Mrs. Almine Rech Ruiz-Picasso in conversation with artist Anthony Bannwart

Mrs. Almine Rech Ruiz-Picasso in conversation with artist Anthony Bannwart

Jean - Michel Barbey In this exclusive interview with GstaadLife, Jean-Michel Barbey reflects on his extraordinary 65-year journey in Gstaad, from childhood ski mishaps to a prolific hockey career and his enduring love for the village. With insights into his family’s legacy, sporting adventures, ...

Jean - Michel Barbey In this exclusive interview with GstaadLife, Jean-Michel Barbey reflects on his extraordinary 65-year journey in Gstaad, from childhood ski mishaps to a prolific hockey career and his enduring love for the village. With insights into his family’s legacy, sporting adventures, ...

TINO ZERVUDACHI was born and educated in London at Le Lycée Français and thereafter apprenticed to the celebrated British interior designer David Mlinaric. London was also the meeting place of his parents: an Irish mother and Greek father, from Egypt, who had moved there a few years after ...

TINO ZERVUDACHI was born and educated in London at Le Lycée Français and thereafter apprenticed to the celebrated British interior designer David Mlinaric. London was also the meeting place of his parents: an Irish mother and Greek father, from Egypt, who had moved there a few years after ...

An Interview with Oliver Preston, a self-taught British cartoonist known for his drawings depicting the quirkiness of British town and country life – and skiing in Gstaad. Oliver spends as much time as he can in the Saanenland and caught up with GstaadLife to talk irony, fur coats and people- ...

An Interview with Oliver Preston, a self-taught British cartoonist known for his drawings depicting the quirkiness of British town and country life – and skiing in Gstaad. Oliver spends as much time as he can in the Saanenland and caught up with GstaadLife to talk irony, fur coats and people- ...

Seeing the SolSarine Solar Power Project as a Regional Asset

Seeing the SolSarine Solar Power Project as a Regional Asset

What the artist is always looking for is the mode of existence in which soul and body are one and indivisible: in which the outward is expressive of the inward: in which form reveals.

What the artist is always looking for is the mode of existence in which soul and body are one and indivisible: in which the outward is expressive of the inward: in which form reveals.

Sandro Reuteler is fourth-generation managing director of Arnold Reuteler Holzbau AG in Grund. Sandro carved time out of his busy schedule to meet with GstaadLife and talk tradition, technology and the importance of sustainability.

Sandro Reuteler is fourth-generation managing director of Arnold Reuteler Holzbau AG in Grund. Sandro carved time out of his busy schedule to meet with GstaadLife and talk tradition, technology and the importance of sustainability.

During WWII, my paternal grandmother Maja Hoffmann Sacher (1896-1989) rented Chalet Aellen in Saanen. Immediately beforehand in August 1939, her second husband, Paul Sacher (1906– 1999), himself a conductor and music patron, commissioned Béla Bartók (1881–1945) to write his ...

During WWII, my paternal grandmother Maja Hoffmann Sacher (1896-1989) rented Chalet Aellen in Saanen. Immediately beforehand in August 1939, her second husband, Paul Sacher (1906– 1999), himself a conductor and music patron, commissioned Béla Bartók (1881–1945) to write his ...

The legendary fashion designer and master couturier founded his eponymous fashion house in Rome in the late 1950s with his long-time business partner Giancarlo Giammetti. And has since established an illustrious career often associated with his signature colour, “Valentino Red”. In 1998, ...

The legendary fashion designer and master couturier founded his eponymous fashion house in Rome in the late 1950s with his long-time business partner Giancarlo Giammetti. And has since established an illustrious career often associated with his signature colour, “Valentino Red”. In 1998, ...

From paper-cutting or découpages to textiles In 1937, a century after the French luxury house Hermès was founded, Robert Dumas, Émile Hermès’ sonin-law, designed the first scarf using woodblocks.

From paper-cutting or découpages to textiles In 1937, a century after the French luxury house Hermès was founded, Robert Dumas, Émile Hermès’ sonin-law, designed the first scarf using woodblocks.

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE

Antonella Curioni moved to Gstaad in 1997 and set up her own boutique ten years later. The business has grown and strengthened beyond its initial focus on cashmere, proving that independent fashion can compete against the biggest brands. GstaadLife met with Antonella to talk fashion, design and the ...

Antonella Curioni moved to Gstaad in 1997 and set up her own boutique ten years later. The business has grown and strengthened beyond its initial focus on cashmere, proving that independent fashion can compete against the biggest brands. GstaadLife met with Antonella to talk fashion, design and the ...

Charlotte Cotton is an international championship runner. Born in London, she lives in Spain, represents Belgium and spends large parts of each year in the Saanenland. Charlotte carved time out of her packed training and racing schedule to talk to GstaadLife.

Charlotte Cotton is an international championship runner. Born in London, she lives in Spain, represents Belgium and spends large parts of each year in the Saanenland. Charlotte carved time out of her packed training and racing schedule to talk to GstaadLife.

Renaud Capuçon is a world-renowned violinist and artistic director of the International Menuhin Music Academy (IMMA), the resident orchestra of Le Rosey based at its Rolle campus.

The Menuhin Academy Soloists will perform at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival on the 14th of August, for tickets book ...

Renaud Capuçon is a world-renowned violinist and artistic director of the International Menuhin Music Academy (IMMA), the resident orchestra of Le Rosey based at its Rolle campus.

The Menuhin Academy Soloists will perform at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival on the 14th of August, for tickets book ...

Marc Stebler knows a thing or two about watches. He is a fourth-generation Stebler-Iff, a family with a long watchmaking and jewellery industry tradition. Following the family’s acquisition of Villiger Gstaad in 2019, Marc now heads up the boutique, renamed Stebler Gstaad.

Marc Stebler knows a thing or two about watches. He is a fourth-generation Stebler-Iff, a family with a long watchmaking and jewellery industry tradition. Following the family’s acquisition of Villiger Gstaad in 2019, Marc now heads up the boutique, renamed Stebler Gstaad.

Twenty years ago Caroline Freymond moved to Gstaad and established Menus Plaisirs – part gallery, part shop – right at the start of the art scene in the region.

Twenty years ago Caroline Freymond moved to Gstaad and established Menus Plaisirs – part gallery, part shop – right at the start of the art scene in the region.

Garrett Fisher has set himself a lofty goal: to photograph every non-polar glacier across the globe.

Garrett Fisher has set himself a lofty goal: to photograph every non-polar glacier across the globe.

Garrett Fisher is on a mission. He recently finished documenting every glacier in the Alps. With Fisher’s ambition, however, there is no time for a break. The ultimate goal: document as many non-polar glaciers as possible.

Garrett Fisher is on a mission. He recently finished documenting every glacier in the Alps. With Fisher’s ambition, however, there is no time for a break. The ultimate goal: document as many non-polar glaciers as possible.

Catherine Cosby is a force of nature.

Catherine Cosby is a force of nature.

The Untere Zwitzeregg high up in the Saanenland (altitude 1,700 metres) has been worked by Ueli Bach’s family since 1958. Last year the over 100-year-old mountain farm was completely demolished and rebuilt to modern specifications.

The Untere Zwitzeregg high up in the Saanenland (altitude 1,700 metres) has been worked by Ueli Bach’s family since 1958. Last year the over 100-year-old mountain farm was completely demolished and rebuilt to modern specifications.