From the serenity of her native Hirzel to the heights of literary fame, Johanna Spyri gave Switzerland one of its most enduring symbols: Heidi.
Through her gentle yet powerful writing, she transformed the simplicity of Alpine life into a universal tale of freedom, kindness, and resilience — a story that continues to illuminate the spirit of the Swiss Alps around the world.
Although often associated with the Enlightenment, Rousseau’s work is far more complex and nuanced. Marked by poverty, recognition, religion and tumultuous liaisons, Rousseau criticized a changing society. His constant need to justify himself and his banishment by his peers shaped his erratic thinking. Despite these challenges, he left many indelible traces.
From journalist to architect to writer, Max Frisch has had many different chapters in his life. However, the personality of the man who painted the canvas of a world turned upside down by conflict, while revitalizing post-war German-language literature, is complex.
Léonard Gianadda: A visionary with a thousand lives and multiple legacies.
Portrait of a globetrotter and digital nomad of the 20th century!
A composer of light and an architect of memory, Mario Botta plays with geometric lines and materials with different properties in the four corners of the world. Deeply rooted in his time, he adapts his projects to the needs of society and the topographical conditions of the region.
Alongside Jack Kerouac, Joseph Kessel and Jack London, Nicolas Bouvier has made literary history with his tales of the world, of sunrises and sunsets, of the stories behind faces, ephemeral music and the tremors of life.
Sometimes in search of angular forms, sometimes attracted by endless circles, sometimes in an explosion of colors, sometimes in the regularity of natural wood, sometimes in the influences of the ancient world and sometimes in the blockchain vision, these antagonistic attractions are the protagonists of Philippe Cramer’s creative universe.
By merging cutting-edge technologies with aesthetic treatments and regenerative anti-ageing medicine, Dr. Burgener Switzerland has created its own holistic approach to skin treatment. Focusing on the principle of better aging, the company deploys its philosophy in its Lausanne clinic B-mediC, as well as in some twenty luxury spas around the world.