Feminine Entrepreneurship For the 40th anniversary of Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award creation, the Swiss edition of the award was presented to Bea Petri, founder and CEO of Schminkbar. Her company’s successful “makeup bar” concept won over the jury, comprised of prominent figures from the worlds of the business, media and culture. Paying tribute to … Read more
Perfume-makers fear EU legal blow to industry The European Commission wants to introduce new laws restricting the use of natural perfume ingredients linked to allergies. The EU estimates 1-3 percent of people in Europe are allergic or potentially allergic to ingredients found in perfumes – a number it considers high enough to justify concern. “All … Read more
Top 10 Wealth Density Countries Monaco Tops First Ultra High Net Worth Wealth Density List While 60% of the top 10 Wealth Density Countries are in Europe, a surprising 30% are located in Asia. Traditional wealth centres dominated as Monaco took top spot with 55 UHNWIs to be found per 10,000 citizens. The dominance continued … Read more
Snow Polo goes global and Aspen draws big talent If you have heard of it, you might think St. Moritz — polo has been played on the frozen lake there for more than a quarter century (snow polo polo was first introduced in 1985). Over the decades the Swiss event has drawn an international crowd of … Read more
International VELUX Award 2012 for Students of Architecture: Team from Switzerland Takes First Prize Among 983 Entries International VELUX Award 2012: “resonance, memory” took first prize A team of two students of architecture from ETHZ in Zurich, Switzerland, took the International VELUX Award 2012 for their poetic project “resonance, memory”. In 2012 the International … Read more
Chronometre Optimum, F. P. Journe’s latest horological high-end creation, is distinguished with a strong personality and various technological advances. The high-performance bi-axial escapement, the double barrel with two springs, and the constant-force remontoire (a small secondary source of power, a weight or spring, which runs the timekeeping mechanism and is itself periodically rewound by the timepiece’s main … Read more