The folding fan, ice cream and the Atlantic coast

Chapter 1

The ultimate accessory: the folding fan

Once thought of as a costume item or something that was largely culturally specific, the folding fan has firmly re-entered the Western fashion canon. Konfekt pays a visit to London’s Fan Museum to meet historian Mary Kitson and discover this accessory’s storied past.

Chapter 2

Jessica Barouch: La Bastide de Saint-Tropez

We meet the Paris-based designer, gallerist and collector Jessica Barouch to explore her refit of the classic hotel La Bastide de Saint-Tropez. She spoke to Konfekt’s deputy editor, Chiara Rimella, about the Riviera’s more laid-back, natural side – and why her interior-design philosophy matches it just so.

Chapter 3

The Atlantic coast: Casa Reîa

Casa Reîa is a new oceanfront beach bar and restaurant that’s just opened its doors this summer in Caparica beach near Lisbon. But this isn’t an ordinary beach club: this is a place where gastronomy, music and sensorial experiences all come together, with the sand, sea and blue sky serving as a backdrop.

Chapter 4

Scoop of the day: Eisvogel

Putting an ice-cream cone into someone’s hand is something the two ladies behind Eisvogel know how to do. Their cornershop turned ice-cream kiosk is the number one spot for ice cream in Zürich.

Chapter 5

Blissful minds

Writer and Konfekt contributing editor Laura Rysman has been musing on archery as a form of meditation and path to bliss.