Take a sip of the chilled Pol Roger and a snack of the freshly baked Baklava. Done? Good. Enjoy. In the not too distant future, I expect one of the world’s respected medical journals, perhaps The Lancet or the Harvard Medical Review, will release a document on public health and the workplace that will show… Continue reading Inbox zero
Author: Jonas
The 777 Ambience
In the last Fast Lane column the man himself writes: I explained that I had a special metabolism that agreed very well with the air quality and white noise of a Boeing 777. Hear hear. We couldn’t agree more. This is the reason we have installed The 777 Ambience sound in our homes. We sleep… Continue reading The 777 Ambience
Umshini wami. Or How Aviation Was Saved
As we suffered from a week of European flight hopping we finally got a chance to sit back and relax a bit. Unfortunately this was accompanied by a rather crude safety instruction by aviation waitresses who apparently hadn’t enjoyed the charmingly breakfast buffet at Hotel de la Paix in Geneva as we had that morning.… Continue reading Umshini wami. Or How Aviation Was Saved
Renaissance retail: The dry cleaner
A couple of days ago we were picking up our less than minty scenting and not so freshly ironed Anatomica shirts from the local dry cleaning shop. As we brisked through the shopkeeper in the door, just as he was about to close, we had a rather rude check-out experience. This resulted in a discussion… Continue reading Renaissance retail: The dry cleaner
The Wallpaper tragedy
Wallpaper, the magazine Mr. Brulé left in 2002, has since then been operating further and further away from our radar. Since it all of a sudden made a comeback in our newstands, being prominently placed in eye-level. We thought, for a moment, that we had missed something. That Wallpaper had went back to its roots,… Continue reading The Wallpaper tragedy
The Cockpit Combo
When do people travel with their families? Summer time. What is their main concern? Safety. So what to write about on a summer sunday? Naturally, the horrors of a dysfunctional cockpit combo. Lesson to live by: If you can’t understand what the pilot is saying, be sure to put your Oneworld Emerald status to work… Continue reading The Cockpit Combo
Better summer: The Tote Bag
The summer season is upon us, and if you did manage to catch your flight to that idyllic summer getaway house right off the beach in Palma or taking a 2 day stop-off in Santa Margeritha Ligure en route to Tuscany, you’re most likely to travel with this seasons most essential accessory – The Tote… Continue reading Better summer: The Tote Bag
Better societies: A Uniqlo owned Gap
A couple of weeks ago exciting rumours started to appear in the wonderful world of retail. That Japanese casual clothing chain, and long time favorites, Uniqlo was preparing a bid on the mismanaged US clothing company Gap. Already in Issue 22, Tadashi Yanai founder of Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, hinted that they… Continue reading Better societies: A Uniqlo owned Gap
A decent week for Zürich
A couple of weeks ago Zürich was just another of many trending hubs in Europe, perfect for dashing in and out over a weekend to do some local shopping in the city’s Vice district. This part of Zürich that, instead of being constructed as your local Swiss bank vault, actually looks like it’s painted with… Continue reading A decent week for Zürich
Quote from the Weekly
From the excellent 23rd edition of the Monocle Weekly: You might have caught the headlines earlier in the week that had McDonalds announcing their plans of thumping Starbucks in the coffee retail wars in Europe by bringing its cookie cutter concept and two huge cappuccinos to high streets from Manchester to Munich. Indeed if ever… Continue reading Quote from the Weekly