Art, architecture and travel in Switzerland
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Switzerland - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Switzerland.
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All's fair: Art Basel 2016 showcases 4,000 international artists
By Ann Binlot Last updated
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Swiss architect Mario Botta’s sacred buildings
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Art Basel Hong Kong returns, bigger and bolder than ever before
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Giacomo Zamboni's Stealth House fits right into its rural Swiss location
Stealth House in Switzerland is a generous family residence by ZMB Architettura, inspired by aircraft design, dressed in Molteni&C|Dada, and cleverly hidden in the Lake Lugano countryside
By Ali Morris Last updated
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Breathtaking views of the Alps from the new Frutt Family Lodge
By Daven Wu Last updated
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The term ‘villa’ does not do Villa du Lac justice
By Ella Marshall Last updated
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High-tech running brand On touches the clouds with Engadin valley retreat
The fast-growing sports company invites guests to enjoy a slower pace in walkers’ wonderland Engadin valley, to celebate the launch of its Cloudrock Waterproof boots
By Nick Compton Last updated
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Zurich’s famed celebrity hotel gets a makeover
By Michelle McDermott Last updated
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On the summit: Herzog & de Meuron complete mountain-top build in Switzerland
By Sam Rogers Last updated
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Haegue Yang on the legacy of Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Legendary abstract artist and designer Sophie Taeuber-Arp is finally receiving her dues in a Tate Modern retrospective. To mark the occasion, Korean artist Haegue Yang reflects on the enduring influence of her work
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Tracing the radical evolution of domestic interior design
Vitra Design Museum presents ‘Home Stories: 100 Years, 20 Visionary Interiors,’ a major exhibition that celebrates the power of interior design in the last century
By Ali Morris Last updated
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Collectors’ corner: Rolex at Baselworld 2018
By Ken Kessler Last updated
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Arresting archive: Herzog and de Meuron share their Kabinett of wonders
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Inside gallerist Stefan von Bartha’s art-filled Basel home
Second-generation gallery owner Stefan von Bartha invites us (virtually) into his art-studded Basel home to reflect on an unconventional childhood, eclectic collection and building on 50 years of his family's eponymous gallery
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Studio Seilern Architects designs The Japanese, high on the Andermatt slopes
By Daven Wu Last updated
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Hauser & Wirth opens ninth gallery in St. Moritz designed by Luis Laplace
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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The Hamlet in Geneva is a showcase of design classics
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement: radical reflections on surreal times
At Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2021 kicks off with group show ‘A Goodbye Letter, A Love Call, A Wake Up Song’, a full house of subversive moving image commissions
By Amah-Rose Abrams Last updated
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Back to the Bauhaus school days of Swiss polymath Max Bill
An exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Zurich explores the multilayered bonds formed between the artist and his fellow students at the Dessau institution
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Two Verandas House by Gus Wüstemann, Switzerland
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Switzerland’s Muzeum Susch opens in a redesigned rural monastery
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Sporting inspiration triumphs at 3XN’s new Olympic House in Lausanne
By Amy Serafin Last updated
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SeARCH and Christian Müller’s buried hillside Hole House is a holiday home with altitude
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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Walter Maria Förderer’s 1960s European churches remain avant-garde today
In the 1960s, Walter Maria Förderer designed eight churches in Switzerland and Germany. Influenced by Le Corbusier, and even more so by the collages of Kurt Schwitters and Gothic architecture, Förderer designed cascades of concrete blocks and strange totemic objects that now form some of Europe’s most avant-garde religious buildings.
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Art Basel 2021: a guide to the fair and art in the city
At long last, Art Basel is about to get physical once again. Running from 24 – 26 September 2021 at Messe Basel, the fair promises a radical mix of new commissions and iconic works. Here's a preview of what to see at the fair, and around the city
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Art Basel Hong Kong recalibrates with a digital-only edition
Following the cancellation of its Hong Kong fair, Art Basel has bounced back with Online Viewing Rooms, where Asian art takes centre stage
By Emma O'Kelly Last updated
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La Prairie and Maotik plunge us into the twilight zone at Art Basel and Frieze London
La Prairie celebrates the launch of its Skin Caviar Nighttime Oil with a digital installation offering an entrancing trip into the twilight zone at Art Basel and Frieze London
By Mary Cleary Last updated