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Swiss By Design
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm (repeats 7 pm Saturday)
Exploring Switzerland’s contemporary culture and creative scenes, every week Jennifer Davies looks at the art, architecture, products and people shaping our everyday lives.
Swiss By Design: Surfaces and sacred spaces
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Jennifer Davies looks at the link between body image and product design. She also explores architecture, looking at Mario Botta’s Ticino masterpiece Chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli and previews the best upcoming cultural events from around the country this week.
Wednesday, 1 September, 2010Jennifer Davies looks at the link between body image and product design. She also explores architecture, looking at Mario Botta’s Ticino masterpiece Chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli and previews the best upcoming cultural events from around the country this week.
Destination architecture: 5 feats of design worth the trip
Friday, 23 July, 2010Modern architecture tells you as much about a society and culture as its ancient constructs. So maybe it’s the tendency of Swiss architects to avoid being labelled as image-conscious “star-chitects” that has led, over the last 20 years, to so many public buildings in Switzerland that defer to their surrounding landscapes. And since these are best seen outdoors and in good weather, what better time than summer to hit the road and soak in the natural brilliance:
Friday, 23 July, 2010Modern architecture tells you as much about a society and culture as its ancient constructs. So maybe it’s the tendency of Swiss architects to avoid being labelled as image-conscious “star-chitects” that has led, over the last 20 years, to so many public buildings in Switzerland that defer to their surrounding landscapes. And since these are best seen outdoors and in good weather, what better time than summer to hit the road and soak in the natural brilliance:
Swiss by Design: Alessi and Häberli to Herzog and de Meuron
Wednesday, 7 July, 2010In the last show of the season, Jennifer Davies looks back over some highlights with interviews from top designers Alberto Alessi and Alfredo Häberli, architects Herzog and de Meuron and art critic Tim Marlow. If you’re missing a little culture from your life over the summer, she has a guide to the best events all over the country to keep you going until autumn.
Wednesday, 7 July, 2010In the last show of the season, Jennifer Davies looks back over some highlights with interviews from top designers Alberto Alessi and Alfredo Häberli, architects Herzog and de Meuron and art critic Tim Marlow. If you’re missing a little culture from your life over the summer, she has a guide to the best events all over the country to keep you going until autumn.
Swiss by Design: Swatch, subjectivity and fantastic films
Wednesday, 30 June, 2010Jennifer Davies discusses the design legacy of Swatch inventor Nicolas Hayek, who died this week. She explores the bond between photographers and their subjects with Lorenzo Castore. She also asks the director of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival about what makes “film fantasy” different from “fantastic films”? All this and a preview of the best of the week’s cultural events:
Wednesday, 30 June, 2010Jennifer Davies discusses the design legacy of Swatch inventor Nicolas Hayek, who died this week. She explores the bond between photographers and their subjects with Lorenzo Castore. She also asks the director of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival about what makes “film fantasy” different from “fantastic films”? All this and a preview of the best of the week’s cultural events:
Swiss by Design: Clouds, concepts and covert art
Wednesday, 23 June, 2010Jennifer Davies chases the clouds away with a Swiss design classic. She learns of a project by Kueng Caputo, who aim to solve the public’s design dilemmas and she reveals the alternative art agenda at the Belluard Bollwerk festival in Fribourg. There’s also another round of cultural events for the week ahead.
Wednesday, 23 June, 2010Jennifer Davies chases the clouds away with a Swiss design classic. She learns of a project by Kueng Caputo, who aim to solve the public’s design dilemmas and she reveals the alternative art agenda at the Belluard Bollwerk festival in Fribourg. There’s also another round of cultural events for the week ahead.
Swiss By Design: Art Basel Special
Wednesday, 16 June, 2010Jennifer Davies goes to the 41st Annual Art Basel event—now the biggest art fair in the world. She talks to gallerists and curators on preview day to gain an inside perspective on the art scene. All this and a preview of the best of the week’s cultural events.
Wednesday, 16 June, 2010Jennifer Davies goes to the 41st Annual Art Basel event—now the biggest art fair in the world. She talks to gallerists and curators on preview day to gain an inside perspective on the art scene. All this and a preview of the best of the week’s cultural events.
Swiss By Design: Football finesse and a walk on Zurich’s wild side
Wednesday, 9 June, 2010Jennifer Davies preludes the start of the World Cup this Friday, talking architecture and football stadium finesse with resident expert Inge Beckel. As Zurich’s Langstrasse becomes an urban renewal project, she asks if regeneration really benefits all. All this and a preview of the best of the week’s cultural events.
Wednesday, 9 June, 2010Jennifer Davies preludes the start of the World Cup this Friday, talking architecture and football stadium finesse with resident expert Inge Beckel. As Zurich’s Langstrasse becomes an urban renewal project, she asks if regeneration really benefits all. All this and a preview of the best of the week’s cultural events.
Swiss By Design: Frédéric Dedelley and is nude really rude?
Wednesday, 2 June, 2010Jennifer Davies revisits some classic personalities, talking to designer Frédéric Dedelley and also discussing the controversial role of nudity in photography. This week she’s de-mystifying the movement, Art Constructivism. There’s also a round-up of arty events over the coming week in Switzerland.
Wednesday, 2 June, 2010Jennifer Davies revisits some classic personalities, talking to designer Frédéric Dedelley and also discussing the controversial role of nudity in photography. This week she’s de-mystifying the movement, Art Constructivism. There’s also a round-up of arty events over the coming week in Switzerland.
Swiss By Design: A citrus classic and 10 years of MUDAC
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010Jennifer Davies looks at an unusual Swiss Design Classic: the Sicilia lemon and lime juice bottle. And as the MUDAC in Lausanne celebrates its 10th anniversary, she learns how marketing company Trivial Mass Production has been vital to the success of the institution. Plus get a design news update and grab your fix of cultural events for the week ahead.
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010Jennifer Davies looks at an unusual Swiss Design Classic: the Sicilia lemon and lime juice bottle. And as the MUDAC in Lausanne celebrates its 10th anniversary, she learns how marketing company Trivial Mass Production has been vital to the success of the institution. Plus get a design news update and grab your fix of cultural events for the week ahead.
Swiss By Design: From the Kunsthaus to the Venice Biennale
Wednesday, 19 May, 2010Following the news that curator Bice Curiger has been appointed to one of the art world’s biggest posts at the Venice Biennale, Jennifer Davies focuses on Zurich’s Kunsthaus and looks at the institution’s use of YouTube to celebrate its centenary. She also discusses the merits of the Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne with Inge Beckel.
Wednesday, 19 May, 2010Following the news that curator Bice Curiger has been appointed to one of the art world’s biggest posts at the Venice Biennale, Jennifer Davies focuses on Zurich’s Kunsthaus and looks at the institution’s use of YouTube to celebrate its centenary. She also discusses the merits of the Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne with Inge Beckel.
