Body and soul.

AuteurScheuringer, Carina
Fonction Editorial

"Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish," said 17-century French poet Jean de la Fontaine. Twelve months after the re-launch of Swiss News, this year's November issue is dedicated to people of tremendous spirit, whose imagination and passion have opened doors to a brave new world without boundaries and restrictions. From design and architecture to the fields of science and sport, we reveal the fascinating stories of truly characterful and remarkable individuals.

Our journey starts with a man whom most of us see daily on our ten-franc Swiss banknotes. On page 14, we capture the life and works of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, who began his creative career as a watch engraver and became arguably the most influential architect of the 20th century. From his hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds where he built his first masterpiece, we travel southeast to Gruyeres Castle to meet another type of genius (page 36). 52-year-old HR Giger from Chur is the artist behind the terrifying figures in the 1979 Oscar-winning science fiction movie Alien and its 2012 sequel Prometheus. Over a cold drink, we marvel at the native Churer's apocalyptic visions in his biomechanical-style bar, where the walls and ceiling resemble the skeletal structure of a...

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