:root {
    --black: #0e0e0e;
    --white: #fafaf8;
    --gray: #888;
    --gray-light: #ddd;
    --gray-mid: #444;
  }

  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

  body {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--black);
    font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  /* ── NAV ── */
  nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 28px 60px;
    background: rgba(250,250,248,0.94);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-light);
  }

  .nav-logo {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--black);
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 42px;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    font-size: 0.66rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gray);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }

  .nav-links a:hover { color: var(--black); }

  /* ── HERO — desktop: side by side ── */
  .hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    padding-top: 85px;
  }

  /* Image column — desktop: fills full column height */
  .hero-image-col {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .hero-image-col img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    filter: none;
    display: block;
  }

  .hero-image-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 45%, var(--white));
  }

  /* Content column */
  .hero-content-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 80px 80px 80px 60px;
  }

  .hero-eyebrow {
    font-size: 0.63rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gray);
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }

  .hero-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem);
    line-height: 0.9;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--black);
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .hero-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--gray-mid);
  }

  .hero-tagline {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    color: var(--gray);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 0.63rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gray);
    margin-bottom: 56px;
  }

  .hero-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--black);
    padding-left: 24px;
  }

  .meta-item {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 3px;
  }

  .meta-label {
    font-size: 0.56rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gray);
  }

  .meta-value {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    color: var(--black);
  }

  /* ── DIVIDER ── */
  .section-divider {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 0 60px;
    margin: 80px 0 0;
  }

  .divider-line { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--gray-light); }

  .divider-text {
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.45em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gray);
  }

  /* ── ABOUT ── */
  .about-strip {
    padding: 80px 60px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: start;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .about-number {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 7rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--gray-light);
    line-height: 1;
    user-select: none;
  }

  .about-text { padding-top: 12px; }

  .about-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: var(--black);
  }

  .about-body {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: #555;
    max-width: 480px;
  }

  /* ── COMMISSIONS ── */
  .commissions {
    background: var(--black);
    padding: 100px 60px;
  }

  .commissions-inner {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .commissions-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    margin-bottom: 70px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;
    padding-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .commissions-eyebrow {
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #555;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }

  .commissions-title {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    line-height: 1.1;
  }

  .commissions-deadline { text-align: right; }

  .deadline-label {
    font-size: 0.56rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #555;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .deadline-date {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    color: var(--white);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  }

  /* ── FORM ── */
  .commission-form {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 32px 40px;
  }

  .form-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
  .form-group.full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

  .form-label {
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.35em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #555;
  }

  .form-input,
  .form-select,
  .form-textarea {
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #2a2a2a;
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    padding: 12px 0;
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .form-select {
    appearance: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='10' height='6' viewBox='0 0 10 6'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l4 4 4-4' stroke='%23666' stroke-width='1' fill='none'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 0 center;
  }

  .form-select option { background: #111; color: var(--white); }

  .form-textarea { resize: none; height: 100px; line-height: 1.7; }

  .form-input:focus,
  .form-select:focus,
  .form-textarea:focus { border-color: var(--white); }

  .form-input::placeholder,
  .form-textarea::placeholder { color: #333; }

  .form-note {
    font-size: 0.63rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: #3a3a3a;
    line-height: 1.7;
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    padding-top: 8px;
  }

  .form-submit-row {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 32px;
    margin-top: 12px;
  }

  .form-submit-note {
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.15em;
    color: #444;
    font-style: italic;
  }

  .btn-submit {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--black);
    border: none;
    padding: 16px 44px;
    font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 0.63rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.35em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background 0.22s, color 0.22s, transform 0.15s;
  }

  .btn-submit:hover {
    background: var(--gray-light);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  /* ── SUCCESS ── */
  .form-success { display: none; text-align: center; padding: 60px 40px; }
  .form-success.visible { display: block; }

  .success-icon { font-size: 2rem; color: var(--white); margin-bottom: 24px; display: block; }

  .success-heading {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--white);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
  }

  .success-body { font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #555; line-height: 1.8; }

  /* ── FOOTER ── */
  footer {
    background: var(--black);
    border-top: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
    padding: 40px 60px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .footer-logo {
    font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #2e2e2e;
  }

  .footer-copy {
    font-size: 0.58rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    color: #2e2e2e;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  /* ── ANIMATIONS ── */
  @keyframes fadeUp {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); }
    to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }

  .hero-eyebrow   { animation: fadeUp 0.7s ease both; }
  .hero-title     { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.15s ease both; }
  .hero-tagline   { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.28s ease both; }
  .hero-sub       { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.38s ease both; }
  .hero-meta      { animation: fadeUp 0.7s 0.5s ease both; }
  .hero-image-col { animation: fadeUp 0.9s 0.1s ease both; }

  /* ── TABLET (601–860px): stacked, image full natural height ── */
  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    nav { padding: 20px 24px; }

    .hero {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      grid-template-rows: auto auto;
      min-height: unset;
      padding-top: 72px;
    }

    /* Let image sit at natural aspect ratio — no fixed height, no cropping */
    .hero-image-col {
      width: 100%;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .hero-image-col img {
      width: 100%;
      height: auto;          /* natural height = no crop */
      object-fit: unset;
      filter: none;
    }

    /* Fade to white at the bottom edge into content */
    .hero-image-overlay {
      background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 75%, var(--white));
    }

    .hero-content-col {
      padding: 32px 24px 64px;
    }

    .hero-title { font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 16vw, 6.5rem); }

    .section-divider { padding: 0 24px; }

    .about-strip {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 18px;
      padding: 56px 24px;
    }

    .about-number { font-size: 3.5rem; }

    .commissions { padding: 64px 24px; }
    .commissions-header { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 24px; }
    .commissions-deadline { text-align: left; }
    .commission-form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .form-group.full { grid-column: 1; }
    .form-submit-row { grid-column: 1; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 20px; }
    .btn-submit { text-align: center; padding: 18px; }

    footer { padding: 30px 24px; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; text-align: center; }
  }

  /* ── MOBILE (<480px): tighten further ── */
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    nav { padding: 18px 18px; }
    .nav-links { gap: 24px; }
    .hero-content-col { padding: 24px 18px 56px; }
    .hero-title { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 18vw, 5rem); }
    .hero-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 22px; }
    .hero-sub { margin-bottom: 36px; }
    .section-divider { padding: 0 18px; margin-top: 56px; }
    .about-strip { padding: 48px 18px; }
    .commissions { padding: 56px 18px; }
    footer { padding: 28px 18px; }
  }