TM Kings Farouk (1920-1965) and Fouad II, my grandfather and father, on the shores of Le Léman or Lake Geneva, circa 1957  Personal Archives HM King Fouad II of Egypt

HRH The Crown Prince of Egypt

Egyptian Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived in peace and harmony in the former’s reign which was characterised by significant advancements in infrastructure as well as the economy, alongside reforms in education and the establishment of universal health care. Furthermore, King Farouk secured ...
TM Kings Farouk (1920-1965) and Fouad II, my grandfather and father, on the shores of Le Léman or Lake Geneva, circa 1957  Personal Archives HM King Fouad II of Egypt

HRH The Crown Prince of Egypt

Egyptian Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived in peace and harmony in the former’s reign which was characterised by significant advancements in infrastructure as well as the economy, alongside reforms in education and the establishment of universal health care. Furthermore, King Farouk secured ...

Prince Leopold, 13th Duke of Arenberg | Photo: Sven Pieren

HSH Prince Leopold 13th Duke of Arenberg

In the Saanenland my wife, two sons, daughter, and I remain drawn to both the beautiful landscape and the traditional chalet architecture. Having first visited the region as a young boy in 1960, I feel truly privileged.

Prince Leopold, 13th Duke of Arenberg | Photo: Sven Pieren

HSH Prince Leopold 13th Duke of Arenberg

In the Saanenland my wife, two sons, daughter, and I remain drawn to both the beautiful landscape and the traditional chalet architecture. Having first visited the region as a young boy in 1960, I feel truly privileged.


Claude and Yiech Pur Biel, UNHCR refugee athlete, on the running team, at the Rio Olympics 2016 | Photo courtesy of UNHCR

Pioneering the Olympic refugee team

Claude Marshall’s journey to becoming a key figure in creating the UNHCR/ IOC Olympic Refugee Team is a testament to his dedication to humanitarian efforts and his profound understanding of the refugee experience. His story begins in 1964 when he first visited Gstaad with his pregnant wife, seeking ...
Claude and Yiech Pur Biel, UNHCR refugee athlete, on the running team, at the Rio Olympics 2016 | Photo courtesy of UNHCR

Pioneering the Olympic refugee team

Claude Marshall’s journey to becoming a key figure in creating the UNHCR/ IOC Olympic Refugee Team is a testament to his dedication to humanitarian efforts and his profound understanding of the refugee experience. His story begins in 1964 when he first visited Gstaad with his pregnant wife, seeking ...

A Healing Touch - Interview with MARLISE ANNEN

Marlise Annen is a busy woman. She runs a farm, offers Ortho-Bionomy® to humans and animals, hosts visitors and produces dairy products. GstaadLife grabbed some time in Marlise’s full schedule to learn about Ortho-Bionomy, working with animals and stress relief for all.

A Healing Touch - Interview with MARLISE ANNEN

Marlise Annen is a busy woman. She runs a farm, offers Ortho-Bionomy® to humans and animals, hosts visitors and produces dairy products. GstaadLife grabbed some time in Marlise’s full schedule to learn about Ortho-Bionomy, working with animals and stress relief for all.


Sabine & Benoit Carcenat | Photo by Aurelio Rodriguez

The secret ingredients of a rising star

Crafting a culinary journey since its inception in 2021, Rougemont boasts a hidden treasure within its boundaries – the renowned Valrose Hotel & restaurant. Guided by Sabine and Benoît Carcenat’s meticulous care, this establishment has rapidly soared to the pinnacles of global ...
Sabine & Benoit Carcenat | Photo by Aurelio Rodriguez

The secret ingredients of a rising star

Crafting a culinary journey since its inception in 2021, Rougemont boasts a hidden treasure within its boundaries – the renowned Valrose Hotel & restaurant. Guided by Sabine and Benoît Carcenat’s meticulous care, this establishment has rapidly soared to the pinnacles of global ...

Almine Rech next to Saint Rainbow wrapped in Cloud Talk by Genesis Tramaine at the opening of The Echo of Picasso, Almine Rech New York, Tribeca, 2023  BFA - Photograph: Brendon Cook/BFA.com

Almine Rech - a long-due presence

Mrs. Almine Rech Ruiz-Picasso in conversation with artist Anthony Bannwart

Almine Rech next to Saint Rainbow wrapped in Cloud Talk by Genesis Tramaine at the opening of The Echo of Picasso, Almine Rech New York, Tribeca, 2023  BFA - Photograph: Brendon Cook/BFA.com

Almine Rech - a long-due presence

Mrs. Almine Rech Ruiz-Picasso in conversation with artist Anthony Bannwart


Jean-Michel Barbey (in the middle with the Norwegian pullover) together with the Gstaad Hockey Seniors in 2020 at the tournament for Seniors.

A Gstaad Connection: Skiing, Hockey, and enduring Family legacy

Jean - Michel Barbey In this exclusive interview with GstaadLife, Jean-Michel Barbey reflects on his extraordinary 65-year journey in Gstaad, from childhood ski mishaps to a prolific hockey career and his enduring love for the village. With insights into his family’s legacy, sporting adventures, ...
Jean-Michel Barbey (in the middle with the Norwegian pullover) together with the Gstaad Hockey Seniors in 2020 at the tournament for Seniors.

A Gstaad Connection: Skiing, Hockey, and enduring Family legacy

Jean - Michel Barbey In this exclusive interview with GstaadLife, Jean-Michel Barbey reflects on his extraordinary 65-year journey in Gstaad, from childhood ski mishaps to a prolific hockey career and his enduring love for the village. With insights into his family’s legacy, sporting adventures, ...

Tino Zervudachi: A largesse of spirit

TINO ZERVUDACHI was born and educated in London at Le Lycée Français and thereafter apprenticed to the celebrated British interior designer David Mlinaric. London was also the meeting place of his parents: an Irish mother and Greek father, from Egypt, who had moved there a few years after ...

Tino Zervudachi: A largesse of spirit

TINO ZERVUDACHI was born and educated in London at Le Lycée Français and thereafter apprenticed to the celebrated British interior designer David Mlinaric. London was also the meeting place of his parents: an Irish mother and Greek father, from Egypt, who had moved there a few years after ...

Photograph: Courtesy of Oliver Preston

People watching

An Interview with Oliver Preston, a self-taught British cartoonist known for his drawings depicting the quirkiness of British town and country life – and skiing in Gstaad. Oliver spends as much time as he can in the Saanenland and caught up with GstaadLife to talk irony, fur coats and people- ...
Photograph: Courtesy of Oliver Preston

People watching

An Interview with Oliver Preston, a self-taught British cartoonist known for his drawings depicting the quirkiness of British town and country life – and skiing in Gstaad. Oliver spends as much time as he can in the Saanenland and caught up with GstaadLife to talk irony, fur coats and people- ...

Harvesting sunshine for Saanenland

Seeing the SolSarine Solar Power Project as a Regional Asset

Harvesting sunshine for Saanenland

Seeing the SolSarine Solar Power Project as a Regional Asset


From Orient to Occident: Countess Setsuko Klossowska de Rola

What the artist is always looking for is the mode of existence in which soul and body are one and indivisible: in which the outward is expressive of the inward: in which form reveals.

From Orient to Occident: Countess Setsuko Klossowska de Rola

What the artist is always looking for is the mode of existence in which soul and body are one and indivisible: in which the outward is expressive of the inward: in which form reveals.


Sandro and his grandfather in the workshop back in the 90s | Photograph: Family photo

Master Builder

Sandro Reuteler is fourth-generation managing director of Arnold Reuteler Holzbau AG in Grund. Sandro carved time out of his busy schedule to meet with GstaadLife and talk tradition, technology and the importance of sustainability.

Sandro and his grandfather in the workshop back in the 90s | Photograph: Family photo

Master Builder

Sandro Reuteler is fourth-generation managing director of Arnold Reuteler Holzbau AG in Grund. Sandro carved time out of his busy schedule to meet with GstaadLife and talk tradition, technology and the importance of sustainability.


My husband Jan Michalski (1953-2002) © Michalski Family Archives

Vera Michalski-Hoffmann: to whom much is given, much is expected

During WWII, my paternal grandmother Maja Hoffmann Sacher (1896-1989) rented Chalet Aellen in Saanen. Immediately beforehand in August 1939, her second husband, Paul Sacher (1906– 1999), himself a conductor and music patron, commissioned Béla Bartók (1881–1945) to write his ...
My husband Jan Michalski (1953-2002) © Michalski Family Archives

Vera Michalski-Hoffmann: to whom much is given, much is expected

During WWII, my paternal grandmother Maja Hoffmann Sacher (1896-1989) rented Chalet Aellen in Saanen. Immediately beforehand in August 1939, her second husband, Paul Sacher (1906– 1999), himself a conductor and music patron, commissioned Béla Bartók (1881–1945) to write his ...

Lunch in the region with Peter Dolmans and Giancarlo Giammetti | Photograph: Courtesy Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti

Valentino - Brains, Beauty & Breeding

The legendary fashion designer and master couturier founded his eponymous fashion house in Rome in the late 1950s with his long-time business partner Giancarlo Giammetti. And has since established an illustrious career often associated with his signature colour, “Valentino Red”. In 1998, ...
Lunch in the region with Peter Dolmans and Giancarlo Giammetti | Photograph: Courtesy Valentino Garavani e Giancarlo Giammetti

Valentino - Brains, Beauty & Breeding

The legendary fashion designer and master couturier founded his eponymous fashion house in Rome in the late 1950s with his long-time business partner Giancarlo Giammetti. And has since established an illustrious career often associated with his signature colour, “Valentino Red”. In 1998, ...

Photograph: Philippe Saharoff

Anne Rosat & the art in Hermès

From paper-cutting or découpages to textiles In 1937, a century after the French luxury house Hermès was founded, Robert Dumas, Émile Hermès’ sonin-law, designed the first scarf using woodblocks.

Photograph: Philippe Saharoff

Anne Rosat & the art in Hermès

From paper-cutting or découpages to textiles In 1937, a century after the French luxury house Hermès was founded, Robert Dumas, Émile Hermès’ sonin-law, designed the first scarf using woodblocks.


Swiss autioneer Bernard Piguet

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE

Swiss autioneer Bernard Piguet

THE COMMERCE OF ART & THE ART OF COMMERCE


Stylish success

Antonella Curioni moved to Gstaad in 1997 and set up her own boutique ten years later. The business has grown and strengthened beyond its initial focus on cashmere, proving that independent fashion can compete against the biggest brands. GstaadLife met with Antonella to talk fashion, design and the ...

Stylish success

Antonella Curioni moved to Gstaad in 1997 and set up her own boutique ten years later. The business has grown and strengthened beyond its initial focus on cashmere, proving that independent fashion can compete against the biggest brands. GstaadLife met with Antonella to talk fashion, design and the ...

Master runner

Charlotte Cotton is an international championship runner. Born in London, she lives in Spain, represents Belgium and spends large parts of each year in the Saanenland. Charlotte carved time out of her packed training and racing schedule to talk to GstaadLife.

Master runner

Charlotte Cotton is an international championship runner. Born in London, she lives in Spain, represents Belgium and spends large parts of each year in the Saanenland. Charlotte carved time out of her packed training and racing schedule to talk to GstaadLife.


Virtuoso visionary - Interview with Renaud Capuçon

Renaud Capuçon is a world-renowned violinist and artistic director of the International Menuhin Music Academy (IMMA), the resident orchestra of Le Rosey based at its Rolle campus.

The Menuhin Academy Soloists will perform at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival on the 14th of August, for tickets book ...

Virtuoso visionary - Interview with Renaud Capuçon

Renaud Capuçon is a world-renowned violinist and artistic director of the International Menuhin Music Academy (IMMA), the resident orchestra of Le Rosey based at its Rolle campus.

The Menuhin Academy Soloists will perform at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival on the 14th of August, for tickets book ...

Family values

Marc Stebler knows a thing or two about watches. He is a fourth-generation Stebler-Iff, a family with a long watchmaking and jewellery industry tradition. Following the family’s acquisition of Villiger Gstaad in 2019, Marc now heads up the boutique, renamed Stebler Gstaad.

Family values

Marc Stebler knows a thing or two about watches. He is a fourth-generation Stebler-Iff, a family with a long watchmaking and jewellery industry tradition. Following the family’s acquisition of Villiger Gstaad in 2019, Marc now heads up the boutique, renamed Stebler Gstaad.

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