Johan Leutwiler, 35, is the first ever non-Japanese katana kaji — a swordsmith who makes Japanese swords, and turn these weapons into true works of art. Smitten with Japanese culture since his ...

At just 20 years of age, Amandine likes to challenge clichés. She's one of two forestry workers in Switzerland's Central Valais region, and also a champion pole dancer. Quite naturally, she combines ...

Through his drawings on various surfaces—paper sheets and tree stumps alike— Sébastien Guenot expresses the deep emotions that come to him in his dreams. This is a portrait of a creative soul ...

Meet the young Korean artist enraptured by the beauty of the Alps, delicately and lovingly depicted in her drawings. It took just a few pictures of mountains to change the course of Ji-Young's ...

Charles Perrin likes to say he has three passions in life: sound, whisky, and cigars. Wide-brimmed hat and Havana cigar in hand, this man has become a pillar of the community in the small Swiss ...

A daughter of Val d'Hérens, Marlène Mauris once left her homeland for the world of culture, before taking the plunge five years ago to take over La Sage's village grocery store. The young woman ...

After cycling around several countries, Lucien Pilloud found his calling in Palermo, Sicily. Back home, the young man decided to create and sell his illustrations, in the form of postcards, on the ...

How can we inject more joy, color and positive vibes into our world? A portrait of Nicolas Bamert and Julie Handloser, two artists who have made positive creativity their life's calling. In an ...

Alice Pilastre is a young weaver and textile artist based in Brussels. She also works with cut paper, and was keen to meet with two Swiss cut paper artists, Henriette Hartmann in Lausanne and Suzanne ...

Portrait of illustrator and satirical cartoonist Guznag, who brings his world to life—a world teeming with animals and quirky little creatures that he weaves into the bistros and streets of his ...