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Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege  Denis Mukwege , Member of The Elders, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, global campaigner on conflict-related sexual violence, gynecologist, and Founder and President of the Panzi Hospital and Foundation in the Democratic Republic of Congo  Dr. Denis Mukwege is an outspoken advocate for the rights of survivors of sexual violence. He was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and studied medicine in France. He holds a PhD in medical sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles where he is a professor. For more than 20 years, Dr. Mukwege has been treating survivors of sexual violence and women with severe gynecological problems at the Panzi Hospital, which he founded in 1999.  Dr. Mukwege received the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his “efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict,” together with the Yazidi activist Nadia Murad.  His efforts to draw attention to the prote...

 

Hervé Van der Straeten has long eschewed creative constraints. ‘My design philosophy has always evolved around freedom and being able to make whatever I wanted,’ the French designer tells Christie’s. An École des Beaux-Arts graduate, he initially began making jewellery in the mid-1980s before establishing his revered bronze and woodworking workshops two decades later. ‘I’m always aiming to create concepts that are very strong and graphic, but as you get closer to the pieces, you discover the quality and craftsmanship of the materials.’ Van der Straeten’s  wide-ranging designs have become national treasures — not only did he conceive the iconic gold-ringed J’Adore perfume bottle for Dior in the 1990s, but his furnishings have pride of place at Élysée Palace, the official residence of the President of France, as well as in the homes of many of the world’s top art collectors.