A good eyesight, steady hands for scissors and a whole lot of persistence are just some of the traits needed to create Swiss paper silhouettes. However, common sense would dictate that adding nine active children...
Archive - October 2012
Dimitri BurkhardWhat you need to know about Swiss etiquette
There are a number of mistakes waiting to happen when you make your first attempts at socializing in Switzerland. It starts with the way you address people and ends with how you cut your steak...
Why Gotti and Götti is a typical Swiss tradition
When my friend broke the news that she is expecting triplets, she suddenly had another pretty difficult choice to make: Who should be the Gotti and Götti...
MelanieRomantic Civil Marriage in Switzerland
Love in the air, and the paperwork is still ahead! Getting married in Switzerland involves some direct democracy. All engaged couples must be listed...
Mamiko11 Whimsical Animal Drawings by Leupin
Leupin’s cheerful and brightly colored posters had a stunning visual impact, and the new approach became enormously successful in commercial art...
Miniature Switzerland – Tilt-Shift Photography
Our friends over at Helvetiq have done the unthinkable! For their latest project, Swiss Miniatur, they have painstakingly recreated Switzerland in miniature...
Zürich’s Ball Fountain – A Natural Phenomenon
A remnant of the Phänomena science exhibit, the Kugelbrunnen (“ball fountain”) has been quietly rotating at Zürichhorn since 1984...
The Power of Music – Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
We all know them. We have memories about them. But have we ever really taken them to heart? The best popular songs of all time undoubtedly have some strong calls to action: “Fight for your right”...
