:root {
    /* Ground — deep graphite, warm undertone. Not black, not bone. */
    --ground: #100E0A;
    --ground-soft: #1A1712;

    /* Cream — warmer than bone, the colour of an old document. */
    --cream: #F2EBDA;
    --cream-soft: rgba(242, 235, 218, 0.62);
    --cream-muted: rgba(242, 235, 218, 0.40);
    --cream-faint: rgba(242, 235, 218, 0.14);
    --cream-line: rgba(242, 235, 218, 0.18);

    /* Gold — champagne, the only accent. */
    --gold: #C9A45A;
    --gold-soft: #B8923F;

    /* Ink — for cream-grounded sections. */
    --ink: #1A1712;
    --ink-soft: rgba(26, 23, 18, 0.72);
    --ink-muted: rgba(26, 23, 18, 0.48);
    --ink-line: rgba(26, 23, 18, 0.18);

    /* Type stacks */
    --serif: 'Instrument Serif', 'Times New Roman', serif;
    --sans: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  }

  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    background: var(--ground);
    color: var(--cream);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-weight: 400;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    font-feature-settings: "ss01", "cv11";
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  ::selection { background: var(--gold); color: var(--ground); }

  /* Subtle film grain — barely there, but separates the ground from a flat black */
  body::before {
    content: "";
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 200;
    opacity: 0.035;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 200 200' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/></filter><rect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
    mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  }

  /* ===== UTILITIES ===== */
  .container {
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 5vw;
  }

  /* Tiny eyebrow, small caps register */
  .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
  }
  .eyebrow .gold-dot {
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-right: 0.55rem;
  }


  /* ===== TOPBAR ===== */
  .topbar {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0 0 auto 0;
    z-index: 100;
    padding: 1.4rem 5vw;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(16,14,10,0.92) 0%, rgba(16,14,10,0.6) 70%, rgba(16,14,10,0) 100%);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  }
  .topbar-mark {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--cream);
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .topbar-mark .article {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    opacity: 0.6;
    margin-right: 0.3rem;
    letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  .topbar-mark .dot { color: var(--gold); font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; }

  /* Topbar nav — small caps, dot-marker on the active page. */
  .topbar-nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 2rem;
    align-items: center;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  }
  .topbar-nav a {
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.55rem;
  }
  .topbar-nav a:hover { color: var(--cream); }
  .topbar-nav a.active { color: var(--cream); }
  .topbar-nav a.active::before {
    content: "";
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
    display: inline-block;
    animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  .topbar-nav .topbar-time {
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    padding-left: 1.6rem;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  }

  /* Booking pill — the studio's "open for business" signal in the nav.
     Replaces the live clock. Pulsing gold dot signals liveness, the gold
     "1 slot" creates quiet scarcity, the whole thing is clickable. */
  .topbar-booking {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    padding-left: 1.6rem;
    margin-left: 0.4rem;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    color: var(--cream);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .topbar-booking::before {
    content: "";
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
    display: inline-block;
    animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .topbar-booking:hover { color: var(--gold); }
  .topbar-booking .slot { color: var(--gold); }
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    .topbar-booking { font-size: 0.62rem; padding-left: 1.2rem; gap: 0.45rem; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    .topbar-nav { gap: 1.2rem; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
    .topbar-nav .topbar-time { display: none; }
  }
  @keyframes pulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(201, 164, 90, 0.45); }
    50%      { opacity: 0.6; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(201, 164, 90, 0); }
  }


  /* ===== HERO ===== */
  .hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding: 22vh 5vw 8vh;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 6vh;
  }

  .hero-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 5rem;
  }

  /* Two-line wordmark — magazine-cover layout.
     "The" small italic, tucked. "Memo." huge italic, dot in gold. */
  .wordmark {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    line-height: 0.85;
    margin-bottom: 5rem;
  }
  .wordmark .the {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    color: var(--cream-soft);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
    padding-left: 0.25em; /* optical tuck */
  }
  .wordmark .memo {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(4.6rem, 13.5vw, 11.8rem);
    color: var(--cream);
    line-height: 0.88;
    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  }
  .wordmark .dot {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-style: italic;
    display: inline-block;
    transform: translate(-0.06em, 0);
  }

  .hero-line {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem);
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--cream);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    max-width: 32ch;
    margin-bottom: auto;
  }
  .hero-line em {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-style: italic;
  }

  /* Hero meta — three lines of present-tense status */
  .hero-meta {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    padding-top: 2rem;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1.4fr;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  @media (max-width: 780px) {
    .hero-meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.25rem; }
  }
  .hero-meta-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }
  .hero-meta-label {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .hero-meta-value {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.4rem);
    color: var(--cream);
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .hero-meta-value .rotating-host {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
  }
  .hero-meta-value .rotating {
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease;
  }
  .hero-meta-value .rotating.is-out { opacity: 0; }


  /* ===== MANIFESTO — one giant sentence as art ===== */
  .manifesto {
    min-height: 90vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 14vh 5vw;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  }
  .manifesto-inner {
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .manifesto-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 4rem;
  }
  .manifesto-text {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.8vw, 5.2rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--cream);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    max-width: 24ch;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .manifesto-text em {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-style: italic;
  }
  .manifesto-credit {
    margin-top: 4rem;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
  }


  /* ===== THE WORK — cream ground, looks like the document ===== */
  .work {
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 16vh 5vw 14vh;
  }
  .work-inner {
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .work-eyebrow {
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }
  .work-eyebrow .gold-dot { color: var(--gold-soft); }
  .work-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 5rem);
    line-height: 0.95;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    margin-bottom: 6rem;
    max-width: 18ch;
  }
  .work-title em { color: var(--gold-soft); font-style: italic; }

  .tiers {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .tier {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 2.1fr 1.4fr;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    padding: 3rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-line);
    align-items: baseline;
  }
  .tier-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  .tier-moment {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.4rem);
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
    max-width: 48ch;
  }

  /* Process — the invisible work, made visible.
     A small numbered ordered list that shows the week's choreography. */
  .tier-process {
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
    border-top: 1px dashed var(--ink-line);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.65rem;
  }
  .tier-process-label {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
  }
  .tier-process-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.55rem;
  }
  .tier-process-list li {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 5.5rem 1fr;
    gap: 1.2rem;
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
  }
  .tier-process-list .step-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  .tier-process-list strong {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .tier { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; padding: 2.5rem 0; }
  }
  .tier:hover { background: rgba(26, 23, 18, 0.025); }
  .tier-head {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.4rem;
  }
  .tier-num {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .tier-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 2.8rem);
    line-height: 0.95;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  }
  .tier-name .dot { color: var(--gold-soft); }
  .tier-desc {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    max-width: 50ch;
  }
  .tier-desc strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
  .tier-meta {
    text-align: right;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.4rem;
    align-items: flex-end;
  }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .tier-meta { text-align: left; align-items: flex-start; }
  }
  .tier-price {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.4vw, 3.6rem);
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 0.9;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  }
  .tier-duration {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.1;
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .tier-fee {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-top: 0.45rem;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .work-coda {
    margin-top: 4rem;
    padding-top: 2rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-line);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 2rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .work-coda p {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.4rem);
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.3;
    max-width: 42ch;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .work-coda-cta {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--gold-soft);
    padding-bottom: 0.3rem;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .work-coda-cta::after {
    content: "  →";
    color: var(--gold-soft);
  }


  /* ===== VOICE — editorial single column ===== */
  .voice {
    padding: 16vh 5vw 12vh;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .voice-eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }
  .voice-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--cream);
    margin-bottom: 8rem;
    max-width: 24ch;
  }
  .voice-title em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }

  .voice-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8rem;
    max-width: 60ch;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .voice-stanza {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    position: relative;
  }
  .voice-stanza::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -3rem;
    left: 0;
    width: 1.5rem;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
  }
  .voice-stanza-text {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--cream);
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  .voice-stanza-attr {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .voice-stanza-attr .gold {
    color: var(--gold);
    margin-right: 0.6rem;
  }


  /* ===== MEMO ART — the visual manifesto.
     A literal memo, on cream paper, sitting where the text manifesto used to.
     The studio's brand identity, performed. */
  .memo-art {
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 16vh 5vw 16vh;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  }
  .memo-art-inner {
    max-width: 780px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .memo-art-eyebrow {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .memo-art-eyebrow .gold-dot { color: var(--gold-soft); margin-right: 0.55rem; }

  .memo-meta-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  .memo-meta-row .right { color: var(--gold-soft); }

  .memo-fields {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 5rem 1fr;
    gap: 0.7rem 1.8rem;
    padding: 2.2rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-line);
    margin: 0;
  }
  .memo-fields dt {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 600;
    padding-top: 0.35rem;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .memo-fields dd {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.3rem);
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.3;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .memo-body {
    padding: 3.5rem 0 3rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  .memo-body p {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    line-height: 1.2;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    text-wrap: balance;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .memo-body p.lede {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  }
  .memo-body p.lede em {
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    font-style: italic;
  }
  .memo-body p.fineprint {
    font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem);
    color: var(--ink-soft);
    line-height: 1.45;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }

  .memo-sign {
    padding-top: 1.8rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-line);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
  }
  .memo-sign-left {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.4rem);
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .memo-sign-right {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-muted);
    font-weight: 600;
  }


  /* ===== MOMENTS GRID — the bridge from poetry to pricing.
     Six founder-outcome tiles. Visitor scans the list, finds their pain,
     self-qualifies into commissioning. */
  .moments {
    padding: 14vh 5vw 12vh;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .moments-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 2.5rem; }
  .moments-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.2vw, 4.4rem);
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--cream);
    margin-bottom: 7rem;
    max-width: 22ch;
  }
  .moments-title em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }

  .moments-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  }
  @media (max-width: 980px) { .moments-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
  @media (max-width: 640px) { .moments-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

  .moment {
    padding: 3rem 2.8rem 3.5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    border-right: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1.3rem;
    position: relative;
    transition: background 0.2s;
  }
  .moment:nth-child(3n) { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
  @media (max-width: 980px) {
    .moment:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 1px solid var(--cream-line); padding-right: 2.8rem; }
    .moment:nth-child(2n) { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .moment:nth-child(n) { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
  }
  .moment:hover { background: rgba(242, 235, 218, 0.02); }

  .moment-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  .moment-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--cream);
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .moment-title em { color: var(--gold); font-style: italic; }
  .moment-body {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--cream-soft);
    max-width: 28ch;
    margin: 0;
  }


  /* ===== HOW WE WORK — the human process, made visible.
     Lives inside the Studio section. Three steps, gold numerals, side by side. */
  .process {
    margin-top: 3.5rem;
    padding-top: 2.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  }
  .process-label {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }
  .process-label .gold-dot { color: var(--gold); margin-right: 0.55rem; }
  .process-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 2.5rem;
  }
  @media (max-width: 820px) {
    .process-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  }
  .process-list li {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.9rem;
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  }
  .process-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--gold);
    letter-spacing: 0;
  }
  .process-title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--cream);
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0;
  }
  .process-body {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--cream-soft);
    max-width: 32ch;
    margin: 0;
  }


  /* ===== FOUNDER NOTE ===== */
  .founder {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    padding: 14vh 5vw 14vh;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .founder-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.7fr 2fr;
    gap: 6rem;
    align-items: baseline;
  }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  }
  .founder-eyebrow { color: var(--cream-muted); }
  .founder-body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  .founder-name {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--cream);
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    max-width: 22ch;
  }
  .founder-text {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--cream-soft);
    max-width: 56ch;
  }
  .founder-text strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 600; }

  /* Founder CV — editorial bio list. The data half of the founder section. */
  .founder-cv {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    padding-top: 2.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  }
  .founder-cv-label {
    display: block;
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }
  .founder-cv-label em {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-style: normal;
  }
  .founder-cv-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .founder-cv-list li {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 6.5rem 11rem 1fr;
    gap: 1.8rem;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding: 1.1rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.45;
  }
  .founder-cv-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-line); }
  .founder-cv-list .year {
    color: var(--gold);
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  }
  .founder-cv-list .company {
    color: var(--cream);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
  }
  .founder-cv-list .role {
    color: var(--cream-soft);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.35;
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  @media (max-width: 760px) {
    .founder-cv-list li {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 0.25rem;
      padding: 1rem 0;
    }
  }


  /* ===== FOOTER — minimal ===== */
  footer {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    padding: 8vh 5vw 4vh;
    max-width: 1320px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .footer-cta {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 5rem);
    line-height: 0.95;
    color: var(--cream);
    letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    margin-bottom: 6rem;
    max-width: 24ch;
  }
  .footer-cta a {
    color: var(--gold);
    text-decoration: none;
    position: relative;
    transition: color 0.2s;
  }
  .footer-cta a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0.1em;
    height: 1.5px;
    background: var(--gold);
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
  .footer-cta a:hover { color: var(--cream); }
  .footer-cta a:hover::after { background: var(--cream); opacity: 1; }

  .footer-bottom {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr auto;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding-top: 2rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    align-items: baseline;
  }
  @media (max-width: 780px) {
    .footer-bottom { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  }
  .footer-block { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; }
  .footer-label {
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .footer-value {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: var(--cream);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .footer-value a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: border-color 0.2s;
  }
  .footer-value a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }

  .footer-version {
    margin-top: 4rem;
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-size: 0.62rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream-muted);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .footer-version a {
    color: var(--gold);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 164, 90, 0.3);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
  }
  .footer-version a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }

/* Footer judgment line */
.footer-cta span {
  color: var(--cream);
}
.footer-cta em {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: italic;
}


.footer-cream {
  color: var(--cream) !important;
}

.footer-gold {
  color: var(--gold) !important;
  font-style: italic;
}


/* Final footer colour lock */
.footer-cream {
  color: var(--cream) !important;
}

.footer-gold {
  color: var(--gold) !important;
  font-style: italic !important;
}

.footer-cta .footer-gold,
.footer-cta span.footer-gold {
  color: var(--gold) !important;
}