Chairs to make you sit up and take notice

Verner Panton was one of the most exciting and innovative furnishers of the 1960s. Today, the Danish designer and architect is best known for a single object: the Panton chair.

Making room for a cushy and casual affair

FRANKFURT: Living rooms are becoming more casual as large beanbag chairs replace classic chairs and low stools, ottomans and so-called poufs offer places to sit. Ordinary chairs are having trouble keeping up.

Life Expat

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Stepping off the airplane onto Chinese soil for the first time, Sacha Dunas knew nothing of China. The French native moved to the Middle Kingdom four years ago to continue his work as an event coordinator, but he quickly learned that not being able speak Chinese or English made event organization difficult.

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Stability key to prosperity for this fertile African nation

The vast natural resources of Ghana once earned it the title of "The Gold Coast" from its British occupants. Now, after celebrating 50 years of independence from colonial powers - the West African coastal country basks in a golden age of prosperity.

Life Travel

Where every stone tells a tale

In a city as busy and noisy as Hong Kong, one may wonder if there is any place of quiet. It turns out that there is - a place of permanent peace.

Gold as far as the eye can see

CHENGDU: The color yellow covers much of Sichuan province at this time of year, with rapeseeds in full bloom.

Scene of many battles, home to pheasant soup

The good thing about being born in a historical city is all the interesting legends and anecdotes associated with it. The history of my hometown Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, dates back 4,000 years. Over the years, many stories have been handed down and have found their ways into history books.

Life Health

Don't think, feel

LONDON: When Dr Shanida Nataraja was growing up in London during the 70s and 80s, meditation wasn't an esoteric, mystical practice done by hippies in baggy orange clothes. It was what her parents did.