THE Stylemate took a look around the metropolis of Tokyo and showcases here several of the most renowned designers and the most exciting new labels in the Japanese capital ...
Golden temples that glitter in the sun, Shintō shrines, zen gardens and seeing a geisha – that’s what summarises Japan’s former imperial capital Kyoto. The latest news is that the Ace Hotel group is opening its first location in Japan!
Wabi-sabi, finding beauty in imperfection, is a Japanese concept of aesthetic values that we really like and wish to embrace in this spring issue 2020 of THE Stylemate magazine. We have once again put together a selection of many beautiful things for you to enjoy, some of which are virtually perfect, while others are so interesting that that could be deemed as their version of beauty. Grab your copy!
Designer Megumi Ito makes unique light sculptures that illuminate hotels, bars and shops. She grew up in the historic town of Kamakura in Japan, but since completing her studies at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, it’s here that she now lives and works ...
Multi-award-winning design studio Drill Design was founded in Tokyo in 2001 by Yusuke Hayashi and Yoko Yasunishi, and they have since produced designs for big names such as Muji, Canon, Mercedes-Benz and Camper ...
Urushi craftsmanship has been practised in Japan for almost 6,500 years and enables high-quality utensils to be made out of wood ...
When talking about Japanese fashion, you can’t let Uniqlo go unmentioned. The textiles giant can look back on an almost unparalleled success story, which started back in the 1970s ...
Interview with Deborah Sengl, one of Austria's leading artists about her newest work "Escape!" at MuseumsQuartier Wien in Vienna ...
The Japanese city of Nagoya is part of the international UNESCO Creative Cities Network – and rightly so! Eriko Esaka gives us an insight into the creative culture ...
Apparently, in Japan you can go and watch sumo wrestlers training then have breakfast with them afterwards. That was something I wanted to experience ...
With the opening of Kikko Bā, the restaurant’s own Kikko sake, which has long been a regular on the menu of the original restaurant, has found a new home in the Fourth District of the city and creative Japanese fusion dishes are whipped up in a tiny kitchen ...
Detroit is back! Leading the way is Shinola. Alongside watches and beautiful lifestyle products, the brand has now opened its first “Shinola” hotel ...
