I got new vintage elements from NY and designed a small collection of limited jewelry. I’m very proud that my necklaces will be available at the Tatjane Showroom in Zurich. Hope to see you there!
After a year and with her second wonderful collection, Tatjana Kotoric opens her first showroom and shop for her label Tatjane in Zurich’s Seefeld. As of March 31, 2011 the Tatjane collection and selected design pieces will be available there Thursday through Saturday.
You are very welcome to the opening apéro on March 3o, 2011 from 17.00 o’clock at Holbeinstrasse 35 in 8008 Zurich.
Please register with this link www.tatjane.ch/event.
A NY store brimful of vintage jewelry and a free morning to have a good look around and create designs. At the end, Tracie helps me set everything and I left the store with a small and beautiful collection of chains…I sold them all in Leipzig but I now have my own atelier and design them here in Zurich. If you are interested please feel free to contact me! things@leamontini.ch
How nice to start the year with blank pages for many new inspiring Things…My new notebook has a handmade leather case and comes with a japanese pen. The design and craft is made by Carmen Schmassmann, a family friend. I got mine as a gift, if you are interested in having one, feel free to contact me. Here are some links to other notebooks:
fieldnotesbrand.com/shop
www.fabricafeatures.com/shops
letterboxcostore.com.au
www.moleskine.com
www.ecojot.com
www.bookbindersdesign.com
In 2007 when Kevin bought his MIH watch in Lucerne at the Embassy store, Beat Weinmann showed us an incredible prototype of Ludwig Oechslin’s watch concept featuring an intuitive calendar display. The brand is now called ochs und junior and that particular watch is the anno cinquanta.
The anno cinquanta’s annual calendar employs a system of orange dots to indicate the date, month and weekday. The dots appear in circles of apertures, and understanding the display soon becomes second nature. Conventional annual calendar mechanisms can incorporate anything in the order of 40 individual components. Ludwig Oechslin needs just three!
His concepts are one-of-a-kind, intelligent watches rooted in proven traditions. When the time comes for series production, Peter Cantieni machines the cases in a variety of metals, and Paul Gerber fits them with his exclusive self-winding calibre. The guys don’t polish the watch cases – they prefer to make them as accurately as possible, then to leave them with the (very slight) imperfections that reflect the craftsman’s artisanry. After that, your…my wrist…
www.ochsundjunior.ch
ochsundjunior.blogspot.com
www.embassy.ch
Today I made myself a Pre-Christmas present: the KBS Backpack designed by Baggy Port from Kobe. Found on japanproxy.ch a platform for fashion and design-oriented products from Japan, thanks for the tip Yukio! and bought at On y va. Hey guys, this is a really nice shop, unfortunately men’s wear only…
tooka has the same kind of concept we have with our zumznacht. Kana and Tomoko, two Japanese architects living in Zurich, organise 2-3 events a year at various places, where they introduce a delightful collection of Japanese objects. I like the concept of popping into a space, creating an exhibition or shop for a few days, and leaving again…
tooka04 is on right now until 23 December at Predigerplatz 4 in Zurich – don’t miss it if you’re still looking for great Christmas presents. Thank you Nicole for the tip!
Our zumznacht project aims to keep the food we offer local, and I was looking to expand our concept to the conveniences with Swiss-made toiletries. That’s how I discovered the lovely story of the Feuerstein family and their superb products.