Louis Vuitton’s six-drawer vanity contains 144 carved and hand-painted tiles.

Whether embodying Edenic domesticity or duelling with villains on set, Elsa Pataky brings a singular energy to everything she touches. Now, having completed her most gruelling film to date, she’s finding her flow in Byron Bay — canteen duty and all.

In this edition of T Australia — our Structure issue — we set out to dismantle our subjects in order to study the sum of their parts.

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Actor Elsa Pataky dishes out helpful advice for rushing children along – in Spanish.