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Zurich hosts its first “fashion days”

Posted in Fashion, tagged , , , , on November 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »

A look by Greek-born designer Mary Katrantzou, winner of the 2010 Swiss Textiles Award

While other cities have fashion weeks, Zurich has been making do with a single night. That changed this year when the city hosted its first Fashion Days. The four-day event has expanded to include a business forum, award presentations and seven blocks of fashion shows at the Puls 5 cultural center.

“Switzerland is quite known for design – in particular textiles and architecture. But it’s not like Italy or France, where you’re born with fashion in your blood,” said Erhard Schwendimann, Bally Shoe Factories’ area director for southern and western Europe.

Read the whole story here: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/Zurich_hosts_its_first_fashion_days.html?cid=28693590

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For serious bag ladies

Posted in Fashion, tagged , , , on January 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The "flat hat" collection by bombdesign -- fun!

Picking a single handbag for a trip can be hard, and cramming a second one into your suitcase means sacrificing precious wardrobe space. Not so with the “flat hat” bag line from bombdesign.

Click here to read the rest of the story: http://mylittleblackbook.ch/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=46

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Forward thinkers face the future in Lucerne

Posted in Current affairs, Environment, Science, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Markku Wilenius, senior vice president of Allianz, looks ahead to 2050

Markku Wilenius, senior vice president of Allianz, looks ahead to 2050.

Apparently, we’re in the age of stupidity. How we get out of it remains to be seen.
Experts from a variety of fields addressed the issue at the fifth annual European Futurists Conference Lucerne (EFCL) on Thursday and Friday. Altogether, about 130 people from 17 nations took part.
Read the whole story here:
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Forward_thinkers_face_the_future_in_Lucerne.html?siteSect=106&sid=11363655&cKey=1255776599000&ty=st

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Museum offers everything but the kitchen sink

Posted in Culture, tagged , , , , on May 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Visitors will find a little bit of everything at "Every Thing Design."
Visitors will find a little bit of everything at “Every Thing Design.”

With so many prime pieces on display, the current exhibition at Zurich’s Museum of Design is comparable to a greatest hits album. “Every Thing Design” is the first show featuring material from all four of the museum’s collections, which include posters, design, applied art and graphics.

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http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/search/Result.html?siteSect=882&ty=st&sid=10612782

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Creative cream of Zurich hosts giant open house

Posted in Fashion, tagged , , , on May 11, 2009| 1 Comment »

Carnival creations by Basman

Carnival creations by Basman

More than 70 shops and ateliers will join forces this weekend to host the third annual “Kreislauf 4+5” – a major Zurich fashion and design event. The two-day open-house is a chance to discover the rich array of independent designers and boutiques based in neighbourhoods along Zurich’s Langstrasse.

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http://www.swisster.ch/en/news/creative-cream-of-zurich-host-giant-open-house_121-1677445

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