The September issue of GstaadLife brings together some of the stories that matter in the Saanenland right now. From our profile with Homayra Sellier and a closer look at the Ebnitmatte housing project to art, culture, local history and the people shaping life in the region, there is plenty to discover ...

The September issue of GstaadLife brings together some of the stories that matter in the Saanenland right now. From our profile with Homayra Sellier and a closer look at the Ebnitmatte housing project to art, culture, local history and the people shaping life in the region, there is plenty to discover ...

Affordable housing can sound like a local policy issue – until you need a plumber, a doctor, hotel or restaurant staff, or someone to renovate your chalet and discover that the people doing those jobs can no longer find anywhere to live. That is the argument behind Ebnitmatte, the planned cooperative ...

Affordable housing can sound like a local policy issue – until you need a plumber, a doctor, hotel or restaurant staff, or someone to renovate your chalet and discover that the people doing those jobs can no longer find anywhere to live. That is the argument behind Ebnitmatte, the planned cooperative ...

Pasque flowers are low, early spring plants with purple, bell shaped blooms and bright yellow centres, often appearing on dry, stony grassland as the snow retreats.

Pasque flowers are low, early spring plants with purple, bell shaped blooms and bright yellow centres, often appearing on dry, stony grassland as the snow retreats.

Anja Brand is a painter and newly qualified project leader at Mösching Gipser & Maler AG at Gstaad. Trained in Solothurn, she returned to the Saanenland two and a half years ago. Anja spoke to GstaadLife about colour, precision and what women bring to the painting trade.

Anja Brand is a painter and newly qualified project leader at Mösching Gipser & Maler AG at Gstaad. Trained in Solothurn, she returned to the Saanenland two and a half years ago. Anja spoke to GstaadLife about colour, precision and what women bring to the painting trade.

Books are read, drawn, walked and set to music when Literarischer Herbst Gstaad, Gstaad’s autumn literature festival, returns from 22 to 25 October. Across four days in Saanen, Gstaad and Gruben, the festival brings together established names, new literary voices and a programme that takes literature ...

Books are read, drawn, walked and set to music when Literarischer Herbst Gstaad, Gstaad’s autumn literature festival, returns from 22 to 25 October. Across four days in Saanen, Gstaad and Gruben, the festival brings together established names, new literary voices and a programme that takes literature ...

Gstaad puts Spring4ever to the test – and you can take part!

Gstaad puts Spring4ever to the test – and you can take part!

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Maison Piguet invites you to the elegant surroundings of the Gstaad Palace, Salle Baccarat, on Thursday, 20 August, for a special day devoted to expertise, legacy and collecting. Over the past two decades, Maison Piguet has established itself as a trusted name in the ...

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Maison Piguet invites you to the elegant surroundings of the Gstaad Palace, Salle Baccarat, on Thursday, 20 August, for a special day devoted to expertise, legacy and collecting. Over the past two decades, Maison Piguet has established itself as a trusted name in the ...

A sentence in this issue has stayed with me. In our Profile interview, Rita Rovelli Caltagirone says she believes knowledge is the greatest richness. She talks about the pleasure of listening to someone who knows something you don't; of discovering an artist, an idea or an entirely different world – ...

A sentence in this issue has stayed with me. In our Profile interview, Rita Rovelli Caltagirone says she believes knowledge is the greatest richness. She talks about the pleasure of listening to someone who knows something you don't; of discovering an artist, an idea or an entirely different world – ...

Gentians and other Alpine flowers are such a familiar part of summer in the Saanenland that we may hardly stop to look at them. Tarmak22’s new exhibition gives us a reason to do exactly that.

Gentians and other Alpine flowers are such a familiar part of summer in the Saanenland that we may hardly stop to look at them. Tarmak22’s new exhibition gives us a reason to do exactly that.

Three very different artistic practices meet around a shared question: what can happen when creativity is forced to work within limits? In Equilibrium, Soviet textile designer Anna Andreeva, Swiss architects Trix and Robert Haussmann, and artist Olga Tatarintsev each turn systems, rules and restrictions ...

Three very different artistic practices meet around a shared question: what can happen when creativity is forced to work within limits? In Equilibrium, Soviet textile designer Anna Andreeva, Swiss architects Trix and Robert Haussmann, and artist Olga Tatarintsev each turn systems, rules and restrictions ...

Rita Rovelli Caltagirone has called Gstaad home for over forty years. Cindy Schönrich has spent the better part of two decades shaping life at the Gstaad Yacht Club. Together, they created the Gstaad Cultural Encounters – dedicating Mondays in August to spending time with expert guest sp ...

Rita Rovelli Caltagirone has called Gstaad home for over forty years. Cindy Schönrich has spent the better part of two decades shaping life at the Gstaad Yacht Club. Together, they created the Gstaad Cultural Encounters – dedicating Mondays in August to spending time with expert guest sp ...

In a world where almost everything has a price, it is easy to assume that value and cost are the same thing. Yet some of life's greatest riches remain wonderfully immune to transaction. No one can buy an extra hour in the day or recreate the pleasure of choosing to walk instead of drive simply because ...

In a world where almost everything has a price, it is easy to assume that value and cost are the same thing. Yet some of life's greatest riches remain wonderfully immune to transaction. No one can buy an extra hour in the day or recreate the pleasure of choosing to walk instead of drive simply because ...

Jaggi Architects on collaborating with Snøhetta, designing for the local community, and why two of Gstaad's most significant construction projects couldn't be more different.

Jaggi Architects on collaborating with Snøhetta, designing for the local community, and why two of Gstaad's most significant construction projects couldn't be more different.

Daniela Addor co-owns and co-manages Addor AG Tiefbau und Transporte, one of the region's leading construction and haulage businesses, with her brother Patrick. Daniela spoke to GstaadLife about leadership, pragmatism and breaking ground for women in the trades.

Daniela Addor co-owns and co-manages Addor AG Tiefbau und Transporte, one of the region's leading construction and haulage businesses, with her brother Patrick. Daniela spoke to GstaadLife about leadership, pragmatism and breaking ground for women in the trades.

BUILDING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AT LE GRAND BELLEVUE

BUILDING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AT LE GRAND BELLEVUE

Once a month, Restaurant Müli at Hotel Gstaaderhof invites guests to leave the Alps behind for a few hours and embark on a culinary journey through Asia. On the last Sunday of every month, the new Asian Brunch brings together authentic flavours, vibrant colours and the joy of sharing good food ...

Once a month, Restaurant Müli at Hotel Gstaaderhof invites guests to leave the Alps behind for a few hours and embark on a culinary journey through Asia. On the last Sunday of every month, the new Asian Brunch brings together authentic flavours, vibrant colours and the joy of sharing good food ...

Rahel Jakob is a carpenter at Schreinerei Room of Life in Lauenen, qualified to train apprentices, plan and build kitchens and undertake a full range of carpentry projects. Rahel spoke to GstaadLife about wood, precision and why Switzerland is leading the way for women in the trades.

Rahel Jakob is a carpenter at Schreinerei Room of Life in Lauenen, qualified to train apprentices, plan and build kitchens and undertake a full range of carpentry projects. Rahel spoke to GstaadLife about wood, precision and why Switzerland is leading the way for women in the trades.

A Changing of the Guard in Gstaad's Grand Kitchens

A Changing of the Guard in Gstaad's Grand Kitchens

Walk through the centre of Gstaad this summer and you will notice that some of the village's most prominent addresses are changing shape. Within a radius of just a few hundred metres, cranes, construction fences and architects' drawings are transforming corners of the village that have looked much the ...

Walk through the centre of Gstaad this summer and you will notice that some of the village's most prominent addresses are changing shape. Within a radius of just a few hundred metres, cranes, construction fences and architects' drawings are transforming corners of the village that have looked much the ...

At 94, Fiona Thyssen has lived several lives. A country child in wartime Britain. A top model in the early days of Vogue. An active figure in the international art world. Now enjoying quieter days in Pays-d’Enhaut, Fiona met with GstaadLife to talk fashion, adventure and the importance of taking ...

At 94, Fiona Thyssen has lived several lives. A country child in wartime Britain. A top model in the early days of Vogue. An active figure in the international art world. Now enjoying quieter days in Pays-d’Enhaut, Fiona met with GstaadLife to talk fashion, adventure and the importance of taking ...