Author: José Amorim
The “Bar à Bulles” By Ruinart At The Beau-Rivage Palace In Lausanne – Now Open For The Season
Lausanne is a beautiful place to be in Winter. The magnificence of the natural landscape, the closeness of ski slopes and the exquisite choice of unique places make the Swiss city a great destination for an evening, a weekend or more. The Beau-Rivage Palace is a luxury destination and a place one-in-a-kind. For the third time, a “Bar à Bulles” by Ruinart opens on the Lobby Lounge terrace for the winter season. The iconic transparent tube offers an outstanding environment…
The New Wow: The Most Beautiful Thing You Can Wear Is Actually Confidence!
Aging is a very complex process and sometimes the way your body evolves can affect the way you feel. While a good night of sleep and a healthy life help preventing the bad signs of aging, sometimes you need extra help to keep up with a beautiful body and face. “The New Wow” is a new sensation of beauty and a new way of life. From cosmetics fake promises to bad examples of aesthetic Surgery, people might feel lost with…
Online Influencers: Nobody Is Listening (The End Of An Era)
While Influential marketing has never been so powerful, it is time to put all cards on the table and accept that the influencer marketing model is coming to an end for a very simple reason: nobody is listening. It might sound provocative and even of a very bad taste but the reality is here. Brands and influencers have spent their time and money feeding an electronic beast that represented for many years a sort of marketing mirage in the middle…
The idea of “Nocturne” in Classical Music
A Nocturne is usually a musical composition that is inspired by, or evocative of, the night. Historically, nocturne is a very old term applied to night Offices and, since the Middle Ages, to divisions in the canonical hour of Matins. The word Nocturne, in music, designates less a specific form of music than a poetic moment, a “musical moment”, of which the night is the pretext. Here is more about this specific exercise that made the great moments of the Romantism era. A Nocturne, A Moment Of…
JSBG Store In Lausanne: A Narration About Switzerland
Switzerland is a small country of only 8.5 million inhabitants in the heart of Europe and what is fascinating is the concentration of talents. From watchmaking to design, architecture, luxury, and even fashion. Maybe the main difference with other countries like France, Italy or even the US (apart from the size of course) is the lack of qualitative platforms to showcase these talents. Here is where the opening this month of the JSBG Store in Lausanne is a great thing….
The 2019 International Design Fair in Geneva – 3rd Edition
Next month there will be the second edition of the SALON DU DESIGN in Geneva. The Design fair supports quality mid century design. For the new edition, that will take place on the weekend of 3-4 November 2018 at the Pavillon Sicli, Corine Stübi, co-founder of Kissthedesign Gallery and organiser of the fair, selected around thirty exhibitors from all over Switzerland and Europe. Le Salon du Design 2019 at Pavillon Sicli in Geneva Thirty or so exhibitors are selected from the experienced and…
Chanel’s Métiers d’Art New Site: 19M
On October 8th 2019, the ceremony symbolically marking the completion of the structural work of the new site for CHANEL’s Métiers d’art, baptised Le 19M, was held in the presence of Bruno Pavlovsky, President of CHANEL Fashion and President of CHANEL SAS, Frédéric Hocquard, the Deputy Mayor of Paris, in charge of cultural economic diversity, representing Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, Patrick Braouezec, President of the Plaine Commune, François Dagnaud, Mayor of the 19tharrondissement in Paris and the architect Rudy Ricciotti,…
Welcome To The New Gods of Fashion
Exit Yves, Christian, Karl, Raf, Albert… Welcome to Cristiano, Robyn or Gwyneth. The fashion world has dramatically changed. The old gods were replaced by new ones. New idols replace previous icons. Fashionistas replace Couturiers and Fashion labels erase Fashion houses. That is the way the world goes and it seems this change is here to stay. The Old Gods Of Fashion Gone Bad Every chain reaction has a starting point. In our case here it all started back in 2007…
Victorinox Opens A New Brand Store In Lausanne
Victorinox is the symbol of Swiss ingenuity since 1884. Decade after decade, the Swiss brand remains truthful to its core values of quality, functionality and iconic design. This month, Victorinox opened a new brand store in the heart of Lausanne. It is the second store in “Suisse Romande”, the French-speaking area of Switzerland. Lausanne And Rue De Bourg, The Place To Be. The municipality Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland, with the…
Mugler Angel Eau de Toilette 2019: A modern Story Of Femininity, Self-Confidence and Sex-Appeal.
While everybody is talking about L’Oréal purchased Mugler and Azzaro, Mugler continues its development by launching a new version of Angel Eau de toilette and here below is the game called: “what has changed?”. Angel Eau de Toilette, a new flacon The Angel flacon is probably one of the most recognizable flacon in the world, not only because of its star-like shape but also because of the blue color of its fragrance. If there is one thing (there are more)…
Verbier Festival 2019: A Story Of Audacity, Transmission And Exchange
Summer in Switzerland brings back amazing music festivals and one very special has its location in the heart of Swiss Alps for more than 25 years: the Verbier Festival. Last year it was an amazing edition and the 2019 edition is starting. It will take place in Verbier from July 18th to August 3rd 2019. Verbier Festival 2018, An Anniversary to be remembered The Verbier Festival is a classical music festival which encourages encounters and sharing between great musicians and young aspiring…
Can Technology Solve everything? The Modern Myth of Prometheus And The Limits Of Technological-fix
Two distinctive idealisms are currently in a struggle and one is not necessary for helping the other. In one side, we can see the failure of capitalism and how the economic model founded in the 17th century is reaching its own limits. The usage of the planet resources are getting to extremes and many people are calling for an economic slowdown. In the other side, many people tend to think that technology and human ingenuity can fix everything and that…
Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2006: The Magnetic Feeling Of Natural Contrasts.
When Dom Pérignon releases a new vintage, this becomes headlines! As you may know, Dom Pérignon only works with vintage champagne which means it will never release a “weak year”. Since 1921, the Champagne brand has been produced only in 42 vintages. The first Rosé was released in 1959 and since then only 26 Rosé vintages were produced. In 1971, the Shah of Iran ordered several bottles of the first vintage of Dom Pérignon Rosé (the 1959) for the 2,500-year celebration of the…
Why Can We Find Soy Lecithin in Swiss Chocolate?
Since I live in Switzerland, many people around the world keep asking me questions about the country. How is it to live here? Is it really as beautiful as we can see on TV? Do you have a secret bank account? Most of all: Is the Chocolate really good, and can you send me some! Generally, I must say I am a good ambassador for the country and no: I do not have a secret bank account (at least I…
Fashion Police needed: The Return Of The Crop Look!
This week, we tried to join the Fashion Police because we cannot support one important thing: The return of the Crop! Seriously, it is a NO GO. With a certain revival of the 80’s / 90’s right now, we could see it not only in the streets but also in the catwalks and red carpets. Help! It took a long time for the crop top to materialize in the West, partly due to a colder climate and partly because of…