Born in 1973 in Marseille, Stephanie Marin lives in Nice and since 2004, has been making a name for her unique ability to design indoor and outdoor furniture based on various elements of nature.

Stephanie creates a new collection of natural objects each year that relate to a specific concept and form made up of soft forms and simple lines that match each other and overlap to infinity.

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Whether you’re a resident or a visitor to the French Riviera, taking a trip to one of the exquisite beaches is a must all year round!

Here are our favourites in no particular order:

Paloma Plage, Cap Ferrat

Just 5 minutes walk from the village of Saint Jean, Paloma Plage offers the Riviera’s clearest water and softest sand. The coast is lined with fine dining restaurants, friendly bars and cafes, and if you want your own space or a sheltered setting then you may consider hiring one of the many beach cabins available. This is the perfect spot to sit back and enjoy the breathtaking views whilst watching some of the world finest super yachts go by.

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It was recently announced that Argentina has won their bid to host the 9^th edition of the FIP Polo World Championships in October 2011. Whilst all of the in-depth details are not yet known, here are the key details that have been announced so far…

The preliminary games will be played at the Estanda Grande Polo Club in San Luis, before the actual competition moves to Palermo, Buenos Aires. There will be four polo grounds and stabling for around 280 horses. There has also been a pooling system put in place for horses so as to limit the transportation costs for moving horses around the world. The draw of the horses’ pool will be completed on the 12^th October 2010.

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The quest to find the perfect bicycle that can both fold away and doesn’t make the cyclist look like he is riding a scooter with slightly larger wheels may have come to an end.  The iF Mode folding bicycle has a sleek, never been seen before design.

The wheels on the iF are a full 28-inches, yet they are able to squeeze up against each other to form a smart sleek package.  The designer, Mark Sanders, describes this as, ‘single-action automatic fold’, which basically means everything collapses in one swift movement, the frame, handlebars and the wheels.  No surprise then that he won the ‘2008 Eurobite Award’ and the ‘2009 Product Design Gold Award’ (along with the Apple iPhone and Macbook Air).

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Golf is the perfect sport for a crisp autumn day and the French Riviera is spoilt for choice when it comes to picturesque courses. Here are some of most luxurious golf clubs to grace the South of France…

Le Prince de Provence

Located 10 miles away from the golden beaches of St Tropez in Vidauban is the most exclusive golf club in the Cote D’Azur. Known as ‘Le Prince de Provence’, this private club actually has no name and apparently doesn’t even exist to anyone outside of the elite circle of members and their privileged guests. The best kept secret in Provence boasts an 18 hole course within the depths of the woodland forests and vineyards and was designed by golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones Sr and his son, Robert Trent Jones Jr.

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