An essay about transformation in all its forms – from Ovid’s mythic shifts to our digital selves. About politics as performance, the body as a project, and the art of embracing change without losing ourselves.
At Hotel Schwarzschmied in Lana, the inner self becomes a garden – nurtured by stillness, movement, touch and light.
Seegut Zeppelin: A Lifestylehotel on Lake Constance combining design, nature, and depth. A retreat full of tranquillity and inspiring moments.
Imagine walking into a room full of building blocks, vivid colours and joyful music. What do you feel? A sense of lightness, perhaps a small tingle of anticipation? Or do you just think: Right, where shall I start with all this?
Maybe just allow your imagination to run wild and use them to build a house? After all, playing isn’t just for children. Play is also a valuable resource in our adult lives, but it’s so easily forgotten among all the pressure and stress.
Four international projects reveal how adaptive reuse breathes new life into existing structures: from a quarry turned art center to a farmhouse reborn as a wellbeing retreat. A tribute to transformation, preservation, and mindful design.
A poetic short film between Palestine and Greece exploring body, landscape and memory through mirrored movement and female resistance.
Inspiration from around the world for an aesthetic and mindful lifestyle
The new issue of THE Stylemate invites you to explore the invisible threads that subtly connect people, cultures and ideas. On 40 large-format pages (A3), you’ll find a carefully curated mix of philosophy, art, design, travel, and lived mindfulness.
There has been a lot of discussion since AI was made available to everyone in the form of ChatGPT and Midjourney. Is AI intelligent? Have people had their time as a thinking, creative being? What is authentically experienced and felt, and what is just simulated? And how can we tell the difference? Many questions that inspired us to dedicate the latest issue of Stylemate to the topic of AI...
THE Stylemate No. 03 | 2025 – “Time to Shift” explores metamorphosis and the art of shaping change – from society & design to longevity & mindful living. Print edition available now in the online shop.
Living as an artform: How Wabi-Sabi, Feng Shui, Vastu Shastra, Hygge & Majlis create spaces that nurture body and mind.
In a world full of contrasts, rapid change, and constant movement, we seek something that remains—a connection that ties everything together. THE Stylemate Issue No. 01 | 2025 is titled “The Invisible Thread” and explores these unseen links between people, cultures, and ideas. How are we all interwoven? Which places and experiences reveal deeper connections?
Luisa Scheffler’s label BEMENTI is just that. Made out of prickly pear, she designs vegan and sustainable bags that look just as good as genuine leather. We met up with her and asked about her vision of the sustainable future of shopping...
