The world of exclusive living.

Launching the first of its kind, Christie’s presents ONE, a global 20th-century art auction spanning four cities in one relay-style format on 10 July. The multi-part, live sale will take place in real time across time zones, moving consecutively through the art world’s major hubs: Hong Kong, Paris, London and New York.

Many of us will probably spend our summer holidays in Switzerland this time. The recently published book “Wild und frisch: Tessin; Die schönsten Badeplätze an Seen, Flüssen und Wasserfällen” by Salamander-Verlag is just right for this; but the reference book is also ideal for a sunny weekend in Ticino.

The 176-page Hochparterre edition book “Im Rückspiegel. Designers tell their lives”, shows forty portraits of a generation that has shaped Switzerland. With a great desire for the future and a belief in a better world, she has not only built houses or landscapes, bridges or tractors, but has transformed our society. (in German)