Supply chains sparking an «everything shortage» has high-end buyers hard-pressed ahead of the holiday season. finews.com looks at the local luxuries available in a pandemic year.
Hipsterized Caffeine
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La Pavoni’s Europiccola is an Italian classic– the cast brass, hand-pump construction is designed to look great on a kitchen countertop (824 Swiss francs, or roughly $893, at Digitec). The much-loved Aerobie is the near-opposite, but its plastic construction represents one of the most accessible recent innovations in coffee (by Aeropress, 41.40 Sfr at Galaxus). For those looking for an even more manual experience, Pelikamo’s mobile espresso maker (259 Sfr) comes with an adjustable hand grinder and Jet Fuel coffee beans. Worth noting that there is little use investing in fancy coffee technology without improving bean quality, like Vertical Coffee in Unterlunkhofen.
Vintage Car Cool
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DeLorean was every middle-aged man's dream car – the name stands for nostalgic and cool. The popularity of Netflix’s «Myth & Mogul» documentary about automobile industry executive John DeLorean attests to its lasting appeal. Dutch apparels maker A-Dam makes it possible to wear the «Back to the Future» car on your swim trunks. Available at Changemaker, which maintains two shops in Zurich as well as seven more throughout Switzerland.
Custom Millinery
Laura Catignani is a New York-trained milliner who custom-makes everything from straw boaters to tweed driving caps. A former costume and headpiece maker for the Metropolitan Opera and the Rockettes, Catignani excels at integrating unique touches, like a vintage bakelite buckle. Catignani's hats generally range from 195 to 395 francs (her atelier on Geneva’s rue Rothschild is by appointment only).
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