19.February, 2010
Let’s for once neglect the charming-tourist-postcard views… and look at Switzerland from a different angle! That’s pretty much what Ursula Sprecher and Julian Salinas did when they shot and selected the images for their book Heimatland. The book is a beauty and some claim that Ursula and Julian have found the “soul” of Switzerland.
12.February, 2010
Or as we say… “Wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen” wouldn’t prevent me from packing my bags and moving straight into the Faberg√© shop recently opened in Geneva!
Who would have expected such a look from a company who’s mostly famous for laying eggs since something like 1882……
30.January, 2010
After a few disputes with various bureaucrats, the Whitepod Camp has finally found a home in Les Giettes, Switzerland!
The resort provides an alternative means to explore the Swiss Alps. With the use of the pods (dome shaped tents), pitched on wooden platforms, Whitepod offers low impact accommodation in an untouched and pristine alpine environment. Isolated from all urban pollution, the mountain region lends itself beautifully to such an eco-tourism development.
Member of ¬´ The Luxury Camps & Lodges of the World ¬ª and rewarded with the World Prize for Sustainable Tourism in 2005, the Whitepod Resort aims to be a model for sustainable tourism by using a number of measures to limit its impact …
03.January, 2010
If you’re in the Basel area and need to replenish your culture stock after the holidays…
1. Check out the Campana exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum.
2. Check out Jenny Holzer at the Fondation Beyeler.
And live happily ever after……
03.January, 2010
And since i’m rooting for local players this early in the year… go check out¬†Maurice de Mauriac. The small Zurich watch manufacturer run by Daniel Dreifuss definitely deserves some credit for creating stylish and innovative designs!
Check out the article Hodinkee published recently about testing one of Daniels pieces.…