Ludonix is Switzerland’s new game druid, a data-based recommendation algorithm that generates personal recommendations for board or card games. The team behind Ludonix are founders Adrian Kölliker, Rainer Müller, and Lena Gisiger. Enthusiastic players who challenge each other week after week at various games, they have decided to found a startup that specialises in curating games and making it easier for other game enthusiasts to find and buy them online: “Via … more »

To most of you drinks enthusiasts out there this man will need no introduction. To those who don’t know: @mixellany2 on Instagram is no other than Sipsmith Master Distiller, photographer, award-winning author, consulting drink historian Jared Brown. For Fabdrinx, Erhard met him for a short interview at the Sipsmith Event and Blackbox Cocktail Challenge at The Birdyard Bar in Vienna. Among industry professionals and spirit connoisseurs, the name Jared Brown is … more »

Today is St. Nicholas’ Day and a wonderful occasion to thank you all. To say thank you for being part of our super cool community, for participating in our campaigns, for helping small and large brands to more notoriety, for co-creating with our partners. Thank you for being YOU! As a surprise, we have a Coolbox filled with products in the value of CHF 200 to give away. Coolbrandz started six years ago, on … more »

At the recent launch of its “essence” collection made from renewable materials, Mondaine, the iconic Swiss watch brand, invited our community to join the dialogue about sustainability. For a chance to win 1 of 2 essence watches, you can submit your own story until 19.11.17, at midnight! Simply insert hashtag #mondaine_essence and tag @mondaine_watch and @coolbrandz in your blog and Social Media posts related to the subject. We have also … more »

On 30th November, Veuve Clicquot, the prestigious Maison de Champagne, organizes its Business Woman 2017 Award Ceremony at Hotel Park Hyatt in Zurich. Since 1972 the Award Ceremony is an annual rendez-vous that recognizes female entrepreneurs. This year’s finalists are: Alisée de Tonnac from Seedstars, Barbara Lax from Little Green House and Kamila Markram from Frontiers. The reason why Veuve Clicquot is so committed to showcase and reward businesswomen is deeply … more »

When I met the brilliant Laëtitia Berthoud it was the very first edition of my column “A table avec Amélie”. I was pretty nervous to be honest but this first lunch meeting promised to be wonderful. And so it was! A young lady came up to me, slender and elegant, with a bright smile, a chic hairstyle, and dressed in delicate pink. Everything perfectly fitted the beautiful box, which she … more »

Hello, Nathalie! She is back. After a break of six years from the music industry, the Australian singer-songwriter, model, actress, Grammy Nominee (no less!), sweet crooner and general superwoman extraordinaire, released a new album that is called Male. Why? Because every song on this cover album has previously been recorded by a male artist or band and focuses on love and relationships. Who does not remember “Torn”, her first international single … more »