The recently opened boutique hotel “ME by Meliá” in Dubai is the only hotel building designed by award-winning architect Zaha Hadid both inside and out. The typical trademarks: breathtaking curves, sharp angles, bold materials and expressive colours …
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A showcase of 21st century wellness, from the protagonists linking ancient treatments with contemporary innovations to the spaces in which they practice …
Here we provide a brief insight into the island country’s sporting traditions, ancient rituals and new customs …
When Hiroaki Takashita opened Restir in 1987 he had a clear vision of the perfect clothing store. These days, it’s no longer just about selling clothes for the veteran of the Japanese fashion industry …
Tokyo’s red light district Kabukicho isn’t reall known for being a hotspot of the fashion scene, but Keisuke Fujita had a good reason for opening his finely curated store The Four-Eyed here in 2016 …
Japanese-American artist and designer Isamu Noguchi started creating the Akari Light Sculptures in the 1950s. He chose the name “akari”, a word that means “light” in Japanese, connoting both illumination and physical lightness …
“I wanted to open a shop that only sold the things I love. Our lives today are overrun with options. But the real luxury is choosing only those designs that truly suit your tastes and style”, says owner Sonya Park about the idea behind ARTS & SCIENCE …
Gold and silversmith Barbara Gressl is globally renowned as an expert on Kasumigaura pearls, a Japanese cultivated freshwater pearl …
Precious materials, clean lines and custom design features characterise this restaurant, where Japan is given an original and unconventional new twist. The IYO AALTO is a Japanese restaurant in Milan that was designed by Italian architect Maurizio Lai …
The Japanese city of Kobe is part of the international UNESCO Creative Cities Network – and rightly so! Kenji Kondo give us an insight into the creative culture …
Introducing the new Genesis Triple: With a white leather base and cremino sole, updated with contrasting back tab, tongue and lace ends. The upper draws inspiration from retro silhouettes but it is set on a modern streamlined sole to create the perfect fusion of retro and contemporary …
The enormous art installations alone are worth a visit: Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo had the original concept of “beautiful chaos” in mind when she opened her first Dover Street Market store in London, and it is now expressed alongside sculptures, photographs and other works of contemporary art at the only Japanese outlet of the legendary high fashion department store …
I received some incense sticks as a souvenir from our neighbour following a trip to Asia. I was eight years old at the time and they seemed infinitely precious to me. They smelt different to anything I’d encountered up until that point, and soon the whole linen cupboard where they were put smelt the same, enchanting and exotic …
Margarethe Yoshida lived in Japan for 16 years and learnt the art of reducing everything down to the essential, which can be enjoyed in her cooking courses …
The famous polka dots used by japanese artist Yayoi Kusama will bring a splash of colour to the New York Botanical Garden from may, when both iconic and new pieces by the celebrated artist will be waiting to be discovered in a display entitled ‘Kusama: Cosmic Nature.’
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 …
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 …
Urushi craftsmanship has been practised in Japan for almost 6,500 years and enables high-quality utensils to be made out of wood …