Expat adventures

“ 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

“ 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

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 ...

GstaadLife No 2 | 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

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

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

Only 1 week to go before the last issue of the winter season is out in the newsstands on Friday the 17/2.
Get your own subscription and receive the magazine at home or stay updated via our online platform - it's less than 1 CHF a week.

Issue 1 | 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

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, ...

Photograph: Philippe Saharoff

Anne Rosat & the art in Hermès

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.
Photograph: Philippe Saharoff

Anne Rosat & the art in Hermès

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

Local and emission friendly transportation
- Musicians travel from near and far to perform in Saanenland

Cartoon

Local and emission friendly transportation
- Musicians travel from near and far to perform in Saanenland

Bernard Piguet is on the cover of the New Years issue, interviewed by Alan Ipekian

Issue 8 | 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?
Bernard Piguet is on the cover of the New Years issue, interviewed by Alan Ipekian

Issue 8 | 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

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.

Issue 7 | 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3 | 2022 Editorial

Time tooooo

Issue 3 | 2022 Editorial

Time tooooo

Expat adventures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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