Scene from Repair Café Bern (Ester Unterfinger)
Why buy new? The Repair Café is a chance to have defective goods fixed for free. One of my favorite events!
Doing my civic duty in Bern. Even though I could do it by mail, I love getting my ballot stamped!
Our journalist @SMisicka went to cast her vote in Bern this morning – results here: https://t.co/gQloSYaNGD #CHvote pic.twitter.com/z68QMeP1eW
— swissinfo.ch (@swissinfo_en) February 28, 2016
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From there I went to the SWI swissinfo.ch office to help with the vote coverage.
Breaking: An initiative to extend tax breaks to married couples has failed in a close vote. https://t.co/CCkQ4876f6 #CHvote #abst16
— swissinfo.ch (@swissinfo_en) February 28, 2016
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Thought I’d share a few impressions from the latest edition of Mode Suisse, Switzerland’s primary fashion platform for established as well as up-and-coming designers.
Looks by Zurich knitwear label IAHAI
From Julian Zigerli’s latest collection
Of course, the people watching is also fun.
The cost of living being what it is in Switzerland, designers based here have an extra business hurdle to navigate, as I explained in a previous story: “Fashion industry explores ‘made in Switzerland’ dilemmas.”
So in case you want to support local talent, the Mode Suisse 9 Pop-Up store is open in Zurich until February 13, 2016.
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Irish author Padraig Rooney in Basel (© swissinfo.ch)
Both local and foreign writers have found shelter, inspiration and adventure in Switzerland. In his new book, Basel-based author Padraig Rooney distils two centuries of literature with Swiss connections.
The school day had been long and parking near Basel’s Paper Mill and literary museum a challenge. Author and teacher Padraig Rooney needs a cup of coffee, maybe even something sweet. He follows the waitress to the dessert case with such gusto that I can’t help but tag along.
Tucking into a slab of chocolate cake at the museum café, he recalls how he came up with the idea for his book – The Gilded Chalet: Off-piste in Literary Switzerland – during a visit to the museum in 2008. He had gone to see an exhibition marking the 400th anniversary of the Earls of Ulster passing through Basel on their way to Rome.
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Fur trim and coats are trendy, but are consumers aware of the grim conditions for most of the animals involved? A Swiss label law aims to inform, but many say that an outright import ban is needed.
It’s cold and everyone walking around Bern is dressed warmly, except for one woman. Clad in her underwear plus a scarf and boots, she’s also wearing a sign that says, “I’d rather go (almost) naked than wear fur”. She’s been collecting signatures for a petition to ban the import of fur products made with animal-torturing methods.
“It’s going really well – people have been very supportive. I’ve got so many signatures that I’ll have to get more forms,” Daniela tells swissinfo.ch. A moment later, a woman with a fur coat and bag walks past, giving her a dirty look.
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