Inside a renovated Swiss castle with chef of Andreas Caminada

Like so many castles of European origin, Schloss SchauensteinIn Fürstenau, in Switzerland, lived many lives. Once part of a fortress belonging to a local bishop, it was transformed into a 17th century home for the noble family that it bears the name, and then served as a reform school, a fair for academics and, briefly, an “innovative learning center”. But it was not until 2003 that the structure acquired global renown, when the chief Andreas a market Transformed into a restaurant with rooms, serving so spectacular dishes that you would need to spend the night.

“From the start, the accent at the castle was on the overall experience,” explains Caminada. “I wanted Schloss to be a place for more than good food.” Part of his mission to become the steward of the building was to preserve and promote the charm of small abandoned Swiss villages which he met in his youth; He grew up just half an hour from here, in Sagogn. Consequently, “I intentionally chose the right light, dishes and fabrics to make a visit to the restaurant feel personal,” he adds. In 2010, Schloss Schauenstein won three Michelin stars, making a 33 -year -old Caminada, one of the youngest heads in Europe to make this distinction and trigger the development of an important business. (In addition to nine other restaurants, Caminada also runs a magazine and, at the beginning of 2025, launched a kitchen program called Dinner club on the privileged video.)

But his most exciting project is a current renovation of Schloss Schauenstein, which is almost finished this spring. In 2022, Caminada hit a Danish design company Space Copenhagen to help him reinvent the interiors of the two bedrooms and dining bedroom. “Each element is important, and an important feeling is the young atmosphere that we project,” explains Caminada. “We want to be energetic and in advance.”

The result, a bit like its cuisine, balances modernity and tradition. Bindlev Henriksen sign, founding partner of Space Copenhagen, note. “Andreas defies the local limits in a very beautiful and respectful way, and we tried to do the same.” His team has kept many original characteristics of the castle, including its iron stairs and the cupboards integrated into the lambridened wooden rooms. Then they superimposed a mixture of pieces of contemporary designers and local craftsmen. “A trip to the castle should have the impression of walking in the past, the present and the future,” explains Bindslev Henriksen.

Each of the nine guest rooms has been equipped with Mario Bellini modular sofas, Viennese cane chairs from Cassina and personalized lamps designed by Space Copenhagen. The restaurant furniture includes pieces made by local craftsmen. Cabinetmaker Serge BorgmannFor example, service stations created with complex drawers for herbs using the Japanese carpentry technique Sashimono.

The second floor lounge has a modern aesthetic Versailles – tate. Customers can sink into ribbon rattan chairs of the Italian company Bonacin And sip aperitifs while admiring the works of Caminada's personal art collection, which includes the signs of neon from Sylvie Fleury by Vivian Suter and Conrad Jon Godly. “From the start, we invented a story of design around the idea that it was the country house of a worldly count filled with eclectic discoveries of its travels,” explains Bindslev Henriksen. “In the end, the castle brings out Andreas's personality. He admires and surrounds himself with beautiful things. Whether you stay as a guest or just get dinner here, you have a glimpse of his world.”