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Editor in Chief Jacqueline Terrebonne Shares Highlights from the Annual Creative Minds Issue

This eagerly anticipated volume reveals 26 visionaries in the fields of art, architecture, jewelry, design, and more

By Jacqueline Terrebonne
Modern building with glass facade surrounded by a lush garden filled with purple and orange wildflowers under a cloudy sky
A landscape project in Beijing by Edwina von Gal. Photo: COURTESY OF TENCENT

Nothing speaks to Galerie’s mission to Live Artfully more thoroughly and meaningfully than our annual Creative Minds issue. Our list represents a dazzling array of fields; this year’s portfolio encompasses 26 visionaries who excel in their métier by being true pioneers, expanding the possibilities of their crafts.

Take, for example, accomplished landscape designer Edwina von Gal, who blends nature with art and architecture. With her nonprofit Perfect Earth Project, she also educates people about ecological land care. In a similar vein, sculptor Joseph Walsh has an astonishing gift not just for making furniture but also for transforming wood into swirling, lyrical feats. Additionally, he champions other talents through his Making In festival, bringing together skilled artisans from around the world to exchange ideas on his Irish farm. And we always need to have some sparkle—this year, it comes in the form of jewelry prodigy Elie Top, whose sublime references yield bijoux like no others.

Three people dressed in formal attire stand together smiling in front of a wall with shelves of bottles.
William C. Pittel, Lisa Fayne Cohen, and Jacqueline Terrebonne at the 2025 Creative Minds celebration at Armani/Ristorante in New York. Photo: BRENDON COOK/BFA
Elegant gold and silver earrings with intricate swirling patterns and teardrop-shaped crystals.
Tourvel earrings by Elie Top. Photo: COURTESY OF ELIE TOP
Modern, spacious living room with large windows, elegant furniture, contemporary art, and a grand piano.
The living area of a New York penthouse by Leroy Street Studio, featuring a wall-mounted stack by Donald Judd and a lamp by Alberto Giacometti. Photo: SCOTT FRANCES

Beyond Creative Minds, there are plenty of other geniuses packed into these pages—including renowned artist George Condo, who demonstrated his flair for hospitality design by collaborating on a sumptuous suite at the legendary Paris hotel Le Bristol. We also take you on board a jaw-dropping yacht by Achille Salvagni and inside the Mexico City studio of artist Pedro Reyes.

Abstract painting with colorful geometric shapes on an ornate table in an elegant room with framed sketches on mirrored walls.
A work by George Condo in the Suite Impériale at Le Bristol in Paris. Photo: JÉRÔME GALLAND
Elegant chair beside ornate table with red vases in a luxurious, gold-accented room.
The Enignum Locus chair by Joseph Walsh. Photo: COURTESY OF ANDREW BRADLEY

In keeping with the theme of ingenious work, all the homes showcased have an extra dose of imagination—and boy, are they spectacular. Georgis & Mirgorodsky and Leroy Street Studio prove that no project is as it first appears, with both firms reimagining dire spaces as miraculous residences that highlight profound collections of furniture and art. Proving that with creativity, anything is possible.

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2026 Spring Issue. Subscribe to the magazine.