mood-flower

La bague fleur: like a breath of spring on your finger…

It’s a dreary day, you go surfing on the mood site and already you feel better: you go with the flow and you see a whole host of rings to suit your mood, clothes, colour palette, rings to lend a distinctive touch to your outfit. Here’s what you do: 1. First you make your choice…more »

bBen & Jerry's

New from Ben & Jerry’s: Oh My! Apple Pie!

Nothing, or almost nothing, is more evocative of the sheer bliss of being at home than the wonderful smell of freshly baked cake slowly filling the house. Even lifelong ice cream aficionados go weak at the knees and can be heard to utter the words “Oh My! Apple Pie!” at the oven door. It’s memoriesmore »

mood-love

yourmood.net: In the mood for love!

There are some things that just can’t be explained, love at first sight is one of them. Like a blinding glimpse of the obvious, it hits you and, at that very moment, you just know! It’s just the way it is, there’s no rhyme or reason, it happens, it’s electrifying and that’s all there ismore »

doodle

Doodle: organisation ‘Swiss style’, easy and effective. In other words, cool!

Doodle takes care of everything… it’s a sexy piece of kit! Huh? You mean it’s the ideal guy? No, it’s just the ONLY website that helps you organise and plan: your next girls’ night out the local sports club, chess, cookery, finance, committee meetings a simple meal with your expat pals who only come tomore »

vivaRock

Pre-launch: Viva Rock by John Richmond. And you, are you rock ’n’ roll?

Viva Rock, the new perfume by John Richmond, will be launched in Switzerland during the month of March. However, coolbrands.ch readers can experience the product before it will be available in the market! We have 6 coffrets containing miniature perfume, shower gel and body lotion to give in your caring hands! The new fragrance bymore »

zwyer

ZwyerCaviar: the first ever ethical caviar brand

Caviar is without doubt one of the finest symbols of gastronomic luxury. Unfortunately, the appeal of what is known as black gold has led to the overfishing of sturgeon and is now endangering the survival of the species. In the face of this controversy, I was interested to discover that there’s a Swiss brand sellingmore »

La-Chaux-de-Fonds

La Chaux-de-Fonds: A Swiss city that is definitely cool!

Being invited by a city to evaluate whether it is cool or not…Honestly, how many times did that happen to you? To me: exactly once! The city: La-Chaux-de-Fonds. My verdict: if there is a Swiss city where I can see myself living happily ever after, it is La Chaux-de-Fonds! How did this love story start?more »

mood-cbijoux

cbijoux: Cédric Chevalley reveals jewellery-making secrets at a series of evening classes!

Feel like designing and making yourself a ring, or maybe some earrings, or a pendant? Well, now you can! Cédric Chevalley, designer & jewellery maker in Lausanne, is inviting anyone interested and wanting to design their own jewellery to a series of highly exclusive evening classes in his workshop! From firing to impression-taking, casting andmore »

formacube

Formacube: Found it. Experienced it. Love it!

Hi there from Startup Weekend Lausanne! Lots of cool ideas around here, cool people that have ingenious product propositions: smartphone apps, web projects, technologies. Amongst all these creative ideas, we found Formacube! It looks like a kids toy, but it took Sasha 15 minutes to assemble it! A cool product with multiple facettes: tactile, challenging,more »

Kiki-Cretin

Swiss rock, Kiki Crétin style

It’s 10.30 p.m., Saturday 25 February, and the venue is the small music room known as the Rocking Chair in Vevey. I await the arrival on stage of Kiki Cretin, the Jura-based rock band, whom I’ve come to support at the invitation of a friend. I’m a bit confused as the turnout is not great.more »

respect-code

Honestby: transparent, trendy, eco-friendly fashion

Here in Switzerland, the fashion brand Switcher has made a name for itself with its efforts towards transparency on the site respect-code.org. The bottom line is that, using the code printed on your T-shirt, you can trace the origin of the item from the minutest cotton fibre through to its distribution in stores. But whenmore »