INSPIRATION FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR AN AESTHETIC AND MEANINGFUL LIFESTYLE
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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 ...
dover street market ginza
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 ...
restir
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 ...
Casa Ojalá
Casa Ojalá was developed as a product for boutique and luxury hotels seeking a unique solution for the travel experience. Quick assembly and virtually nonexistent footprint allow for easy expansion of an existing property or novel configurations on land of any type: vineyards or mountains, woods or seaside. Its high degree of flexibility makes it ideal for locations far flung: from Argentina to Indonesia, Namibia to Italy. Casa Ojalá is also being made available to private customers on an application basis ...
wabi sabi
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!
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