Elisabeth & Alfredo Beracasa

Fun & Fundaments of Gstaad Living

Alfredo Beracasa talks about his love for Gstaad
Elisabeth & Alfredo Beracasa

Fun & Fundaments of Gstaad Living

Alfredo Beracasa talks about his love for Gstaad

Star studded wonderwall at GreenGO

Jasmine Wheatcroft, a Gstaad-based artist, is giving the graffiti wall a new coat of paint with a hyper-realistic painted collage. Instead of street art, the wall is now adorned with stars and starlets that have been partying at GreenGo nightclub over the years.

Star studded wonderwall at GreenGO

Jasmine Wheatcroft, a Gstaad-based artist, is giving the graffiti wall a new coat of paint with a hyper-realistic painted collage. Instead of street art, the wall is now adorned with stars and starlets that have been partying at GreenGo nightclub over the years.

Book Review

Saanenland has been a muse for countless creatives, from painters to photographers, writers to musicians. Its unique blend of natural and cultural elements and rich history has made it a popular destination for artists seeking inspiration and new perspectives. GstaadLife has looked at two new ...

Book Review

Saanenland has been a muse for countless creatives, from painters to photographers, writers to musicians. Its unique blend of natural and cultural elements and rich history has made it a popular destination for artists seeking inspiration and new perspectives. GstaadLife has looked at two new ...

Pugs Perfection

The new golden tokens from Seaman Schepps portray, amongst others, a skiing pug! Surely influenced by, and perhaps as an ode to, the cheeky pug at Huus called Charly.

Pugs Perfection

The new golden tokens from Seaman Schepps portray, amongst others, a skiing pug! Surely influenced by, and perhaps as an ode to, the cheeky pug at Huus called Charly.

Lunch in the region with Peter Dolmans and Giancarlo Giammetti | Photograph: Courtesy Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti

Valentino - Brains, Beauty & Breeding

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, ...
Lunch in the region with Peter Dolmans and Giancarlo Giammetti | Photograph: Courtesy Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti

Valentino - Brains, Beauty & Breeding

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, ...

Natural history features in modern interior design

Once destined for curio cabinet displays, today’s interior design magazines show beautifully preserved natural wonders taking pride of place on the other side of the glass. In line with the Green and circular economy trends, owning a fossil that is several million years old has become the ...

Natural history features in modern interior design

Once destined for curio cabinet displays, today’s interior design magazines show beautifully preserved natural wonders taking pride of place on the other side of the glass. In line with the Green and circular economy trends, owning a fossil that is several million years old has become the ...

Gallery Guide - Artwalk Saanen

In the December edition of GstaadLife we took a mini-tour of some art galleries in and around Gstaad. But that’s just the beginning of what the Saanenland art scene has to offer. So join us as we continue through the valley to explore what’s happening in Saanen.

Gallery Guide - Artwalk Saanen

In the December edition of GstaadLife we took a mini-tour of some art galleries in and around Gstaad. But that’s just the beginning of what the Saanenland art scene has to offer. So join us as we continue through the valley to explore what’s happening in Saanen.

Why Knot Aprés-Ski Bar

What's cooking?

GstaadLife takes a look at what is new since last time. So if you need new inspiration for going out, look no further, have a glance at our selection and try something new!
Why Knot Aprés-Ski Bar

What's cooking?

GstaadLife takes a look at what is new since last time. So if you need new inspiration for going out, look no further, have a glance at our selection and try something new!

My idea was to photograph him in an unusual situation and Hans Zingre, a local farmer and ski instructor, helped and provided the location. The cow, Meieli, also did her part and looked into the camera. The photo appeared in "Schweizer Illustrierte" No. 25, 1981.

Trough the lens - Gstaad Glam, pre Assouline

Siegfried Kuhn was a Swiss press photographer who worked for various magazines and newspapers from 1959 to 1995. Every winter, he went “celebrity hunting” in Gstaad. Now his book about his work has been published. It is a photographer’s autobiography and a source of photo-historical information ...
My idea was to photograph him in an unusual situation and Hans Zingre, a local farmer and ski instructor, helped and provided the location. The cow, Meieli, also did her part and looked into the camera. The photo appeared in "Schweizer Illustrierte" No. 25, 1981.

Trough the lens - Gstaad Glam, pre Assouline

Siegfried Kuhn was a Swiss press photographer who worked for various magazines and newspapers from 1959 to 1995. Every winter, he went “celebrity hunting” in Gstaad. Now his book about his work has been published. It is a photographer’s autobiography and a source of photo-historical information ...

Photograph: Courtesy Phillips, Auctioneer Benoît Repellin selling lot 602

Come up, slow down & keep shining

How diamonds found new ways to shine and entertain us during and after Covid – The Excited Words and Work of a Jewellery Auctioneer
Photograph: Courtesy Phillips, Auctioneer Benoît Repellin selling lot 602

Come up, slow down & keep shining

How diamonds found new ways to shine and entertain us during and after Covid – The Excited Words and Work of a Jewellery Auctioneer

In the image you see him with GYC-Member Flavio Marazzi and Nathalie Brugger, 2010 when the GYC hosted a dinner in the honour of the 50th anniversary of His both three-time Olympic participants, and Honorary president Peter Erzberger Majesty’s Olympic Gold medal in 1960.

H.M. King Constantine II of the Hellenes (1940 - 2023)

On Tuesday the 10 of January we received the sad news that our Patron HM King Constantine has made his last voyage at the age of 82.
In the image you see him with GYC-Member Flavio Marazzi and Nathalie Brugger, 2010 when the GYC hosted a dinner in the honour of the 50th anniversary of His both three-time Olympic participants, and Honorary president Peter Erzberger Majesty’s Olympic Gold medal in 1960.

H.M. King Constantine II of the Hellenes (1940 - 2023)

On Tuesday the 10 of January we received the sad news that our Patron HM King Constantine has made his last voyage at the age of 82.

Princess Caroline Murat

Dear lovers of music

Here we are again reunited for the 17th edition of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival! It is already a tremendous success. Our program is mostly dedicated to high female and male voices – from soprano coloratura to high counter tenors – without forgetting those of children.
Princess Caroline Murat

Dear lovers of music

Here we are again reunited for the 17th edition of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival! It is already a tremendous success. Our program is mostly dedicated to high female and male voices – from soprano coloratura to high counter tenors – without forgetting those of children.

Swiss autioneer Bernard Piguet

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE

Swiss autioneer Bernard Piguet

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE

The Art of Jewellery layering

For over half a century, Graff has operated at the very pinnacle of the high jewellery industry, discovering and crafting diamonds of brilliance and rarity, transforming the hidden wonders of the earth into spectacular pieces of jewellery that move the heart and stir the soul.

The Art of Jewellery layering

For over half a century, Graff has operated at the very pinnacle of the high jewellery industry, discovering and crafting diamonds of brilliance and rarity, transforming the hidden wonders of the earth into spectacular pieces of jewellery that move the heart and stir the soul.

Frank Desmedt on stage

Promise at dusk

A story full of humour and tenderness – one of the most moving stories ever written about maternal love and the fidelity of a son.
Frank Desmedt on stage

Promise at dusk

A story full of humour and tenderness – one of the most moving stories ever written about maternal love and the fidelity of a son.

The artistic director, Princess Caroline Murat, was delighted to open the 17th edition of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival.

A sign of joy!

“Exsultate, jubilate” – under this motto and with a veritable shout of joy, this year’s Gstaad New Year  Music Festival began in the packed church of Rougemont.
The artistic director, Princess Caroline Murat, was delighted to open the 17th edition of the Gstaad New Year Music Festival.

A sign of joy!

“Exsultate, jubilate” – under this motto and with a veritable shout of joy, this year’s Gstaad New Year  Music Festival began in the packed church of Rougemont.

Illustration: Wikimedia Commons

EXPAT ADVENTURES

As 2022 draws to a close, towns and cities around the world are putting the finishing touches to their New Year’s Eve plans. In London, Big Ben will once again play a central role, its bongs ringing out across the city after a multi-million pound renovation.
Illustration: Wikimedia Commons

EXPAT ADVENTURES

As 2022 draws to a close, towns and cities around the world are putting the finishing touches to their New Year’s Eve plans. In London, Big Ben will once again play a central role, its bongs ringing out across the city after a multi-million pound renovation.

Stylish success

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 ...

Stylish success

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 ...

Palace Hotel 3 (3)

The best Winter Hotels in Switzerland

Every year the SonntagsZeitung publishes Karl Wild’s list of the 75 best winter hotels in Switzerland, ranging from 5 to 3 stars. Earning yourself a spot on the coveted list – or maintaining your position – amongst the best of the best is an accomplishment in itself, as competition is ...
Palace Hotel 3 (3)

The best Winter Hotels in Switzerland

Every year the SonntagsZeitung publishes Karl Wild’s list of the 75 best winter hotels in Switzerland, ranging from 5 to 3 stars. Earning yourself a spot on the coveted list – or maintaining your position – amongst the best of the best is an accomplishment in itself, as competition is ...

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Eat well

Gault-Millau Guide, Switzerland, is, by self-proclamation at least, the “most important gourmet guide in the country”, with 870 restaurants listed in the guide. And only one year after Corona, the food scene is even more resilient and exciting than before, noted Gault-Millau editor-in-chief ...
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Eat well

Gault-Millau Guide, Switzerland, is, by self-proclamation at least, the “most important gourmet guide in the country”, with 870 restaurants listed in the guide. And only one year after Corona, the food scene is even more resilient and exciting than before, noted Gault-Millau editor-in-chief ...

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