Swiss Made

Iconic designs from a small country with big ideas
Buch | Softcover
2025
Bergli Books ein Imprint von Helvetiq (Verlag)
978-3-03869-173-0 (ISBN)

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Swiss Made - Oriane Grandjean
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In this collection of 40 quintessential Swiss products, find out more about Swiss manufacturing know- how and the story behind cult items’ creation. And it's not just practical goods but also service-oriented innovations used on a global scale, such as avalanche research, preservation of livestock breeds, farm machinery and book binding. “Swiss Made” has become a synonym for quality and good design—and these are the products behind the reputation.
You'll be surprised by how many products and innovations originated in Switzerland! It’s not just the home of pocket knives, alphorns, chocolates and watches—Switzerland is also a leader in manufacturing and design for bicycles, pens and pencils, high-tech products, recycled goods, mountain trains, and much more. Marvel at the craftsmanship of simple items such as roof shingles, skates, sleds, and musical instruments.
In this collection of 40 quintessential Swiss products, find out more about Swiss manufacturing know- how and the story behind cult items’ creation. And it's not just practical goods but also service-oriented innovations used on a global scale, such as avalanche research, preservation of livestock breeds, farm machinery and book binding. “Swiss Made” has become a synonym for quality and good design—and these are the products behind the reputation.

Oriane Grandjean is a Swiss journalist based in Vaud, Switzerland. She covers the world of sports, particularly equestrian events and horse culture.

Born in Geneva, Clément Grandjean grew up in the Alps in Vaud, where he now lives. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts, then a Master's degree in History and Art History at Lausanne University before becoming a journalist. Editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine Terre&Nature, he also works as an editor and photographer with both Swiss and foreign media.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.5.2025
Reihe/Serie Schweizer Kunst und Design
Illustrationen Clément Grandjean
Verlagsort Basel
Sprache englisch
Maße 112 x 162 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
Reiseführer Europa Schweiz
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Marketing / Vertrieb
Schlagworte 3R • alphorns • animal welfare standards • Architecture • art collection • Ascom • Atomic clock • avalanche research • Bamix • Barryvox • Bells • Betty Bossi • Bhend • bicycles • Blancpain • Blondeau • Bookbinding • Boschung • Brown Swiss • Caran d'Ache • Chocolate • Coffee Capsules • Cook Book • cow breed • cuboro • David Harpe • Davos sledge • ddrug • Design • Digger • dimining robot • dung heaps • electric bike • Engineering • Eternit • farm machinery • Felco • Feuerring • Font • Freitag • garden scissors • Grill • Hang • Harp • haute gastronomy • hiking trail network • ice axe • ice machines • logitech • Longines • Loop chair • Mammut • Marble • medication • micro • mixer • Mondaine • mountain trains • Mouse • music boxes • Nespresso • Novartis • Pacojet • PANArt • paper cut-outs • Pencils • Pilatus • Poster Design • preservation of ancient livestock breeds • Raclette • resonance wood • Roche • Satellite • Scooters • secateurs • Sigg • sledges • sports timer • Stöckli • street sweeper • Stromer • Swatch • SWISSto12 • Swiss typefaces • TMP paper collector • Trauffer • TRISA • trotinette • Typographie • typography • Upcycling • USM • vegetable peeler • Victorinox • Vitra • watchmaking • wine • woodcarving • wooden cow • Wooden roof shingles • wooden skates
ISBN-10 3-03869-173-9 / 3038691739
ISBN-13 978-3-03869-173-0 / 9783038691730
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