Five charts to explain the world’s food crises Read more: Five charts to explain the world’s food crises
Staying in neutral? How Swiss and Irish debates compare Read more: Staying in neutral? How Swiss and Irish debates compare
Global energy turmoil: how resilient is Switzerland? Read more: Global energy turmoil: how resilient is Switzerland?
How funding cuts shook up the World Health Organization Read more: How funding cuts shook up the World Health Organization
Staying in neutral? How Swiss and Irish debates compare Read more: Staying in neutral? How Swiss and Irish debates compare
Swiss report sheds light on state of direct democracy worldwide Read more: Swiss report sheds light on state of direct democracy worldwide
Global energy turmoil: how resilient is Switzerland? Read more: Global energy turmoil: how resilient is Switzerland?
Can CERN’s $19bn effort to rewrite physics survive a fracturing world? Read more: Can CERN’s $19bn effort to rewrite physics survive a fracturing world?
CERN’s next giant leap is a machine that could unlock the universe Read more: CERN’s next giant leap is a machine that could unlock the universe
The Swiss Connection Podcast: Hear Swiss science stories for the world Read more: The Swiss Connection Podcast: Hear Swiss science stories for the world
Comedic documentary dissects Swiss neutrality Read more: Comedic documentary dissects Swiss neutrality
Friendship between Indian filmmaker and Swiss-based historian comes alive on film Read more: Friendship between Indian filmmaker and Swiss-based historian comes alive on film
A Swiss celebration of Sergei Loznitsa lays bare the battlefront of Ukrainian cinema Read more: A Swiss celebration of Sergei Loznitsa lays bare the battlefront of Ukrainian cinema
To what extent do you think assisted suicide should be a legally available option to those who want to end their lives? Read more: To what extent do you think assisted suicide should be a legally available option to those who want to end their lives?
Dangerous delivery: how doctors in Geneva handled the hantavirus Read more: Dangerous delivery: how doctors in Geneva handled the hantavirus
Good news for Switzerland: US is fast-tracking psychedelics for mental health Read more: Good news for Switzerland: US is fast-tracking psychedelics for mental health
Truth or tale: can pharma companies set prices for new drugs as high as they want? Read more: Truth or tale: can pharma companies set prices for new drugs as high as they want?
Reality hits: hard truths come to light in the final episode of ‘Lost Cells’ Read more: Reality hits: hard truths come to light in the final episode of ‘Lost Cells’
The SWIplus app: your connection to Switzerland Read more: The SWIplus app: your connection to Switzerland
ABRAHAM_SILK_ORIGINAL Previous Next Gustav Zumsteg, around 1955. Photographer unknown. Hulda und Gustav Zumsteg Foundation Printed kwana, summer 1967. Silk, printed twill dupioni Swiss National Museum Collection reference book, summer 1964 Swiss National Museum Cristobal Balenciaga, summer 1950. Photographer: Willy Maywald Willy Maywald Couture book, summer 1956 Swiss National Museum Glimpse of the Soie pirate. The Abraham Textile Archive Zurich exhibition Swiss National Museum Printed, blistered silk, summer 1985 Swiss National Museum Printed gazar, summer 1971. Silk and etamine, printed shantung Swiss National Museum Christian Dior, summer 1955- Photographer: Forlano. Forlano Collection reference book, summer 1967 Swiss National Museum Yves Saint Laurent, summer 1994. Photographer unknown. ZVG Couture book, spring 1953 Swiss National Museum Skaro, Winter 1988/89. Silk and polyester, taffetas with changing lamé, appliqué finish Swiss National Museum Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 Picture 13 80 Characters This content was published on October 20, 2010 - 16:25 350 Characters You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.