Caran d’Ache was founded in Geneva in 1924 when Arnold Schweitzer purchased the Ecridor Pencil Factory. He soon changed the new company name to “Caran d’Ache“, nickname of a French satiric political cartoonist from… Continue reading
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
Raquel Dias and Danielle Rambert started “petits habits” back in 2006. It all started with some traveling as I learned: “Exoticism was within reach. To enjoy it, we would drive through some valleys and climb these beautiful mountains, and finally be lulled by… Continue reading
Thank god Hans Riegel made his first gummy bear in 1920, HAns RIegel of BOnn…HARIBO! Because a few years later David Paganel the Dali of chocolate is dipping the over-inflated strawberries covered in… Continue reading
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
Both the shop and this treasure (the old swiss shoe sowing machine) are very fancy “old ladies”… indeed they are almost 100 years old! Ernst Romang is the man that started it all.… Continue reading
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
