Off to Switzerland
I'm headed off to Switzerland on Saturday to take part in the Presence Switzerland Design and Innovation tour. I've never been before, but the itinerary is chockablock with the tiny nation's architecture and design leaders, from the Vitra Design Museum to the Freitag store (pictured below) in Zurich, constructed of shipping containers.
In preparation for the trip I've been rereading some recent Dwell stories that feature Swiss design, the Detour we did in Zurich in particular. I'm also planning to grab a drink with architect Felix Oesch, designer of the wonderful Swiss Mix house we covered in February's Prefab Issue. It's such a rare treat to meet someone face-to-face who lives so far away and has only been a voice on the phone or fingers typing at the end of an email.
I also want to ask you, the Dwell community, what you make of Swiss design, and what I should do to fill my few spare moments. Is there a shop in Basel I shouldn't miss, a cafe in Zurich or a building in Lausanne? Were you thrilled when Peter Zumthor won the Pritzker Prize or is Le Corbusier more your speed? I'd love to hear from you all, and do keep an eye out for my dispatches from abroad in the newly christened Postcard section of dwell.com.
Articles
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Zurich, Switzerland
Industrial designer Alfredo Häberli shows us how to pass the hours in Zurich, Switzerland, a city with no shortage of timekeepers.
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Touring Basel, Switzerland, Part 2
Last month I traveled to Basel, Switzerland, a European city first founded during the Roman Empire and still boasting beautiful buildings constructed more than 1,000 years agos. In Touring Basel…
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A Pilgrimage to Zumthor's Chapel
I recently made a Peter Zumthor pilgrimage to Switzerland, where many of his seminal works sit within a 40 mile radius one another in the northeastern part of the country. An architectural journey…
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Animal Blueprints
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Geigy's Graphic Design
Design Musem Zurich's current show Good Design, Good Business showcases the great graphic design from 1940-1970 of the Swiss chemical company Geigy.
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Charlotte Perriand: Designer, Photographer, Activist
Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999), one of the most innovative interior and furniture designers of the 20th century, did not only strive towards a change in forms but also towards an…
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Basel: Art, Industry and Crossing Borders
Basel, at first glance, seems an unlikely capital of cutting edge architecture. With buildings by many of the world’s most renowned architects — Herzog & de Meuron, SANAA, Frank…
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Le Corbusier-Miracle Boxes
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