Homes may be castles to some, but occasionally even a castle needs a new kitchen, or a bout of renovation, even full-fledged restoration. It can be a bit complicated, what [...]
The new Sigg water bottle, designed by James Rizzi, presents enthusiasts with the true zenith of pop art: a commercial item reflecting a commercial item. Rizzi’s choice of the image [...]
Isaac Newton discovered gravitation when he realised that an apple was being pulled to earth. And Denis Papin allegedly had his eureka moment while looking at steam push up the [...]
While design of clothing, furniture, watches, and other items of la vie quotidienne are regularly recognised for innovation and logic, scant attention is paid to the intricacies of design for [...]
Innovation in furniture doesn’t always work, as even such a genius as Thomas Alva Edison found out, when he tried promoting furniture made of a special light cement. But the [...]
One of the reasons why freelancers do not work too well in big organisations is because they are self-motivators. Having bosses standing over them worrying about bottom lines is about [...]
If there ever was a leitmotiv for creativity that connects the centuries, it is that great works of art, be they in music, literature, plastic and visual arts, or even [...]
By now you’ve arrived at page 80 and surely realised that the theme of this splendid edition of Swiss Style is Design. If you haven’t realised it, do please wake [...]
Lighting is the ultimate design effect. Paradoxically, though, the best interior lighting effect is not even perceived. Because light is all around us, it is often taken for granted, as [...]
“Design is not decoration,” says design historian Alexandra Midal, freelance curator, professor and Head of Master Design programmes at the HEAD – Geneva University of Art and Design. “Design is [...]
For the past 30 years and more, perhaps, the neoliberal model of capitalism has ruled supreme, promoting ultimate freedom in markets and the globalisation of finance to apparently deliver endless [...]
Poets, philosophers, gurus and other thinkers have always suggested that the best way to combat age is to accept it, be yourself, enjoy the moment. But given the chance and [...]
Rising healthcare costs: that old chestnut of most countries’ political debate, which gets its fair share of recurrent press coverage – this one among them – has seen legions of [...]
Recovery or not, 2010 was a tense year for everyone. The penny-pinching set off by the recession affected suppliers to big companies as well. And yet for the catering company [...]
Geneva is known for its wealth management industry, its hundreds of banks and independent asset managers, some large, some small, all huddled around the Rue du Rhône. Less well known [...]
As a youth, François Carrard used to practice breast stroke, but he did not become a swimmer. Instead, he followed in the family tradition and became a lawyer in 1967. [...]
Good design is good business. Although lesser known than his famous (and trademarked) “THINK,” IBM founder Thomas J. Watson’s statement “Good design is good business” is, I believe, just as [...]
The British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce Business Awards The British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) this year launched its new Business Awards, advancing its mission to promote trade relations between Switzerland and [...]
Artists and designers sometimes have to wait a long time before achieving recognition. But so do schools, like ECAL, the Ecole Cantonal d’Art de Lausanne, which spontaneously globalised. There may [...]
Comment – Issue 224
Good design is good business. Although lesser known than his famous (and trademarked) “THINK,” IBM founder Thomas J. Watson’s statement “Good design is good business” is, I believe, just as [...]