.about-hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 9rem) var(--space-lg);
  text-align: center;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      to bottom,
      var(--color-bg-primary),
      var(--color-bg-secondary)
    );
  overflow: hidden;
}

.about-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at top center,
      rgba(255,255,255,0.05),
      transparent 60%
    );
  pointer-events: none;
}

.about-hero-inner {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
}

.about-hero-inner::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 48px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--color-accent-gold);
  margin: var(--space-xl) auto 0;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.about-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--color-text-primary);
}

.about-hero p {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.about-story {
  padding: clamp(4rem, 10vw, 7rem) var(--space-lg);
  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
  position: relative;
}

.about-story-frame {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  animation: storyReveal 1s ease forwards;
}

.about-story-frame::before,
.about-story-frame::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 56px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--color-accent-gold);
  margin: var(--space-xl) auto;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.about-story-frame::before {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.story-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-tertiary);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
}

.about-story h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.about-story p {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
}

.about-pillars {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem) var(--space-lg);
  background: var(--color-bg-primary);
}

.pillars-inner {
  max-width: var(--container-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.pillars-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-tertiary);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
}

.pillars-title {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-3xl);
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}

.pillars-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
}

.pillar {
  max-width: 320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease, opacity 0.4s ease;
}

.pillar:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.pillar-icon {
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
  color: var(--color-accent-gold);
  opacity: 0.8;
}

.pillar h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
}

.pillar p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
}

.curation-process {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem) var(--space-lg);
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    var(--color-bg-primary),
    var(--color-bg-secondary)
  );
}

.curation-process-inner {
  max-width: var(--container-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
  gap: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.curation-image {
  position: relative;
}

.curation-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-elevated);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.image-caption {
  position: absolute;
  top: -1.5rem;
  left: 0;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-tertiary);
}

.curation-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-tertiary);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
}

.curation-text h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
}

.curation-text p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
  max-width: 520px;
}

.curation-steps {
  margin-top: var(--space-xl);
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
  counter-reset: step;
}

.curation-steps li {
  counter-increment: step;
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--space-md);
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-primary);
}

.curation-steps li::before {
  content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  color: var(--color-accent-gold);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.philosophy_quote {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem) var(--space-lg);
  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.philosophy_quote_inner {
  max-width: 700px;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.philosophy_quote_inner .quote-divider {
  width: 72px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to right,
    transparent,
    var(--color-accent-gold),
    transparent
  );
  margin: 0 auto var(--space-2xl);
  opacity: 0.8;
}

/* Quote */
.philosophy_quote blockquote {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--color-text-primary);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--space-lg);
}

.quote-mark {
  font-size: 3rem;
  color: var(--color-accent-gold);
  opacity: 0.4;
  position: relative;
  top: 0.2em;
}

.quote-mark.closing {
  margin-left: 0.2em;
}

.institutional-trust {
  padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem) var(--space-lg);
  background: var(--color-bg-primary)
}

.institutional-trust-inner {
  max-width: var(--container-narrow);
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.trust-eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--text-xs);
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-tertiary);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
}

.institutional-trust h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-tight);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
}

.trust-divider {
  width: 80px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0 auto var(--space-2xl);
  background: linear-gradient(
    to right,
    transparent,
    var(--color-accent-gold),
    transparent
  );
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.trust-content {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: var(--grid-gap-md);
  text-align: left;
}

.trust-content p {
  font-size: var(--text-md);
  line-height: var(--leading-loose);
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
}

.about-cta {
  padding: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) var(--space-lg);
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      to bottom,
      transparent,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03)
    ),
    var(--color-bg-secondary);
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
}

/* Container */
.about-cta-inner {
  max-width: var(--container-narrow);
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
}

/* Eyebrow */
.cta-eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: var(--space-sm);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
}

.cta-line {
  width: 40px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--color-accent-muted);
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.cta-label {
  font-size: var(--text-xs);
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-widest);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
}

/* Heading */
.about-cta h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

/* Body text */
.about-cta p {
  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
  line-height: var(--leading-loose);
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto var(--space-xl);
}

/* Meta row */
.cta-meta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: var(--space-xl);
  margin-bottom: var(--space-2xl);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.meta-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-xs);
  font-size: var(--text-sm);
  color: var(--color-text-muted);
}

.meta-icon {
  color: var(--color-accent-gold);
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

/* Button */
.about-cta-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: var(--space-md) var(--space-2xl);
  border: var(--border-accent);
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-size: var(--text-sm);
  letter-spacing: var(--tracking-wide);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-text-primary);
  background: transparent;
  transition: 
    background var(--duration-medium) var(--ease-standard),
    color var(--duration-medium) var(--ease-standard),
    transform var(--duration-medium) var(--ease-standard);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.about-cta-btn:hover {
  background: var(--color-accent-gold);
  color: var(--color-bg-primary);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* KEYFRAMES MOTION */

.about-hero h1,
.about-hero p {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(12px);
  animation: aboutFadeIn 1s ease forwards;
}

.about-hero p {
  animation-delay: 0.15s;
}

@keyframes aboutFadeIn {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes storyReveal {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}


/* RESPONSIVENESS */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pillars-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }

  .curation-process-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .curation-image {
    margin-bottom: var(--space-3xl);
  }

  .image-caption {
    position: static;
    margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
  }
}


@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .about-hero {
    padding: var(--space-3xl) var(--space-md);
  }

  .about-hero h1 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }

  .about-hero p {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .about-story {
    padding: var(--space-3xl) var(--space-md);
  }

  .about-story h2 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .story-eyebrow {
    font-size: 0.65rem;
  }

  .pillars-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: var(--space-3xl);
  }

  .pillars-title {
    font-size: 2rem;
  }

  .curation-process-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .curation-text h2 {
    font-size: 1.7rem;
  }

  .curation-text p {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .philosophy_quote blockquote {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .trust-content {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .trust-content p {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .cta-meta {
    gap: var(--space-md);
  }

  .cta-line {
    width: 24px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .philosophy_quote {
    padding: var(--space-4xl) var(--space-md);
  }

  .philosophy_quote blockquote {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .quote-mark {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
  }

  .institutional-trust {
    padding: var(--space-4xl) var(--space-md);
  }

  .institutional-trust h2 {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
  }

  .trust-content p {
    font-size: var(--text-sm);
  }

  .cta-meta {
    gap: var(--space-md);
  }

  .cta-line {
    width: 24px;
  }
}