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"Chic ! meets" : Paola Navone - "A potted history" of the pinball machine - "Rising trends" : The Kilt comeback - "What to do with" speculaas ? - "Insights" : Carlos Sobral

"Chic ! meets" : Paola Navone
This week, Chic meets a designer architect with an infectious joie de vivre - Paola Navone. She has lived all over the place, from Hong Kong to Malaysia to Indonesia to Treiste and today divides her time between Milan and Paris. Paola Navone travels all over the world, always looking for ideas to make life more beautiful. So what's her golden rule? To surrender herself to a thousand aromas, a thousand sensations, and to let them roam around in her imagination to create new forms, and new alliances between crafts and industry.

"A potted history" of the pinball machine
You might think there's nothing more American than a pinball machine. Yet its forerunner is a French game called Bagatelle, in reference to the small chateau that was Louis XIVth's games room. It was not until the 20th century that the Americans added their twist to the pinball adventure. They invented the ball shooter and electrified it.

"Rising trends" : The Kilt comeback
Everyone knows about kilts, those traditional Scottish skirts the Scots wear for official ceremonies instead of the classic dinner jacket. Today, the kilt has come out for an airing, is being modernised, and has taken to the streets. In Glasgow, kilts are now available in all materials, for all tastes and for both sexes.

"What to do with" speculaas ?
In Brussels, lovers of fine food are partial to waffles, pralines, crisp wafers, and little round buns called "pistolets". But what about speculaas, those spicy biscuits made with brown sugar? They are often served alongside the coffee, but can also be used as an ingredient in the most sophisticated of desserts. Chef Christian Constant has dreamed up an original recipe - a speculaas mille feuille.

"Insights" : Carlos Sobral
Brazilian designer Carlos Sobral's jewellery in recycled resin is experiencing great success all over the world. But the sirens of fashion have not attracted Sobral. Clients flock to his boutiques in chic areas, but his factory is still located in a very poor suburb of Rio.