On the Art of Transformation
Change isn’t a trend – it’s a principle of life. THE Stylemate No. 03 | 2025 explores the moment of transformation: metamorphoses in society, design, architecture, fashion – and within ourselves. A magazine about letting go, rediscovering and consciously shaping transitions.
What this issue is about
Under the theme “Time to Shift”, we look at metamorphosis in many forms: political and ecological transitions, identity in beta, and rituals that bring back energy in everyday life. The essays and features reframe stability as a living process between a changing world and the freedom to reinvent ourselves.
Highlights
• Metamorphosis – The world is not fixed; it’s a theatre of transitions. Essay by Nina Prehofer on the allure and demands of change – from Ovid to politics, climate and the self.
• The Human in Beta Test. Bryan Johnson as a radical experiment in “upgrading” Homo sapiens – sharp, critical and witty.
• Gene Reset. Epigenetics coach Nike Schröder on how sleep, nutrition,
