The Monocle Travel Guide to Zürich, Geneva + Basel celebrates the richness of these three cities and dives beneath the surface to bring an unexpected mix of creativity, entrepreneurialism and design.
Switzerland’s largest city may be compact in size but it’s diverse. Here you’ll find first-rate museums and modernist marvels, all-day coffee bars and nightlife that will keep your tail feathers shaking. There’s also a…
Starting on a shoestring, Benjamin Sommerhalder moved from making his own magazine to building up a small publishing house with a gallery and shop space. And on the way he’s kick-started an old-fashioned publishing boom.
Coop is the second largest retailer in Switzerland after Migros, with about 1,500 outlets and 44,000 employees. In 2005, it had a turnover of €8.6bn. It has 20 per cent of the country’s food retail business. As well as…
A protected Zürich building has a new lease of life
as a Japanese restaurant. And Ooki Pavilion’s owners are helping to transform a quieter corner of the
city with good food and great design.
The way we work has transformed in the past two years. In the first of five stories, the Adecco Group’s Innovation Foundation invited diverse thinkers to discuss the Great Resignation over dinner and to imagine how women…
One of Switzerland’s smartest property firms helped improve a once-unloved stretch of Zürich. Now Ledermann has tackled its most ambitious project – developers everywhere take note.
The aptly named Bridge has linked a high-end food hall to a Zürich rail stop with a platform for some of the city’s finest food brands. Neither trains
nor passengers will be running on empty.
The wine market is slowly moving towards more sustainable practices and finally getting over the idea that natural wine needs to smell and taste like a farmyard. Here are our picks to keep your whistles wet for the months…
A communications agency has taken on a branding overhaul for the Swiss army. The result is a new identity that promotes pride and competence, and is rooted in the country’s design traditions.
