There is always a buzz of interest when leading design city Shenzhen announces a new project: over 70 architectural firms from all over the world submitted designs for the new Shenzhen Natural History Museum in China. In the end, the 3XN team was awarded the contract for their truly spectacular design …
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What do you think of wine as an investment? Does it make sense? THE Stylemate asked two wine merchants in Vienna who were bound to know. They explained to us why wine is first and foremost a passion and treated with awe and humility, and why all roads lead to Burgundy …
The small piece of rock just off New York City has a dark history that has earned it the name Rat Island. But now the private island is to play host to a sustainable luxury resort …
Traditionally, people in Denmark leave their country to go skiing. But now the CopenHill waste incinerator provides them with a ski slope all year round. Seriously! It is all thanks to a truly spectacular architectural project …
Kukido is a floral composition that combines ethics and aesthetics. Designed by the Japanese studio Green Wise, these innovative arrangements have been chosen by Pianca for its showroom inside the world’s first Green Retail Park in Turin, Italy …
What do you do with your money when you’re getting less from your savings? What about diamonds! We paid a visit to jeweller Michael Kruzik in Vienna …
Mario Pricken knows what’s valuable, and most importantly, he knows why. The Stylemate spoke to him about the value of objects, good stories and how the value compass has changed as a result of the coronavirus …
The newly built art depot of the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam can be considered a work of art in its own right. The architects at MVRDV have designed a massive, mirrored “bowl” with trees growing out of its “lid”. This new building can be admired already – even before the art objects have been installed …
Wenn das kein Grund zum Feiern ist: Der Gewürztraminer Nussbaumer 2018 der Kellerei Tramin erhielt vom führenden italienischen Wein-Guide Gambero Rosso die Höchstnote „Tre Bicchieri“ (Drei Gläser) und liefert damit eine Sensation. Es handelt sich nämlich um die zwanzigste Drei-Gläser-Auszeichnung in Folge …
In the Island of Capri, a power station becomes distinctive element of the relation between urban fabric and nature. The new Terna power station designed by the Italian studio Frigerio Design Group is an innovative architecture, elegantly integrated into the unique natural context …
Architect Gianluca Santosuosso asked himself, “How would nature respond to this brief?” – and turned to a beehive as a model for residential housing. His “HIVE Project” tackles current challenges with a completely new approach that benefits humans, animals and plants collectively …
The attribute of being “virus-free” is of particular importance in the current climate, but it has always been the case at the Alpin Juwel Hotel, and it continues to be so now. The fact that chemicals are not required to achieve this has been proven by the Salzburg hotel, whose sustainable concept applies to all areas, from the rooms to the restaurant and the spa …
Amidst the rocks of the Californian desert, a piece of sky suddenly catches the eye. Surely an illusion? But no, there is simple explanation: an “invisible” mirror house has been built for film producer Chris Hanley in Joshua Tree. It is a house that serves as a stage for an Oscar-winning performance by the surrounding nature …
Snow-covered peaks, the sun on your face, wearing just the right outfit – in the popular Austrian winter resort of Bad Gastein, the right look is also required off the piste …
Two architectural studios are continuing the triumphal procession of hut resorts with the Mountain and Cloud Cabins. From their mirrored “spaceships”, the view will in future sweep out into the hilly landscape on the upper Yangtze River …
Soak up the summer sunshine on this sunny plateau in Fiss! At the Alps Lodge, there’s also a new pool on the roof and a Zen garden for countless miniature moments of relaxation …