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‘If the kitchen is the heart of the home, Why Gaggenau chose London for its largest European flagship
Gaggenau’s new flagship provides an inspiring space for creative dialogue, as head of global design Sven Baacke explains.
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The Story of Craft: Shaping A New World
If there is one thing that we’ve learnt about modern-day craft, it is that diverse people in different disciplines are united by a set of common goals. In the past, when we’ve taken a…
The Monocle Guide to Switzerland
Even a city-hopping holiday in Switzerland can require swimming trunks and hiking shoes. Here are Monocle’s top picks for where to go and what to do this summer, featuring crisp waters, staggering mountain views,…
Pushing the boundaries of flavour
We’re not just serving food; we want to tell stories with what we serve, through presentation, preparation methods and flavours. Our favourite events happen in intimate settings.”
Modernising a time-tested craft
Over the past 20 years, Matteo Gonet’s eponymous glassworks has established a rolodex of impressive clients in the worlds of art, design and architecture. While the drama of delicate glass emerging from fiery kilns…
Defining good taste
Ginsberg and Früh are much less guided by trends and favourite eras than they are their personal preferences. It’s perhaps why they have become Basel’s unofficial arbiters of taste.
Improving on tradition
Founded in 1753, the biscuit-maker Jakob’s Basler Leckerly is one of Basel’s – and, indeed, Switzerland’s – most historic companies.
Designs for life
Architects Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein are soon to publish a monograph of the sketches and plans from their projects that were never built. It’s a testament to their general approach: deep, studied learning…
Designing a world of possibilities
The driving force behind Stefan Senn’s designs has always been what the carpenter has been missing in his own life – and the realisation that others might be in need of those things too.
The pursuit of elegance
Nadine Fink’s jewellery brand, Nana Fink, joyfully combines art deco influences with modern sensibilities, demonstrating a mastery of sophistication that is never at risk of being boring.
Meticulously honing the process
Whether producing bronze casts via traditional, lost wax processes, creating large-scale steel structures or 3D scanning, the Kunstbetrieb foundry’s ethos centres on close collaboration with artists. All manner of craftspeople are brought together under…
