Napoléon Apartment Renovation in Paris by FREAKS freearchitects.This lovely heritage apartment is equal parts beautiful, clever and fun. Recently refurbished by FREAKS freearchitects, it is located on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, which happens to be an old address of Napoleon I. In order to celebrate...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // March 2013.It's the first Monday of the month, which means it's Yellowtrace Spotlight time! In this month's edition I'm sharing with you a whole bunch of design news including a beautiful new house by Wolveridge Architects; new products from AÃRK...
Move-in Showroom in Melbourne by Elenberg Fraser.Given that we are hosting an unofficial "brick week" here on Yellowtrace, I though it would be quite fitting to wrap up with a project that takes the lil ol' brick to a whole new level. Please make a warm welcome (back) to the supremely...
Stockholm Design Week 2013 // Best New Furniture & Products.The 62nd annual Stockholm Design Week 2013 and Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair took place between 4-10 February. Despite the fact that I observed the developments of this significant Scandinavian design event from the comfort of my own...
Beautiful Brickwork.Had you asked me a few years ago how I felt about brick, I may have pulled a rather unenthused expression. For the longest time, bricks lived in the same brain cell as bad developer houses from the 90s. Oh, how things have changed. I am...
New Horizons Cinema by BUCK.ARCHITEKCI // Wroclaw, Poland.In 2012, young Polish firm, BUCK.ARCHITEKCI, were commissioned to redesign a three-storey new foyer for one of the largest art house cinemas in Europe - The New Horizons (Kino Nowe Horyzonty) in Wroclaw. In addition to regular film...
Refuge by Wim Goes Architectuur // House Extension in Belgium.In a small town outside of Ghent, lies this interesting little extension by Wim Goes Architectuur. It was completed in 2008, but I think good things deserve a revisit. The building is a living room extension to an existing brick house. It...
Lovely Linear Lighting.Here are some of the latest, the greatest and most interesting examples of linear lighting design trends from around the world. These bad boys take the concept of humble straight line to a whole new level, by applying materials, colours,...
‘Sense of Space’ // Asplund Furniture Collection for 2013.Asplund furniture collection for 2013, 'Sense of Space', was launched at last week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, world’s largest meeting place for Scandinavian design. The respected Swedish design store and manufacturer set out to...
