Elite Traveler January-February 2016

DISCOVER

25 elite traveler JAN/FEB 2016

Object of desire

There aremusical instruments. And then there are iconic instruments. This piano falls into the latter camp. It might not have been played by any musical legends yet (though Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang tinkled its keys), but it is the 600,000th piano to be made by Steinway & Sons, which is enough to bestow icon status. Made of ebony, the lid (pictured) is inlaid with the Fibonacci spiral – hence the name. $2.4m, steinway.com The Fibonacci piano

Words: Laura Powell