Society

Nude sculptures cause uproar at Yverdon station

by Malcolm Curtis

September 5, 2009 | 09:00

An artist's installation with graphic nudity at the Yverdon-les-Bains train station is shocking some members of the public and forcing the Vaud municipality to consider shutting it down. The Morges-based sculptor behind the work – displayed in a portable container being used to promote a proposed new fine arts museum - tells Swisster she did not mean to offend anyone but rather hopes to stimulate debate.

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Lifestyle
	Lausanne to celebrate former resident Simenon
	September 2, 2009 \| 11:23	by Malcolm Curtis

Georges Simenon is a national cultural treasure in Belgium, but the prolific author actually spent more time in Switzerland than in his home country. Twenty years after he died in Lausanne, the Vaud capital...Full story

Culture
	Balthus tribute chapel opens in Vaud
	August 31, 2009 \| 08:48	by Michèle Laird

A chapel dedicated to Balthus, the French painter of noble Polish extraction, is inaugurated in Rossinière, a small village near Gstaad where the artist lived the last 24 years of his life until 2001....Full story

Lifestyle
	Festival launched by expat sparks creative ventures
	August 21, 2009 \| 11:30	by Michèle Laird

The St Prex festival, in a medieval village to the west of Lausanne, is the brainchild of a Dutch expat living in Switzerland. Hazeline van Swaay–Hoog, daughter of a former Director General of Nestlé,...Full story

Lifestyle
	Daring music festival lights up cultural scene
	August 18, 2009 \| 09:30	by Michèle Laird

Blasting off for three days on August 20, the 'For Noise' music festival in Pully brings an international line-up of star artists from alternative rock, Indie, Britpop, ambient punk, jazz and funky folk...Full story

Sports
	Alinghi 5 heads south as yachting dispute continues
	August 8, 2009 \| 12:01	by Malcolm Curtis

A giant helicopter transports the giant Alinghi 5 catamaran from Lake Geneva to Genoa, Italy where the vessel of the Swiss defender of the 33rd America’s Cup is to undergo sea trials ahead of the planned...Full story

Society
	Spurned Dalai Lama sells out Lausanne arena
	July 16, 2009 \| 16:04	by Jeremy Allen

The Swiss federal government is giving the Dalai Lama the cold shoulder for his upcoming visit to Switzerland, denying a request for a meeting from the spiritual leader of Tibet, a region of China, where...Full story

Schumacher reins in ambitions for lake marina
Former Formula One racing champion Michael Schumacher is forced to downsize a proposed marina attached to his luxurious estate on Lake Geneva in Gland, a town between Geneva and Lausanne. The German multi-millionaire,...

Full storyJuly 15, 2009 | 10:45by Malcolm Curtis

Luxury hotel group banks on 'medical wellness'
Swiss Deluxe Hotels, an association that represents 39 five-star establishments in Switzerland, plans to invest 700 million francs over the next two years, despite a drop in its American and British markets...

Full storyJuly 9, 2009 | 14:04by Marianne Burkhardt

Grafitti artist decorates Pully with mirror mosaics
Mystery 'mirror mosaics' appear in the Lausanne suburb of Pully and nobody knows who is dotting the landscape with images of dragons, flying dogs and trees. Each figure is made of delicately carved mirror...

Full storyJuly 8, 2009 | 10:00by Michèle Laird

Testing to start on giant Alinghi 5 catamaran
A helicopter is to airlift the newly-unveiled Alinghi 5 multihull boat from an industrial zone in Villeneuve (Vaud) and place it in nearby Lake Geneva on Wednesday for testing. Secrecy surrounds the catamaran,...

Full storyJuly 7, 2009 | 11:16by Jeremy Allen

Collectors lend stunning art for Hermitage jubilee
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Hermitage Foundation in Lausanne, art collectors in Switzerland are generously sharing works from their private art collections, some for the first time. The resulting...

Full storyJuly 1, 2009 | 11:30by Michèle Laird

Vaud police uncover vast pedophile network
Investigators expose a child pornography Internet network centred in Vaud that uses a Hip-Hop website for the commercial sale of illegal videos and photographs, with hundreds of computer owners around...

Full storyJune 29, 2009 | 10:21by Malcolm Curtis

Urban bike-sharing scheme launched in Vaud
As a way of encouraging alternative mobility and reducing car emissions, city sponsored bike-sharing networks are springing up in cities like Paris, Stockholm, Barcelona and Rome. Suisse Roule is being...

Full storyJune 29, 2009 | 09:26by Michèle Laird

New site ranks cities using personal criteria
A powerful tool that allows users to rank cities around the world according to their own criteria has been developed by the Media and Design Lab of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne...

Full storyJune 24, 2009 | 11:20by Michèle Laird

Expats courted by Vaud authorities
Members of the expat community are invited by three top politicians to get to know Vaud better. Although the non-Swiss contribute to the prosperity of the canton, they rarely get involved in local activities...

Full storyJune 9, 2009 | 09:34by Michèle Laird

EPFL business 'rodeo' tests entrepreneurial mettle
Students from an entrepeneurial finance course at Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) are competing on Saturday to present the best business plans for start-up companies using research from...

Full storyMay 29, 2009 | 08:55by Malcolm Curtis

Modelling agency casts for 'ordinary' people
A Montreux-based modelling agency provides photographers and advertising agencies with 'ordinary' people recruited on the streets. Just a few months after its creation, the agency, which is currently on...

Full storyMay 28, 2009 | 10:11by Marianne Burkhardt

Realtors highlight prestige rentals for elite expats
At a time when downturns are expected in all areas, prestige and exclusive rentals continue to be in high demand in the Lake Geneva area. Catering to the discerning and demanding few, real estate agencies...

Full storyMay 25, 2009 | 08:40by Michele Laird

Londoner promotes gift of life in Lausanne
After undergoing a life-saving liver transplant, London-born Liz Schick founds a Swiss organization called Tackers to aid children who have similarly benefited from organ donations. Lions Club Pully is...

Full storyMay 13, 2009 | 09:00by Marianne Burkhardt