Dada, Carl Jung, robots, big data, urban systems, typefaces and beyond—Zurich Meets New York, A Festival of Swiss Ingenuity highlights visionary movements and ideas born in Zurich, and their impact on American culture. With almost 100 years of Dada, Zurich now takes the spotlight, and celebrates its role as a 21st-century hub for artistic and scientific innovation.
10 Reasons Why Switzerland Engages With The United Nations explores the core reasons Switzerland decided to refine its stance towards the UN and become an integral part of its policy and decision making processes.
How much do you love Switzerland? Let us count the ways… Created for ThinkSwiss by featurezoo
A paean to The Residence at the Swiss Embassy in Washington D.C. designed by Steven Holl and Justin Rüssli. Created for ThinkSwiss.
Endlich gibt es das multifunktionale T-Shirt, welches beim Public Viewing punktet und an der Afterpar+y gefeiert wird. Die coolen WM-T’Shirts gibt es jetzt in zwei Farben und mit den passenden Statement.
ThinkSwiss Exchange Program as not only an excellent career steering choice, but also a gateway to becoming a ‘global citizen’.
“… from the bold funk/soul impact of the opening title track (remixed at the end as the percussive section of an escola de samba) to the joyful calypso chorus of Me Fe Tan Pliji to the refined jazz atmosphere of Where is Home…”
Fiji, a Bern based electro-pop outfit is an unexpected delight: catchy synth riffs, warm then glacial textures complexifying; a generous sense of play coupled with a haunting sense of drama. Downright sensual. Whiffs of Blondie, Les Rita Mitsouko, Goldfrapp hover– but always culminating in a musical bouquet all their own.
A quick peek at our last conversation with award-winning photographer, Christian Lutz. Lutz’s fascination with the invisible machinations of powers have taken him from the discreet, subtle worlds of diplomacy—to the inner workings of a Senegalese religious brotherhood—and now to the Niger Delta, the heart of the violence that surrounds the Nigerian oil industry.
Toujours Toi Family Affairs presented it’s Winter 2010-11 Collection at the Swiss Institute, New York, during Fashion Week. Helvetica Bold was on hand to capture it.