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"Chic ! meets" : Nadia Santini at her restaurant - "A potted history" of the Panton Chair - "Report" : Student housing in Amsterdam - "What to do with" "Petit beurre" biscuits? - "Insights" : Behind the scenes in London with John Lobb

"Chic ! meets" : Nadia Santini at her restaurant
We met one of the rare Michelin-starred women, Italian Nadia Santini. In the heart of a nature reserve in the Oglio Park, among green fields and rice paddies, she has earned three stars. Her cuisine combines traditional and innovative dishes and she works in a family setting, surrounded and supported by her mother, husband and son.

"A potted history" of the Panton Chair
One day, in search of simplicity, a Danish designer called Verner Panton decided to create a chair with no legs. With its attractive curves and shapely waist, Panton's chair overflowed with sex appeal. In the 1970s, the chair happily accompanied Amanda Lear for a series of photos portraying her in various stages of undress. But it really reached its Nirvana when Kate Moss sat on it - entirely naked.

"Report" : Student housing in Amsterdam
In Amsterdam, student housing can be very unusual, such as on a boat or in containers. To remedy the lack of housing, the government has been making use of new spaces.

"What to do with" "Petit beurre" biscuits?
Pastry cook Christophe Michalak is causing a storm in Paris. A prominent player in the new wave of pastry cooking, he loves giving a new twist to classic sweets and other culinary staples of his childhood. He welcomed Chic at the Plaza Athénée, where he decided to set to work on a pillar of French tea time - the Petit Beurre biscuit.

"Insights" : Behind the scenes in London with John Lobb
Worn by most of the makers and shakers on the planet, and exclusively tailor-made, John Lobb shoes are the Rolls Royce of footwear - and a must-have item in pure British style. Chic went to London to discover a shoemaker with an age-old savoir-faire.