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As Christmas approaches, many of you will be racking your brains for original present ideas. If you are looking for something with a Swiss influence, then the PanoramaKnife is surely the perfect gift!
Created by a small family company based in Ermatingen, Switzerland, the PanoramaKnife is a high quality kitchen knife that portrays the major peaks of Switzerland along its blade, and is available in several different versions, representing the most popular mountain ranges in the country. The Lake Geneva knife is an obvious choice for residents of Geneva, Vaud and neighboring France, but others such as Valais will be equally appealing to those who like to travel around Switzerland, especially skiing enthusiasts!
Asked what inspired him to create this novel idea for a kitchen knife, Andy Hostettler told knowitall.ch. “It was on a romantic road trip one misty morning, near Ermatingen, that I looked over at the Säntis and its neighboring mountains and was simply overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of it all. The idea of creating a product that could enable others to literally “grasp in their hands” some of the most beautiful natural creations in this world was incredible – and also very practical! Our family company runs a small boutique hotel in Ermatingen, so we need to use kitchen knives every day to slice the bread for our customers and serve them cheese!”
Jim’s British Market has just launched a new website, www.jims.ch, that will now enable customers in Switzerland to order a large selection of their British-sourced goods online!
Coming just a couple of years after they launched their second retail outlet in Gland, Switzerland, the new website will enable Jim’s British Market to serve an ever wider customer base than before. No longer will clients have to drive hundreds of miles to stock up on their British groceries – instead they can order them online from the ease of their own home, and get free, next-day delivery on orders above Fr.100.-!
Jim Anderson, joint owner of the family business, which he opened with his wife, Margaret, in St.Genis-Pouilly, France in 1996, told knowitall.ch, “At Jim’s British Market we have always prided ourselves on our personal and friendly service, so we didn’t want to launch our online business until we were absolutely sure that we could maintain the same level of service that our clients have come to expect over the last 17 years.”
A new company has just just been set up in Switzerland importing high quality, classic shoes for children from England and Spain.
Set up by Nyon-based mompreneur, Oriane de Castellane, Boni Classic will stock the popular Start Rite brand of shoes, well known in England for its long-lasting, durable footwear for kids, as well as its own brand of shoes made in Spain. In the future, the store will add a new Italian supplier of traditional children’s shoes, as well as a Spanish company specializing in riding boots.
Asked why she decided to set up her company in Switzerland, Oriane told knowitall.ch, “I had been trying for months to find good quality shoes for my own two boys. I even went to Paris, where I come from, in order to buy them. I was really disappointed, though, when I finally went online and ordered a famous brand of shoes that I used to wear when I was a child, and discovered that they were made in China and lasted only 3 months, in spite of their elevated price tag!”
Photo by Stefanie Etter
A popular local singer, Brandy Butler, has just launched her first solo single in Switzerland. Called "Choo Choo (The SBB Song)", the new single is a funny, soulful summer song detailing her failed attempts to cajole a Swiss SBB train controller when he catches her without having paid for a ticket!
Born and raised in Pennslyvania, Brandy first came to Switzerland on a whim in 2003. Having devoted her early life to music (she obtained a Bachelor's in Jazz Studies and spent the years following her graduation teaching Elementary Music in the Philadelphia School District), she decided to move to Switzerland and work as an au-pair for a family in a small village near Zürich called Bonstetton. Within months of her move here, she began to work for big names such as The Dankners, Seven, Paulo Mendoza, Rolf Stalhofen and many more as a background singer. After landing a spot in 2004 on Florin Ast's "Astrein" Tour, she decided to continue her music pursuits in Switzerland.
Get involved in Partridge Auctions’ next live auction on Saturday, 22 June.
Following the huge success of its first live event in February, the newly launched auction house, Partridge Auctions, will host their second event this month at its new, easy-to-access premises on Chemin de L´Argillière in Nyon.
Taking place on Saturday, 22 June, this second auction will feature a large section of furniture, artwork, silver, crystal, and books, many of which have come from two fine estates that Partridge Auctions have been instructed to auction this month. Amongst the 300 items on sale there will be a pair of antique Chinese folding chairs, a pristine walnut writing desk and side table, a pair of Dresden urns, Muller fres lighting, a collection of wine including Petrus 2000, and a set of A. Lanternier & Co limoges.
