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Transport

Little wonders

With its loveable Microlino, a pioneering family business is proving that the best things really can come in small packages.

  • Issue #166
  • 10 min read
Little wonders
Architecture

Dream factories

It’s time to liberate movies from the small screen. We visit five newly opened or renovated cinemas that are bringing communities together and celebrating the wonder of film.

  • Issue #166
  • 11 min read
Dream factories
Art

City in the frame

To maintain its world-leading position, the Swiss city’s art fair must find new ways to evolve. Here the key players talk creation, curation and community building.

  • Issue #164
  • 20 min read
City in the frame
Food & Drink

Cabin crew

Star chef Andreas Caminada and protégé Silvio Germann have transformed a 1911 Swiss villa near Lake Constance into an intimate six-room inn celebrating Alpine hospitality.

  • Issue #163
  • 7 min read
Modern restaurant kitchen with glass walls, stainless steel equipment, and chefs preparing food in professional setting
Sport

Plotting a downfall

High in the Swiss Alps, Fabrice Meyer and his security team trigger minor avalanches to prevent major disasters.

  • Issue #161
  • 4 min read
Nine avalanche security team members in red winter gear posing with equipment around a snowcat at Crans Montana ski resort
Architecture

Streets ahead

Learning the rules of the road can be fun. This traffic school helps kids to move in the right direction.

  • Issue #160
  • 3 min read
Child wearing orange helmet riding yellow go-kart vehicle on miniature road in Basel traffic garden
Hospitality

Be our guest

As the hospitality industry bounces back, the Les Roches school in the Swiss Alps is training the next generation of industry stars. We check in for a stay.

  • Issue #159
  • 8 min read
Students walking across the snow-covered campus of Les Roches International School of Hotel Management

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