Well-stocked boutiques and luxury brands for the modern gent don’t exactly spring up on every street corner. With that in mind, any opportunity for a man to satisfy his taste for the finer things is more than welcome! An expert in men’s fashion, Damien Rothen acts as style guru to the cultured man. He hides behind the scenes of online boutique gentilhomme.ch, which is serving modern gentlemen since 2013 with an array … more »

Today is 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 one Coolbox ti give away. Coolbrandz started six years ago, on 11.11.11 to be precise. It started as a personal … 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 »

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 »

Beautiful, packed with talent and unparalleled energy, that is Eileen Hofer. As a blogger, journalist and filmmaker, she juggles her various vocations. With her  film, Horizontes, Eileen Hofer, of Turkish-Lebanese origin and now living in Geneva, flew to Cuba to capture the intertwined portraits of three generations of classical dancers. Alicia Alonso, a nonagenarian with the status of absolute goddess, former prima ballerina assoluta who lost her sight at the … more »

Sébastien Buemi was born on 31st October 1988 in Aigle, in the canton of Vaud – my home for the last 16 years. So we have that in common. And this: an attraction to fast cars and strong sensations! And then, there is one more thing: our friendship with mood! Sébastien Buemi: Swiss professional racing driver Drawn to motor sports from a very early age, Sébastien soon felt very much … more »

One thing I absolutely love about the coolbrandz experience is the fact that I can connect with so many cool people on so many different levels: entrepreneurs, startups, digital strategists, consultants, PR agencies, brand managers, other influencers, designers, beauty, food, fashion, gadget, travel bloggers… Since I started blogging my network has expanded enormously. We now count over 55’000 registered users on coolbrandz and although I do not know everyone personally, … more »