Justice League or the Knights of the Round Table? Pfff, we don’t give a damn about the stars of the silver screen and lift the people who hold their shield over us in everyday life. They are designers, restaurateurs, entrepreneurs or beauty experts and our Bernese heroes even without the cape and S on their chests.
Pedro Lenz
Writer
@_pedrolenz_
pedrolenz.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
All those friends who would probably no longer be alive in 20 years’ time.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I’m sitting in the smoking compartment of an SBB carriage, smoking strong cigarettes, listening to “Radio zum Glück” by Züri West on the Disc-Man and waiting for the service car to pour me a coffee.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
The smoking compartment in the SBB carriage, the Disc-Man and the service carriage that provides me with coffee.
Agrip Pino Zinna
Hairdresser, artist, visionary
@pinocoiffyoursuccess.ch
@coiffyoursuccess
coiffyoursuccess.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
In 20 years I will be 76 years old. The capsule contains photos and video footage that remind me of wonderful moments with my family and many great experiences. I will think back on the interesting people, the beautiful places and the creativity I lived out and be happy and grateful.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I’m glad that the turn of the millennium didn’t bring a digital blackout. I am initiating the project “The Way 01” at the Kornhausforum Bern. A meeting place with interactive art installations, performances and live music. True to my motto *MUSIC ETERNAL COMPANION*, I enjoy following the local DJs at Les amis or Kapitel at the weekend. Thanks to my attitude *FUN IS IN THE HEAD, NOT IN DRUGS* I manage to combine clubbing and family life. Today I need three days of convalescence after a party, despite my sensible behavior.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
The carefree attitude. The most natural things like meeting people, going to concerts, holding hands, hugging, etc. are something threatening today. Nevertheless, I believe in the future. Humanity, nature or at least part of it continues to develop and move forward. Maybe without us…
Ann Perica
Jewelry designer
@annperica
annperica.com
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
My manifestation journal – let’s see which dreams have come true by then.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I attend the 9th grade. I was in first grade in Meikirch, a small farming village between Bern and the Seeland.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
I don’t have many regrets – except for my grandparents.
Fabian Zbinden
Peaceful minded Chef, Entrepreneur
@fabian.zbinden
fabian-zbinden.com
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
I still want to feel the infinite flow of love and gratitude in 20 years’ time!
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I am 14 years old and am currently taking part in the World Yo-Yo Championships in Orlando, Florida.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
What I miss most is the carefree time when there were no smartphones and you met up with friends by the big tree.
Romel Janeski
Photographer
@romeljaneski
janeski.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
Photos as silent witnesses and memories of our existence and transience.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
Discover Switzerland through my profession as a photographer, meet many personalities and immerse myself in their worlds.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
The feeling of traveling freely through the world.
Sandra Schneider
Co-Founder Minimono
@minimono_ch
minimono.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
I put a small minimono box with our first collection in my time capsule. The box contains a group photo of the team, a plush penguin and the first rainbow body with the animal pattern in the smallest size. On the back of the photo, I write that I love and appreciate being able to work with my friends every day. On a postcard, I write what we will have achieved in the next 20 years, such as: “The first minimono store was opened in my hometown of Bern!” Modest, I know. Maybe I can make my older self smile a little.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I’m in Mae Sot, Thailand, eating noodle soup with my cousin at Aunt Cham’s. She makes the best ones, and they only cost 20 baht pocket money. Pa (aunt in Thai) Cham is not really our aunt, but somehow we call all women who are not our mothers or sisters aunts. We wait until our friends come home from school so that we can watch our favorite series together in the afternoon. I can say almost every scene by heart.
In addition, the DVD has been played so often that the end is fraying. We never found out exactly how the series ends – but that’s not our point. It’s about spending every day, which seem endless to us at 13, together. Preferably with family, friends and plenty of noodle soup.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
What I really miss – although I find digital development very valuable – are handwritten messages. You know that feeling when a few handwritten notes on a Post-It feel unnatural? Or you get a finger cramp after two sentences? I feel the same way, and that’s a great pity. Maybe I’ll start creating pen pals again or recording little memories in a book. Books are beautiful, smell good and feel familiar. I really need to clean my cell phone again.
Fabio Buttignol
Trained chef, pop-up king & barista
@foodismorethanpassion
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
My favorite wines at the moment. Natural, beautiful and multi-faceted bottles. One is adorned with a blue dragonfly, the other simply has a label with the village and vintage in white lettering, and the third is probably a winegrower in simple, medieval clothing. What will they taste like in 20 years’ time? That way I’m not tempted to open them first.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I’ve just come back from school, where I was in Year 6. class visit. My parents come to me, stressed and horrified, and drag me in front of the TV. I see what has happened without knowing exactly what I am really seeing. Two airplanes fly under control into large skyscrapers in faraway New York. My parents explain to me what the high-rise buildings are and what is probably behind them. This is the most formative moment for me this year, as I realize what terror and fear really mean.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
I miss the light-heartedness of childhood, not having to worry about anything. How much imagination I had, I just created a world with my thoughts in which I was a hero and could do whatever I wanted. Creating a city with hundreds of Lego bricks without a construction plan? No problem. Or building a castle with blankets and cloths, sitting underneath it with my friends or with my sister, who was sometimes very sweet, but also often annoyed me. Childhood is and remains the time in life when you can do many things without consequences, which is no longer possible in this form today.
Leander Strupler
Art Director, Entrepreneur
@lscreativeagency
ls-creative.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
A note to remember the sentence my father gave me 20 years ago:
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Do what you love to do and what you believe in. Do it with passion and you will become one of the best at it. Then you will somehow earn money with it – not the other way around.“
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I’m sitting in front of the screen in the small design studio, learning my dream job as a graphic designer. My focus is not yet on my professional career, I live out my ambition by playing soccer.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
Nothing. I don’t like to mourn the past. Many things used to be good. Many things are different today, but not worse – and if they are, it is in our hands to change that.
Stefania Reho
Beautician
@sparklingcosmetics
sparkling-cosmetics.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
A letter to my two boys, who will be grown men by then.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I’m doing my apprenticeship as a beautician in the center of Bern and am probably massaging a customer right now.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
Recording mixtape cassettes for my girlfriends.
Chris Rüttimann
Event manager, soon also circus director
@soulplay
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
Lots of R’n’B, soul and funk music, especially from Prince. Lots of photos of family and friends and great moments from my life. A handwritten letter about how I imagine the world will be in 20 years’ time. Let’s see if it happens. (laughs)
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
Organizing events and concerts full of verve and traveling as much as the wallet allows.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
Getting together with people without over-present cell phones in all kinds of photo-specific positions.
Luc Pauchard
Owner OLMO
@olmostore @gstar_bern @olmozermatt @lucpau
olmo.ch
olmonline.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
I put the whole OLMO crew in my time capsule. My kids, my brother and the super crew are there with me. I would still like to spend a lot of time with them in 20 years’ time and implement exciting projects. Plus the latest issue of FACES, so I can see how quickly time flies, but good things remain.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
In a year’s time, OLMO will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. The market hall on Bubenbergplatz has reopened. We want to have a big party in there with lots of DJs and delicious food. I’ll start with the big organization. Is it possible to celebrate here with over 1,000 people? (Yes, it was!)
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
I miss the vibrant evening sales with the right atmosphere. It was almost the weekend, everyone was getting ready, meeting up at OLMO and then moving on from here to the bars, only to return home staggering from the delivery room far too late.
Isabella Jakob
Self-esteem booster for women
@Metanoia Mentoring
metanoia-mentoring.com
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
I write down how I imagine myself in 20 years’ time. Then I record everything that’s great today so that I can remember it better. There’s also a secret, my favorite jeans (they might still fit, and if not, who cares) and the recipe for my grandpa’s chocolate cookies.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I’m in Geneva on a Welsh year, where I’m probably indulging my passion for pain au chocolat and missing my first great love on a permanent loop. He was a butcher, by the way, and we always had good Landjäger after going out.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
In addition to the legendary Landjäger sausages? In fact, we didn’t all have cell phones back then, and if you wanted to use the Internet, the computer box would start blaring dial-up tones. Admittedly, I don’t miss that, but those times were simply more real. We can still be real today, but we all have to make a conscious decision to do so every day.
Tom Kummer
Writer, ex-Gonzo journalist
@_tom_kummer_
tomkummer.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
My homemade kimchi.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
Not describing the world as it is – but as it could be.
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
Punk existence – anything goes!
Tom Weingart
Restaurateur
@tom_trotter
rooftopbrasserie.ch
parkamwasser.ch
bernersternenmarkt.ch
mams2go.ch
barimmuseumspark.ch
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
A baby photo of our son, who will soon be 21 years old.
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
I live in North Carolina USA and play college basketball
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
My flat stomach. (laughs)
Sibylle v. Fischer & Sue Neuenschwander
Food stylist & food photographer
@commesoie
commesoie.com
What do you put in a time capsule that you open in 20 years’ time?
My dog Alfie and the Jacquemus bob – it will be vintage and certainly back in vogue!
It’s 2001 – what are you doing?
Secretly smoking a cig and putting on perfume afterwards – so mommy and daddy don’t notice (fail). (laughs)
What do you miss that no longer exists today?
Snaking on the Nokia 3210.
