Good design is everywhere these days. Great design—the objects, places and ideas that fuse functionality and aesthetics and then push the boundaries a step further to capture the imagination—is more elusive. Take a look at the standouts.

FASHION

Taffin

By Betsey KrollFriday, Apr. 13, 2007
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Anthony Verde for TIME; styled by Nina Sterghiou

Taffin gold and citrine cuffs

Taffin's James de Givenchy has been compared to design greats like Fulco di Verdura and Jean Schlumberger. His opulent, often one-of-a-kind pieces stand out thanks to a generous use of unusual semiprecious stones like spinels and mandarin garnets.

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