Photos? Both overall and details along with some sample of what you find appealing. Check out library books or Houzz photos or do web searches, using appropriate search terms. Start a folder of ideas. Just because the pool is curved doesn’t mean that the surrounding garden and seating areas need to be.

Yes, photos.

Pavers patterns are usually run uniformly along an axis throughout their field and are cut at the edges to accommodate curves. It's commonplace. Sometimes, the pavers are run curved. One would need to see a proposed plan in order to imagine what you might could do. Pavers are "flexible" and can be all kinds of creative.

Yeah .... a flagstone path does not sound "modern."