Russia’s leader is using a five-metre table for one-on-one meetings, but is it just a super-cautious Covid measure?

For those at the top, decor and furniture can be tools to impress, charm, and intimidate.

The terrifying seat of power in Game of Thrones is a towering iron chair, forged from the melted swords of defeated enemies. In the James Bond series, villains are known for decorating their headquarters with shark aquariums.

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