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"Chic ! meets" : Jacques Ferrier - "A potted history" of the umbrella - "Rising trends" : Berlin hairstyles - "What to do with" feta ? - "Chic ! meets" : Rolph Sachs

"Chic ! meets" : Jacques Ferrier
He is a poet of usefulness, and a creative in search of simplicity. Architect Jacques Ferrier is fascinated by modest buildings, the kind that don't always stand out but that possess a useful elegance. His architecture is functional but not dull, and he prefers ordinary materials to other, more glamorous ones.

"A potted history" of the umbrella
An umbrella is first and foremost a cover, a protective piece of material, made from oilcloth, silk or nylon. It's also a tube, with spokes covered in tips at the end. It's also a cane, with a sculpted or sheathed handle. Manual or automatic, with or without a sheath, there are a multitude of umbrellas. We owe this modest yet brilliant invention to a certain Jean Marius. He perfected the first bendable parasol / umbrella. His creation immediately took off and even became a royal privilege. That was in 1710. Since then the mechanism of the umbrella has changed very little.

"Rising trends" : Berlin hairstyles
Hairstyles in Berlin stand out clearly from those in other cities such as Paris, for example, by their innovative and "trash" nature. In a city that is undergoing perpetual change, people in the streets of Berlin sport highly individual, even daring hairstyles. Along with a certain gentrification of the German capital, haircuts have evolved a little, but just a little.

"What to do with" feta ?
Feta is the archetypal Greek cheese, but apart from putting it in a salad, many people don't know what else to do with it. Two-starred Michelin chef Michel Rostang has concocted a recipe for Chic - stuffed tomatoes, with feta and coriander.

"Chic ! meets" : Rolph Sachs
He was born in Lausanne, studied in London and San Francisco, lived in Munich and finally settled in London. Designer Rolf Sachs' minimalist lamps and chairs are sometimes closer to works of art than objects of design. But he prefers works that wear over time to the cold lines of certain designers. We discover his offbeat and humorous world.