Interior Design by Layton Campbell, J. Layton Interiors. The experience of this home begins the moment the private elevator doors open. There are no windows in the foyer, so Layton Campbell of J. Layton Interiors chose not to fight its enclosed quality. Instead, he made it feel intimate, dramatic, and a little mysterious. A smoky blue antiqued mirror is set within the wall paneling, catching quiet reflections of the geometric marble floor below. A custom Hellman Chang console

In Party Crasher, photographer Nick Mele sends a horse through a formal dinner, revealing a world where tradition, absurdity and deeply personal taste coexist. Photography by Nick Mele At first glance, everything appears perfectly civilized. A table has been set with flowers, candelabras and wine. The guests are dressed for dinner at a farm in Virginia. Then a horse and rider fly through the middle of it. The photograph, titled Party Crasher, is theatrical, elegant and comple

1. Your body of work includes an extensive book catalog of novels, academic texts, a memoir, and more, presentations at conferences and universities, the creation of a dozen books series, an arts journal, a publishing imprint, blogs, and on and on. What have you learned about creativity? We all have unlimited creative potential. People often think it’s some kind of gift that some people have access to and others don’t. Creativity is available to everyone. Creativity relies on