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Whether you have lived in this region since birth, or have only been resident for a few years, the chances are that at some point in your life you will want to capture a memory of some special corner of Switzerland. For many people, this will be in the form of a painting – but it is often hard to know where best to look, with so many artists available and so much on offer.
Artiswiss is a new type of art gallery, specializing in paintings of the Lac Léman region, from Geneva to Lavaux, and other neighboring areas (Valais, Grisons). Set up a year ago by local artist, Rita Mancesti, Artiswiss is located in Coppet, Vaud, under the ancient arcade at 28b Grand Rue. If you step into the gallery any day between 9h30 and 13h on a Tuesday to Saturday, don’t miss the chance to meet Rita in person, who will be delighted to explain her oil paintings to you – in French, English, German or Italian. Unlike many artists who like to work alone, Rita actually creates her paintings at the gallery, so you can watch her whilst she works in her own studio/atelier. Indeed you don't even need to step into the gallery - you can see her work unfold before your very eyes through the gallery window!
10% discount on cashmere shawls for knowitall.ch readers!
There will be a special opening of the Soul of Asia showroom on 6 February 2015, in Bernex, Geneva.
Open from 10h to 18h30, the showroom will feature a wide range of high quality cashmere shawls and Ayurvedic body products – now highly sought after items for many people living in this region of Switzerland.
As a relatively new, part-time business venture for owner Jeny Delessert, Soul of Asia products are normally only available for viewing by prior appointment. However, once a month, the showroom will be open to the public, with dates being announced on the Soul of Asia website and Facebook page, as well as the knowitall.ch website!
20% discount for knowitall.ch readers on all items purchased before 31 March, 2015!
Are you tired of your wardrobe? Would you like to add more style and glamor to your outfits in 2015? If so, then Venus Secrets’ exclusive range of handcrafted jewelry and exquisite lingerie may be just what you need!
Established in 2013 by co-founder and co-owner, Gitana Girard, Venus Secrets offers two main product lines targeted at the “active modern woman” for whom style, quality, comfort, originality, elegance and sensuality are essential life choices: Venus Jewelry Secrets and Venus Lingerie Secrets.
Venus Jewelry Secrets (otherwise known on Facebook as Butterfly Kingdom by SB) is a unique range of luxury jewelry, which includes necklaces made of fox fur combined with ordinary or Swarowski crystals, as well as semi-precious stones and ceramics. Providing extra warmth around the neck in winter, these unusual necklaces are particularly eye-catching and certain to draw the attention of family and friends. Indeed one client told us,
Are you:
- a collector?
- looking for second-hand items?
- excited when you get a good deal?
- needing some new pieces of furniture?
- looking for something Swiss?
- interested in meeting new people?
Then why not sign-up to go “junking” with Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman, editor of Know-it-all passport© and bargain-hunter extraordinaire? Junking is the term that Lisa affectionately calls her favorite pass-time/stress-reliever!
She collects things that make her happy and she is especially proud when she gets a good bargain. Friends and clients that come to her home are are always amazed at the number and variety of things that she is able to find at bargain prices. Her collections are bought piece by piece but are now worth quite a lot, sometimes in monetary value and sometimes for sentimental reasons.
Old furniture is given a new lease on life by refinishing or painting.
Complete sets of dishes are used on special occasions - her fondue plates with Swiss scenes or sayings always bemuse her guests!
Even baskets that have been tossed away look fabulous in her home after they have received a fresh coat of paint.
10% discount for knowitall.ch readers on purchases made before 14 December 2014 (see below for conditions).
A new online fabric and haberdashery store has just been launched in Switzerland.
Set up by sewing enthusiast, Ana Olivera, Tissu & Co stocks a wide range of beautiful and stylish fabrics from some of the top brands in the world. The website also offers modern sewing patterns, sewing kits for beginners, and top quality sewing notions, many of which are difficult to source locally in Switzerland. Product descriptions are currently available in both French and English, with German to be added shortly.
Asked why she decided to set up a store in Switzerland, Ana told knowitall.ch, “I started sewing in my teens and by my mid twenties I was a very prolific sewist. However, I stopped for many years as my professional career and personal life became more demanding. A few years ago, I rediscovered my passion for sewing through the internet, sewing blogs and social media. But I quickly became frustrated as there were so many products that I just could not find where I live in Vaud, so I decided to create Tissu & Co!”
