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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The cosiest alpine retreats to book in EuropeBrowse the Wallpaper* edit of European alpine retreats where to fully embrace the ski season
By Nicola Leigh Stewart Published
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Trying a mushroom-powered Herbar facial at the world’s first CBD and adaptogenic spaMushroom-powered facials by Herbar have arrived at the world’s first CBD and adaptogenic spa in the Schloss Zermatt. Mary Cleary steps inside
By Mary Cleary Published
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Out of office: what the Wallpaper* editors have been doing this weekA snowy Swiss Alpine sleepover, a design book fest in Milan, and a night with Steve Coogan in London – our editors' out-of-hours adventures this week
By Bill Prince Published
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The don’t-miss Swiss art museums for your next cultural flitBespoke Partnership
Map these 11 Swiss art museums, worthy pitstops for the culturally curious, from Basel to Zürich and beyond
By Simon Mills Published
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Chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s restaurant in Switzerland reopens following a makeoverChef Anne-Sophie Pic’s restaurant at Beau-Rivage Palace sees a redesign by Tristan Auer, curated to match her feminine and floral cuisine
By Hélène Bauer Published
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Herzog & de Meuron’s Children’s Hospital in Zurich is a ‘miniature city’Herzog & de Meuron’s Children’s Hospital in Zurich aims to offer a case study in forward-thinking, contemporary architecture for healthcare
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside La Tulipe, a flower-shaped brutalist beauty by Jack Vicajee Bertoli in GenevaSprouting from the ground, nicknamed La Tulipe, the Fondation Pour Recherches Médicales building by Jack Vicajee Bertoli is undergoing a two-phase renovation, under the guidance of Geneva architects Meier + Associé
By Jonathan Glancey Published
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Five Swiss hotels for design loversInspiring stays for your next trip, these Swiss hotels will appeal to design and culture fans
By Simon Mills Published
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Dr Barbara Sturm’s 17th-century Alpine chalet is her ‘childhood dream come true’After Dr Barbara Sturm’s latest product launch, the ‘Super Anti-Aging Dual Serum’, she catches up with Wallpaper* from inside her home in Gstaad
By Hannah Tindle Published
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Designer Cécile Barani on taking hifi to new heights with Swiss audio brand GoldmundCécile Barani not only created the formal language for speaker specialist Goldmund’s portable Pulp speakers but also designed its monumental Gaia system. We spoke to her about working in high-end hi-fi
By Jonathan Bell Published
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‘Happy birthday Louise Parker II’: enter the world of Roe EthridgeRoe Ethridge speaks of his concurrent Gagosian exhibitions, in Gstaad and London, touching on his fugue approach to photography, fridge doors, and his longstanding collaborator Louise Parker
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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What to see at Art Basel 2024, as the fair arrives at its hometownArt Basel 2024, the fair of all fairs, runs 13-16 June, with 285 international exhibitors and a long list of side shows and projects
By Osman Can Yerebakan Published
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Dan Flavin’s fluorescent lights light up Basel‘Dedications in Lights’ celebrates Dan Flavin’s conceptual works, at Kunstmuseum Basel
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Christian de Portzamparc’s Dior Geneva flagship store dazzles and flowsDior’s Geneva flagship by French architect Christian de Portzamparc has a brand new, wavy façade that references the fashion designer's original processes using curves, cuts and light
By Herbert Wright Published
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Nomad St Moritz: art and design in the AlpsNomad, the travelling art and design showcase, took its 13 edition to the snowy St Moritz slopes in February 2024
By Maghie Ghali Published
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An Uetikon house embraces minimalism, light, and its Swiss lake viewsThis Uetikon home by Pablo Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados (PPAA) sets itself apart from traditional Swiss housing, with a contemporary design that connects with nature
By Tianna Williams Published
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Space for My Body: Anu Põder’s retrospective opens in SwitzerlandEstonian artist Anu Põder is celebrated by Switzerland’s Muzeum Susch in an exhibition curated by Cecilia Alemani
By Hannah Silver Published
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10 colourful hotels to inspire your 2024 escapes10 colourful hotels to discover in 2024, from dream-like mountain retreats to design-led city escapes, selected by Wallpaper* travel editor Sofia de la Cruz
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Hotel Grace La Margna St Moritz reopens as the perfect luxury Alpine retreatHotel Grace La Margna St Moritz returns after an intensive renovation by Divercity Architects and interior designer Carole Topin
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Hotel Drei Berge brings a touch of elevation to the Swiss mountainsThe historic mountaintop Hotel Drei Berge has been reinvigorated under the creative eye of Ramdane Touhami as a dream-like retreat that blurs past and present
By Pei-Ru Keh Published
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Akris’ century-old roots in St Gallen, Switzerland, are explored in new textile exhibition‘Akris: St Gallen, selbstverständlich’ at Textile Museum St Gallen explores the Swiss fashion house’s history of craft, backdropped by its home city’s links with fabric production and embroidery
By Jack Moss Published
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CERN Science Gateway: behind the scenes at Renzo Piano’s campus in GenevaCERN Science Gateway by Renzo Piano Building Workshop announces opening date in Switzerland, heralding a new era for groundbreaking innovation
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Extreme Cashmere has opened a store – and you can wash your jumpers there tooComplete with washing machines and a cashmere care department, Extreme Cashmere’s new St Moritz outpost marks the Amsterdam-based brand’s first boutique
By Jack Moss Published
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Herzog & de Meuron’s SIP Main Campus weaves together nature and sculptural concreteSIP Main Campus, a new workspace by Herzog & de Meuron, completes on the Swiss-French border
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Studio Tropicana’s minimalist extension in Italy is simplicity itselfBased in Switzerland and Italy, Studio Tropicana is part of the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Bally Foundation’s new Lake Lugano headquarters is an art-filled paradiseThe Bally Foundation inaugurates its new headquarters in a 1930s villa overlooking the majestic Lake Lugano, Switzerland with the group show ‘Un Lac Inconnu’ (An Unknown Lake)
By Hili Perlson Published
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Discover Swiss bliss in St Moritz, the chicest of Alpine escapesIn St Moritz, ski chic meets creative cachet. Here’s our pick of the perennial pleasure centre’s cultural attractions
By Jessica Klingelfuss Published


