It seems as if Mario Dalpra had foreseen our present as early as 2017: his sculpture „il momento della verita“ which im Kinsky auctioned off for the selling price of (KP) € 23.040 (Hammer price € 18.000) – a world record for this artist – does especially ring true today. The so-called “moment of truth” has come for all of us, as it has for Daplra himself …

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 …

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!