Ms. Savage used pictures of the Hameau to redesign her backyard, adding a grill and seating area as well as delicate white flowers to complement the pool.

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Inspired by the sea and worn not as a halo or crown, but more like a hairpiece, the tiara worn by Princess Charlene of Monaco is a delicate piece of diamond and white-gold jewelry that showcases her individual style.

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The bust, called Odore di Femmina - Russian White, contrasts its delicate representation of pretty blooms with their sharp ceramic edges, which, as the artist explains in the adjacent text panel, creates a floral version of the femme fatale.

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The bride wore an elegant long, white wedding dress with a delicate lace overlay.

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It was not the stiff white dragonfly GlobalFlyer, a delicate construction of carbon fibre with all its interstices filled with fuel, in which in 2005 he had made the first non-stop solo flight round the world.

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On the other hand, a delicate linocut, "The Flood" (undated) by Barbadian Golde White, easily surpasses larger and more ambitious sea canvases.

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White can be the paper on which he paints or any number of delicate washes in which we almost feel the painter making certain that the barest amount of pigment will mix with water on his brush.

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