Article written by Amy van den Dijssel
There may come a time when you leave Geneva. Many people come and go, but even those who may have had a tough time adjusting to the slower Geneva pace in the beginning, may be sad to leave. After seven happy years in Geneva, my husband was transferred to his company’s New Jersey office. Although I was excited to return to the US for a few years, I was also sad to leave. Geneva had become our home. We moved there with a 6 month old baby girl and left with two daughters, seven and five. Once I reconciled myself with the new adventure, I snapped into action mode. There are a lot of things that must be done before you leave Switzerland. As I watch two good friends follow in my footsteps this year (one to Singapore and one to Korea), I decided to put together this list:
Although we tend to focus on reporting news about new business startups in the region, occasionally we receive such glowing reports about local, established companies, that we can’t resist passing on this information to you!
One such company that has just been highly recommended to us is P.Tesaury et Fils – a small, family–run “ebenesterie/menuiserie” business that was founded in 1933 in Oron La Ville. Specialised in providing high quality, Swiss craftsmanship on custom-designed carpentry projects, this business, which now employs 14 staff, has expanded over recent years to provide a more comprehensive service, including management of home renovation projects.
Serving the Vaud, Geneva and Valais cantons, P. Tesaury has a broad range of clients including local industries, museums and private individuals looking for the best in custom-designed interior furniture, kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors and staircases, all built with the highest quality materials.
Following the incredible ice scenes we witnessed in and around Geneva last February, Sandor Szabados, MD of local firm BTL Printing Services (and amateur photographer), will publish an up-market glossy book of photos featuring pictures from this extraordinary ice storm.
The aim of the book is simply to combine the best amateur and professional photos taken from around the lake.
Since this is a community, not-for-profit project, copyright costs will not be paid, but photographers can expect to be credited in the book next to their photos and will receive a free copy of the book, which is scheduled for publication for Christmas 2012.
If you have any photos that you would like to submit for consideration, then please send them to Sandor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by June 30 2012 at the latest.
Sandor Szabados
Managing Director
BTL Printing and Event Management Sarl
5 ch de Beau Soleil
CH-1206 Geneve
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www.btl.ch
022 347 29 16
078 852 47 11
Enter your house for popular TV show and win 1000 euros!
May The Best House Win is a daytime series on the UK's ITV1 channel that sees the owners of some of Britain’s most interesting and unusual homes compete against each other in a bid to win a cash prize.
In it's next series, the show producers, Shiver Productions, are coming to France to feature four proud homeowners keen to open their doors to each other and let them cast a critical gaze on their property masterpiece. According to the producers, it’s the ultimate Open House experience…and absolutely nothing is off limits!
Particpants will judge each other's houses in terms of their interior design, homeliness, comfort, the hospitality on offer and the overall viewing experience. They secretly score each other out of ten and the winning homeowner wins 1000 euros. At the end of each show, they all discover exactly what their fellow contestants thought of their home - and they won’t always like what they hear!
A small design company has just been launched in the region, specializing in designing “tailor-made” hard furnishings for the home.
Located just outside Geneva, but operating in both France and Switzerland, Ralpine Design will provide a customized design service for private clients who require unique pieces of furniture for their home, whether they be small items such as tables and chairs, or larger items including built-in wall units.
Owner, Robert Leeman, told knowitall.ch, “Our aim is to produce bespoke, high quality products that have been beautifully designed and are perfectly matched to our client’s lifestyle. Our products are tailor-made to fit our clients, their surroundings, and more importantly the way they live their life. Like a tailored suit, our furniture excels in its performance through the close partnership of hand-made craftsmanship and creative design. We employ the very best, local craftsmen to create our products, and use the finest materials possible.”
