Prices for private residential property have again risen sharply this year. With these sharply rising prices, anyone who manages to buy one of the scarce owner-occupied homes can call themselves lucky. Homeowners can save hundreds of francs a month compared to renting, writes the real estate beard company IAZI in its current analysis.

From 19 to 21 November, the Blickfang design fair will once again take place in Zurich. There will be more than 180 designers with individual furniture, home accessories, fashion and jewellery to discover. They will transform the Kongresshaus into the city’s largest concept store for independent design.

Many would also like to leave untouched wilderness untouched. baunetz interior|design shows outstanding examples of how good architectural solutions are possible even in such sensitive environments: hidden under earth and grass, behind trees and bushes or as eccentric quotations of their habitat.