maria-xuan ice-cream colors

Maria-Xuan was born and raised by a Vietnamese father and a Swiss mother along the pituresque shores of the Lake Leman. This combination gave rise to an instinctive desire to discover the world!… Continue reading →

Mountain Climbers – Revisiting a swiss icon

Rarely do you stumble upon such a fabulous project, rarely do you encounter such a funky, hard working trio of upcoming designers-architects-curators… All in one meet “Mountain Climbers” and the brains behind this… Continue reading →

Why should we care about Swiss gold?

The reason is simple. With 2,590 tonnes of gold in its official reserves Switzerland is the world’s fourth biggest individual official holder of bullion. Given the size of the country that is massive!… Continue reading →

Cramer versus Cramer

Philippe Cramer is a swiss and american designer. Although he was born in New-York and graduated from Parsons he grew up in Geneva and currently lives and works here. He started his design… Continue reading →

Not one hundred years of solitude

“Swiss graphic design – one of the country’s leading products – is encountered everywhere. While a single individual style cannot be identified, a certain common approach is evident. This is revealed in the… Continue reading →

Dreaming of my ZAI

Although its still a very young company ZAI is up there in the sky of the professional ski manufacturer. In not even 10 years it has managed to develop an unparalleled name. After… Continue reading →

Absolute Alpine

Mammut is a great outdoor brand, probably the oldest one out there – it turned 150 years old this year! But it is so much more then just the great outdoor climbing gear, the… Continue reading →

Helvetica my love

Although the new Latin name Confederation Helvetica was introduced in 1848 after the formation of the “Swiss” federal state. The typeface Helvetica is probably what comes to mind when the word is said… Continue reading →

Do you have your swiss army blanket?

Switzerland has always been ready in case of war … that is why since the late 1900 it has been producing extremely warm covers! Stored in the Swiss Alps in army shelters these… Continue reading →

TGIF: thanx God it’s FREITAG!

If you are an apple lover and if you take good care of your stuff, I know the perfect iPad cover for you: the Freitag recycled truck tarpaulins one. Nobody needs to introduce… Continue reading →