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Our future seems more uncertain than ever, and even harder to predict. The small-scale way to look at it is in terms of what the winter will bring for tourism, while the broader question is a matter of considering the climate crisis. That’s why we’ve made the future the topic of this issue of THE Stylemate …
Summer has arrived, and with it a longyearned- for slice of freedom. There are times when it feels like it was “before”. Then you start getting a bit nostalgic. Somehow, you can’t stop yourself from thinking about it. There doesn’t seem to be an innocent light-heartedness anymore. We also have these thoughts, and it’s this “contemplation” that we’ve devoted this issue to …
In our last issue, we used this page to write about our hopes and dreams for the future. We were somewhat hopeful that the next time we came to write this passage, we would be a bit closer to reaching them than where we find ourselves now. But where are we, actually?
In this brand new edition of THE Stylemate, we have reflected on what is important to us, when something has value and what notions of value there are.
When it felt like the world was changing constantly from one minute to the next, and it seemed that any long-term plans would have to be thrown out the window, we joined the journey into the unknown and decided to make this issue of THE Stylemate more spontaneous and experimental …
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!
This edition is also about lines – about borders and boundaries. Inspiration for this theme came from the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall …
And it is to adventure (“fancy adventures”) that this edition of THE Stylemate is dedicated on 40 pages. Where can we find adventure today, when it seems as if we hav already seen and experienced everything. We believe the answer is: everywhere.
The eccentric lady with the spectacular sunglasses on the front cover is the famous art patron Peggy Guggenheim. She shaped Venice not just with her Guggenheim collection but also and above all during her lifetime with her very personality …