“My body is like breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don’t think about it, I just have it.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Darling
Happy New Year
Metaverse here, NFTs there. The more virtual the world becomes, the more important the haptic becomes, that which can be held on paper, in real life and in your own hands. That’s one reason why we’re so excited about the new wall calendars from the online magazine Splendido, which Mercedes Lauenstein and Juri Gottschall have designed with just as much love and help from the creative team at Rose Pistola as they usually write about stirring the pot on splendido-magazin.de. Illustrations embellish the wall and push the joy of the new year and everything that will be on our plates in the future. Splendido, “Calendario Splendido 2023”, approx. 34.-
(store.splendido-magazin.de)
Special Collection
The howler
Gucci, Porsche and Amazon are already emblazoned on Vince Okerman’s aka VEXX’s CV, and now Gimber is doing the same. The Belgian artist has given Gimber’s glass bottle a new coat of paint that roars at least as loudly as the ginger brew inside. There is an essence here that makes you so awake in its pure form
like three espressos and in combination with mineral water or mixed with high-proof spirits. Gimber X VEXX, ginger essence with cane sugar, herbs and spices, 700 ml, approx. 31(gimber.com)
We love
From Bordeaux to Bourgogne
It’s not always just dirty laundry that lies dormant in the aluminum case. With a bit of luck, this pretty piece will be waiting under the tree at Christmas: the Rimowa case offers space for twelve bottles of wine and is therefore the (not much, but still) cheaper alternative to your own wine cellar. With its black leather handles, polished aluminum, microfiber padding on the inside along with a security loop and TSA lock, the Rimowa wine case is a pretty chic thing – and with its proud price of approx. 7,500 – hopefully also one for eternity. rimowa.com
Collaboration
Sweet tooth
Two Zurich residents, one common baby: the Art Edition of Garçoa chocolate from the pen of designer Julian Zigerli. The charmingly colorful cardboard box contains chocolate produced in small quantities in Zurich, which, apart from being local, also meets other criteria. Raw cane sugar instead of normal sugar? Checked. Made by hand? Checked. Vegan? Checked. What’s more, the chocolate made from Indian beans is simply delicious. Garçoa Art Edition by Julian Zigerli, 85 g, approx. 12(garcoa.ch)
Nice to have
Italianità
Not in the mood for cooking? Maybe you just don’t have the right equipment. The kitchen utensils from the Dolce & Gabbana collection by Smeg are so colorful that they automatically put you in a good mood. What causes a stir on the catwalk also does so on the kitchen counter. This is where the Smeg food processor finds its home, bringing Sicilian flair into your kitchen – and with a bit of luck, Nonna’s cooking talent too. Smeg X Dolce & Gabbana, “Sicily is my love”, food processor, approx. 1’599.-(smeg.com)
Unfuck the World
In a Glass
Have you ever looked closely at a bottle of wine? These curves, this color. It’s too bad if it ends up carelessly in the container after the high-proof drink has been consumed. Odorem gives used wine bottles a new purpose and turns them into glasses, carafes and even scented candles. True to the concept of sustainability, the Swiss company also uses only good things for the latter, namely renewable olive and sunflower wax from Europe, and does not use harmful kerosene wax. Odorem, 200 ml candles with and without fragrance, from approx. 43, drinking glasses in a set, approx. 48, carafe à 650 ml, approx. 42(odorem.ch)
