THE ARTISTIC VOICE OF FASHION. Pierpaolo Piccioli is Creative Director of Valentino. His Valentino Des Ateliers show in Venice was acclaimed as being at a new level of meaningful collaboration between the worlds of art and fashion.