The year 2020 is drawing to a close and
most people probably have the same thing
on their minds – mostly, wishing for the
arrival of the New Year. We hope we’ll be able
to overcome Covid-19, and that this period
of worry and uncertainty that far exceeds
normal levels will soon be a thing of the past.
We’re dreaming of once more being able to
move around freely, to travel and to meet
new people. To discover new places and to
feel unlimited well-being when we get there.
In this issue, we have reflected on what is
important to us, when something has value
and what notions of value there are. Our
cover shows an image by Austrian artist
Martin Grandits, who deals with this topic
in a humorous way in his works. And that
takes us onto the second theme of this
issue: Austria. So often (and so readily) we
have looked beyond the horizon in previous
issues of THE Stylemate and explored
the whole wide world. But this time, we
contemplate what’s closer to home, and
we do it with great passion and no small
amount of pride.