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"Chic ! meets" : Marije Vogelzang - "A potted history" of the "Deux chevaux" - "Report" : Converted churches in Dublin - "What to do with" dates? - "Rising trends": Wooden houses

"Chic ! meets" : Marije Vogelzang
This week we meet Marije Vogelzang, a young 30-year-old Dutch woman who is brimming over with ideas and youth. Both a cook and a designer, Marije Vogelzang likes to tell stories through food. Her dishes and objects are highly inventive, and she creates a playful and evocative fantasy-filled world.

"A potted history" of the "Deux chevaux"
It must be the only car that traffic police leave benevolently alone. It's the "Deux Chevaux" and everyone loves it. Born out of the association of the dynamic duo André Lefèvre and Flaminio Bertoni (the same pair responsible for the Citroën DS), the Deux Chevaux had to pass the ultimate test - transporting a basket of eggs over a ploughed field without producing an omelette! When it first appeared in 1948, everyone made fun of the car. They were still poking fun at it a year later, even slowing down its production. The car they loved to laugh at had its own unique character. Initially, its doors opened backwards, its windows didn't stay in place, and children split open their lips on the back of the seats. It sure made for a bumpy ride, but everyone loved it!

"Report" : Converted churches in Dublin
Is consumerism the real religion of the 21st century? Whatever the answer, the churches of Dublin, deserted by the faithful, have found new life... not necessarily spiritual. Transformed into bars or shops, they are once again experiencing record attendance. But can a place of worship be used for the same purpose as any other building? And isn't it all rather sacrilegious? Decide for yourself in CHIC !

"What to do with" dates?
Guy Martin, is the man behind the "Grand Véfour", a mythical Parisian restaurant behind the arcades in the gardens of the Palais Royal, in Paris. The self-taught chef from Savoie blends regional recipes with world flavours. His recipes are designed from a pictorial perspective.

"Rising trends": Wooden houses
Very fashionable in both Canada and the United States, wooden houses are slowly appearing in France. Why have they taken so long to arrive, and above all, why the sudden infatuation with them? Because of environmental problems, the trend for a "return to nature", or quite simply the pleasing aesthetics of wood and the infinite possibilities it affords architects. All these factors explain to some extent why people are now snapping up wooden houses.