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 …
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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 …
Israeli and Palestinian people share an outstanding and dynamic cuisine. ‘Divine Food’ is a visually striking collection of recipes from local markets, Arab traditions, the nomadic tribes of the desert, and the hip restaurants of Tel Aviv …
Golden temples that glitter in the sun, Shintō shrines, zen gardens and seeing a geisha – that’s what summarises Japan’s former imperial capital Kyoto. The latest news is that the Ace Hotel group is opening its first location in Japan!
With the opening of Kikko Bā, the restaurant’s own Kikko sake, which has long been a regular on the menu of the original restaurant, has found a new home in the Fourth District of the city and creative Japanese fusion dishes are whipped up in a tiny kitchen …
Opening in 2021, the new nhow Hamburg is built on the roof top of the St. Pauli bunker. It will feature 136 rooms as well as a bar, cafe and restaurant. The integrated and creative nhow brand seamlessly joins the futuristic concept of the bunker initiative …
Ceremonial Formality: Fashion For The Future Human Psyche
Frederik Heyman’s fashion film ‘Ceremonial Formality’ gives a glimpse into what our future psyches might be, as models and contortionists engage with–and become–machinery …
Celebrating female bodies through designer Sinéad O’Dwyer’s wearable sculptures
Directed by Rei Nadal, this fashion film captures Sinéad O’Dwyer’s wearable sculptures moulded from fibreglass, as they exaggerate and emulate the female form …
Nordic by Nature presents more than 30 of the most original Danish chefs with their distinctive recipes and provides deep insights into the uniqueness of the contemporary Northern cuisine …
Anyone who wants to go out in Prague has not been able to get past the “Moon Club & Lounge” for a few weeks now. A ‘place to be’, where thanks to unique interior design the full moon shines every night …
Detroit is back! Leading the way is Shinola. Alongside watches and beautiful lifestyle products, the brand has now opened its first “Shinola” hotel …
This is the title of the upcoming Berlin Travel Festival. Event founder Bernd Neff spoke to us about the search for paradise, what locations will be drawing visitors in the coming years and how travel is getting “better”…
THE Stylemate knows where to find the city’s most exciting fashion labels …
There is a lot you could say about borders, boundaries, barriers and limits. Tree boundaries, boundless love and things like that. Yet two phenomena at the edges of my old home are what immediately come to mind, and I would like to tell you about them …
Berlin has long been seen as Germany’s creative centre and has established an international reputation as a fashion capital. THE Stylemate knows where to find the city’s hippest concept stores …
Alessandro Painsi has only just turned 23 and is already considered to be one of Austria’s great young artistic talents with huge international potential. And he is thinking big: “I want to be the greatest artist in the world!” …
Grace Elizabeth and Anok Yai dance a couture duet for Vogue Japan – a fashion film by Nick Knight
Nick Knight showcases Grace Elizabeth and Anok Yai dancing a couture duet as they swirl and giggle in this ethereal fashion film for Vogue Japan’s January 2020 issue…
The Form&Seek design studio led by Bilge Nur Saltik specialises in newly developed techniques and modern craftsmanship. Great attention is paid to workmanship and materials – and this approach produces functional and playful objects…