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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Akris’ tribute to the embroidery city of St. Gallen
Creative director Albert Kriemler on Akris’ Fall/Winter 2021 collection, which honours the heritage of its Swiss hometown
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Inside architect Peter Zumthor’s wooden holiday home in the Swiss Alps
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Carbon Fibre House: a Swiss home that draws on the history of prefabrication
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Time passage: Mondaine partners the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland
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The Zurich List: art, culture, design and architecture in Mitteleuropa’s most handsome city
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Perrotin releases Maurizio Cattelan banana t-shirts to benefit hunger-relief charity
Profits from each sale will go towards Feeding South Florida, a food bank serving Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties
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’Lignes d’Ombres’: Mobilab’s latest showcase is a creative meeting of minds
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Calm in the storm: Hugh Dutton designs Art Basel's Swire Properties Lounge
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Damien Hirst reaches new heights in St Moritz
‘Mental Escapology’ is Damien Hirst’s first public exhibition in Switzerland, and sees a monumental sculpture by the artist installed on Lake St Moritz
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Christ & Gantenbein designs the Lindt Home of Chocolate near Zurich
Swiss architects Christ & Gantenbein team up with internationally renowned Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprüngli to design a seductive architectural experience for chocolate-lovers in Switzerland
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Olafur Eliasson reflects on ways of seeing ahead of his latest exhibiton
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Welcome to Sarajevo: transforming the Historical Museum in Venice
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Chetzeron — Crans-Montana, Switzerland
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Davide Macullo’s WAP Art Space combines art and dwelling
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Roche Pharmaceuticals’ new workspace is ‘industrial palazzo’
Roche Pharmaceuticals gets a new multifunctional workspace for their Grenzach-Wyhlen campus, designed by Swiss architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein
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Combs turn artworks at Geneva’s Máti gallery
Designer Aurore Piedigrossi untangles the history of the comb with her Grands Hers collection at Geneva’s Máti gallery
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Engadin Art Talks: creative luminaries unravel grace and gravity in the digital age
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For the love of film: EM2N transform the Cinematheque Suisse
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Herzog & de Meuron renovate Basel’s iconic Volkshaus hotel
Herzog & de Meuron completes Switzerland's latest boutique hotel, the Volkshaus, in Basel, reviving, at the same time, a landmark part of the city
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Ceramics artist Sara Flynn is making waves at Loewe’s Miami boutique
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Gone camping: a new scheme in Switzerland’s Jura promises a perfect blend of nature and architecture
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Born to run: Swiss athletics brand On re-envisions the traditional office
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Belgian artist Oli-B looks to the skies for NetJets installation
