Brand New Old School iPhone SE
Patrick Pierazzoli, Editor-in-Chief
Although I love technological progress, I often remain loyal to my electronic devices for far too long. I like to call it old school, or sustainable, but it’s actually just the fear that everything that has worked so well so far will collapse with the next generation. My iPhone was now six years old and it was becoming increasingly clear that I had to make a decision and choose a new one. But then came the new iPhone SE (from 479.-), and everything was allowed to stay as it was. Small, light and compact, with Home button and Touch ID. The display is just big enough that you can still reach it with one hand. It may not look very spectacular, but at its heart is the brand new A15 Bionic chip, making it one of the most powerful smartphones ever. The camera is also the same as in the iPhone 13. But only one of them. That’s exactly my kind of understatement.
Second Life
Marina Warth, Deputy Director Editor-in-Chief
Recycling is for heroes. And I mean that, as too much still ends up in the household waste just like that and completely carelessly. Paper and cardboard should be bundled, glass disposed of in a container, PET taken to the supermarket and clothing should at best be thrown away or resold. Louis Poulsen makes its contribution to the recycling roul-ette and turns discarded pendant lights into new lamps. The PH 5 is like the Birkin bag of lamps, a piece you can afford and keep, and the latter for eternity. -However, lamps with crooked shades, irregularities or dents are not automatically a case for the garbage can, but are now given a second life at Louis Poulsen. With the paint removed, aluminum and steel are revealed – and over time this creates a patina that is more individual than the lamp’s own DNA and at least as beautiful as the feeling of giving something discarded a second chance. Louis Poulsen, “PH 5 Retake”, approx. 908.-. To the Louis Poulsen website .
Cheers to Zurich
Lara Meroni, Editorial Assistant
Before I walked through the crowded streets of Zurich every day, I found the city arrogant and simply overpriced. Sure, it’s expensive, and the arrogance is debatable – but the time I’ve been here has taught me otherwise: the different neighborhoods with their very personal charm, the winding corners with hidden treasures and the countless second-hand stores that I never leave empty-handed – I’m in love! After two years in Zurich, I know the best kebab stands, the tastiest coffee spots and the coolest bars and discover new places every day that I would like to explore. That’s how I came across these mugs, which tell stories typical of the circle like picture books that you couldn’t put down as a child: The Züri mugs (from approx. 39.-) by Zurich ceramic studio Studio Sediment and illustrator Annina Schäubli score with a lot of humor and wrap up the clichés of the individual districts with such charm that you can’t help but start the day with a smile over your early morning coffee.
