Expat adventures
03.03.2023
Expat Adventure
“ Trains are wonderful … To travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns and churches and rivers, in fact, to see life.”
Expat adventures
03.03.2023
Expat Adventure
“ Trains are wonderful … To travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns and churches and rivers, in fact, to see life.”
Book Review
27.02.2023
Arts & Culture
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
27.02.2023
Arts & Culture
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 ...
GstaadLife No 2 | Editorial
17.02.2023
Editorial
A journey through art and nature
As we enter the month of love, the picturesque valley of Saanenland beckons us to indulge in its breathtaking beauty and rich cultural heri-tage. The winter wonderland that surrounds us is a canvas in itself, showcasing the magnificent artistry of nature. ...
GstaadLife No 2 | Editorial
17.02.2023
Editorial
A journey through art and nature
As we enter the month of love, the picturesque valley of Saanenland beckons us to indulge in its breathtaking beauty and rich cultural heri-tage. The winter wonderland that surrounds us is a canvas in itself, showcasing the magnificent artistry of nature. ...
Last issue of the season
10.02.2023
Editorial
Only 1 week to go before the last issue of the winter season is out in the newsstands on Friday the 17/2.
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Last issue of the season
10.02.2023
Editorial
Only 1 week to go before the last issue of the winter season is out in the newsstands on Friday the 17/2.
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Issue 1 | 2023 Editorial
20.01.2023
Editorial
Just the facts, please.
As I write this editor’s column, the snow has been falling the whole day, and the hysteria of the false snow dumping story from last year seems long gone. A storm in a glass of water, we labelled it, that with time hardly will be a bleep on the news radar. Nevertheless, ...
Issue 1 | 2023 Editorial
20.01.2023
Editorial
Just the facts, please.
As I write this editor’s column, the snow has been falling the whole day, and the hysteria of the false snow dumping story from last year seems long gone. A storm in a glass of water, we labelled it, that with time hardly will be a bleep on the news radar. Nevertheless, ...
Anne Rosat & the art in Hermès
28.01.2023
Profile
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.
Anne Rosat & the art in Hermès
28.01.2023
Profile
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.
Cartoon
13.01.2023
Cartoon
Local and emission friendly transportation
- Musicians travel from near and far to perform in Saanenland
Cartoon
13.01.2023
Cartoon
Local and emission friendly transportation
- Musicians travel from near and far to perform in Saanenland
Issue 8 | 2022 Editorial
03.12.2022
Editorial
Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder.
Someone recently reminded me of this quote, mainly because we disagreed on it. Not on the quote itself but on the beauty in question. How do you measure beauty?
Issue 8 | 2022 Editorial
03.12.2022
Editorial
Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder.
Someone recently reminded me of this quote, mainly because we disagreed on it. Not on the quote itself but on the beauty in question. How do you measure beauty?
Swiss autioneer Bernard Piguet
03.01.2023
Profile
THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE
Swiss autioneer Bernard Piguet
03.01.2023
Profile
THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE
The Art of Jewellery layering
16.01.2023
Lifestyle
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
16.01.2023
Lifestyle
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.
Issue 7 | 2022 Editorial
16.12.2022
Editorial
It is the most wonderful time of the year!
For the third year now, as soon as the first snow falls, I pinch myself and once more rejoice – we do live in a winter wonderland and as we are “locals”, we have no return ticket end of the weekend!
Issue 7 | 2022 Editorial
16.12.2022
Editorial
It is the most wonderful time of the year!
For the third year now, as soon as the first snow falls, I pinch myself and once more rejoice – we do live in a winter wonderland and as we are “locals”, we have no return ticket end of the weekend!
GstaadLife No 6 | Editorial
26.08.2022
Editorial
The little (i) in online!
One of the great joys of having my job is the large number of people I get to meet and the even larger amounts of information I must choose from when selecting material for each print issue.
GstaadLife No 6 | Editorial
26.08.2022
Editorial
The little (i) in online!
One of the great joys of having my job is the large number of people I get to meet and the even larger amounts of information I must choose from when selecting material for each print issue.
Virtuoso visionary - Interview with Renaud Capuçon
11.08.2022
Profile
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 ...
Virtuoso visionary - Interview with Renaud Capuçon
11.08.2022
Profile
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 ...
GstaadLife No 5 | Editorial
05.08.2022
Editorial
Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?
It is said in Saaneland that summer has arrived when the glider planes are soaring high over the valley – and oh boy, what a summer it has been so far. These gentle giants glide so effortlessly that it brings out a childhood dream of mine – to ...
GstaadLife No 5 | Editorial
05.08.2022
Editorial
Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?
It is said in Saaneland that summer has arrived when the glider planes are soaring high over the valley – and oh boy, what a summer it has been so far. These gentle giants glide so effortlessly that it brings out a childhood dream of mine – to ...
Issue 4 | 2022 Editorial
15.07.2022
Editorial
Welcome back Summer!
As I am writing my first letter as the new editor-in-chief, I continue to be amazed at how much is going on in Saaneland in July.
Issue 4 | 2022 Editorial
15.07.2022
Editorial
Welcome back Summer!
As I am writing my first letter as the new editor-in-chief, I continue to be amazed at how much is going on in Saaneland in July.
Expat adventures
11.03.2022
Magazine
I adore jigsaw puzzles. I can lose myself in them, spending hours utterly absorbed as the image reveals itself piece by piece by piece. Years before we moved to the Saanenland I was given a large puzzle of a Swiss chalet.
Expat adventures
11.03.2022
Magazine
I adore jigsaw puzzles. I can lose myself in them, spending hours utterly absorbed as the image reveals itself piece by piece by piece. Years before we moved to the Saanenland I was given a large puzzle of a Swiss chalet.
Issue 2 | 2022 Editorial
18.02.2022
Magazine
There will be a touch of Hollywood in Gstaad soon. Or a bit more than just a touch… Roman Polanski will settle at the Gstaad Palace with his team to shoot a new movie: The Palace.
Issue 2 | 2022 Editorial
18.02.2022
Magazine
There will be a touch of Hollywood in Gstaad soon. Or a bit more than just a touch… Roman Polanski will settle at the Gstaad Palace with his team to shoot a new movie: The Palace.
Expat adventures
17.02.2022
Magazine
Gstaad bids visitors to ‘Come up, Slow down’. A host of enticing activities awaits: spa days at fancy hotels, tranquil walks along meandering trails or exhilarating sessions of winter sports, but quite by chance we found another way to slow down.
Expat adventures
17.02.2022
Magazine
Gstaad bids visitors to ‘Come up, Slow down’. A host of enticing activities awaits: spa days at fancy hotels, tranquil walks along meandering trails or exhilarating sessions of winter sports, but quite by chance we found another way to slow down.
The picture
11.02.2022
Magazine
Ruedi Perreten from Feutersoey came within ten metres of an ermine near his barn. The farmer is happy about the presence of the small predator: “Where there are ermines, there are no mice.”
The picture
11.02.2022
Magazine
Ruedi Perreten from Feutersoey came within ten metres of an ermine near his barn. The farmer is happy about the presence of the small predator: “Where there are ermines, there are no mice.”