‘We enjoy being by the pool, partying, fine dining, playing tennis and hanging out‘
The tropical Thai island of Phuket has a dreamlike quality. Over the rainforest-fringed beaches soar mountain peaks, from which you can see dozens of rocky islets scattered across the ocean as if by a giant hand. Here, all of nature looks larger and brighter than life. But for avant-garde jeweller Corina Mihaila Larpin, who has a home here, it’s the flowers that are most inspirational. She has found a way to capture their intense colours and sculptural shapes forever – in precious gems.
The designs she creates for celebrities including Madonna, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé are nothing if not dramatic, and the same is true of the villa she
