Inspirations

Explore the elevated life in the mountains. This content debuted in 2015 with Alpine Modern’s printed quarterly magazine project.

Jen Murphy 4/10/17 Jen Murphy 4/10/17

Minimalist Metamorphosis: Cowshed turns cultural center

A local hotelier turns his family's old barn into a beautiful center of cultural life — the Allmeinde — in Lech, Austria

Sandra Henderson 3/1/17 Sandra Henderson 3/1/17

Editor's Choice: Concrete Beauty

5 brilliant examples of use of the quintessential building material that helped to define the aesthetics of modern architecture.

Sandra Henderson 1/28/17 Sandra Henderson 1/28/17

Editor's Choice: Modern design in the Austrian Alps

Jamie Kripke 12/6/16 Jamie Kripke 12/6/16

Alps // 40

An unfiltered, low-speed journey across Swiss peaks in words and images by Boulder photographer Jamie Kripke

Taylor Zahrt 12/4/16 Taylor Zahrt 12/4/16

Hillside Holidays

Near the Austrian border in Germany’s Allgäu, Haus P by Yonder boldly reinterprets the region’s traditional mountain architecture

Alpine Modern 12/3/16 Alpine Modern 12/3/16

Recipe: Germknödel with Plum Filling

An Austrian ski hut favorite by Austrian top chef Martin Reiter of Hotel Kitzhof in Kitzbühl, Tyrol

Sandra Henderson 11/19/16 Sandra Henderson 11/19/16

Hygge Life

A conversation with Alexandra Gove—collector of beautiful moments and things—about slowing down and being hygge in the present... like the Danish do.

Jaka Bulc 10/30/16 Jaka Bulc 10/30/16

Monolith on the Mountain

In the Slovenian Alps, Bivak Pavla Kemperla sticks up for alpinists

Dominic Bradbury 10/27/16 Dominic Bradbury 10/27/16

Snow-Proofed Hillside Family Home in Austria

This house can weather even the fiercest winter storm and an avalanche

Sandra Henderson 10/12/16 Sandra Henderson 10/12/16

Your Highness: Chalet Zermatt Peak

Celebrities and royalty stay at this über luxurious chalet with majestic Matterhorn views

Sandra Henderson 8/18/16 Sandra Henderson 8/18/16

Camera Lucida

An artist's atelier becomes a looking device into the Austrian landscape

Sonja Ragaller 8/14/16 Sonja Ragaller 8/14/16

Traditionally Modern

At home with Markus Meindl, the modern mountain man behind Bavaria's traditional maker of lederhosen for the new alpine lifestyle between the forest and the city.

Sandra Henderson 7/25/16 Sandra Henderson 7/25/16

The Height of Hip: Kristallhütte

A slope-side hotel and hipster après-ski hangout in Austria's Hochzillertal

Sandra Henderson 7/21/16 Sandra Henderson 7/21/16

Love and Loam

An Austrian artist family makes rammed-earth architecture, stoves and raku tiles

Alpine Modern 7/18/16 Alpine Modern 7/18/16

Haus Z2 in Bayrischzell

The modern vacation home by Beer Bembé Dellinger reinterprets traditional Bavarian-alpine forms and materials

Sandra Henderson 7/14/16 Sandra Henderson 7/14/16

Context and Contrast in the Alps

An Austrian vacation home’s design references its mountainside setting and expansive views across the valley

Sonja Ragaller 7/11/16 Sonja Ragaller 7/11/16

Bavarian Rebel

Avant-garde artist Bernhard Rieger — master of Lüftlmalerei, inventor of alpine pop art

Sandra Henderson 7/4/16 Sandra Henderson 7/4/16

Sense of Place: Alpine-modern style in Tyrol

The elevated ruggedness of interior design in Austria's Zillertal

Alpine Modern 6/26/16 Alpine Modern 6/26/16

They Call It Happiness: Hotel Wiesergut

A serene Austrian retreat set against ski slopes and hiking trails

Sandra Henderson 6/19/16 Sandra Henderson 6/19/16

Room for Gemütlichkeit

The "Stube" — a special place in the alpine homes of Bavaria and Austria