Mr Joe Restaurant in Burnley, Victoria by Figureground Architecture.Melbourne-based Figureground Architecture implemented contemporary Japanese references for all-day eatery Mr Joe in Richmond, complementing the Asian-fusion menu. Contemporary, not kitsch was Melbourne-based Figureground...
Font 6 Apartment in Barcelona by Colombo and Serboli.Co-founder of Colombo and Serboli architecture, Andrea Serboli, took his Barcelona home renovation as an opportunity to develop a quintessential example of his firm’s style, combining contemporary character with preserved modernist...
Terrazzo Marble Dreams: Apartment in Lithuania by DO Architects.Sometimes all an interior needs is a single bold gesture to transform what would otherwise be a ho-hum, averageville space into the one that makes us stop and look twice. Case in point is this fantastic apartment in Lithuania by DO...
Willing Coffee in Guildford, Perth by Ohlo Studio.Former Australian track-cycling champion Tim Willing and wife Veronique gave Ohlo Studio a specific design brief: a classic Italian-inspired café, incorporating their loves for both coffee and competitive cycling harmoniously. At...
Kvistad Redesigns Bakken & Bæck’s Amsterdam Office.Designed by Norwegian studio Kvistad, the Amsterdam outpost for Bakken & Bæck is reminiscent of a ‘yellow submarine’ – a long and narrow space that sits below ground level by the docks of Houthaven. The main room of Bakken &...
Warehouse GYM D3 Dubai by VSHD Design.Inspired by Brutalist architecture and underground fight clubs, VSHD Design stayed away from materials predictably found in a health club when designing Warehouse Gym, located in Dubai’s burgeoning Design District. Think concrete and...
Daniel Mitchell’s Concrete House in Bali by Patisandhika.Architecture firm Patisandhika spent three years completing the Bali home of Daniel Mitchell, Creative Director of the Potato Head Group. The timber and concrete residence is truly a tropical paradise, with lush greenery prominent both...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // January 2019.Happy (belated) New Year everyone and welcome to the January 2019 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight – the first one for the year. Boom! In this month’s design news you can read about two new excellent retail projects, brilliant new...
Pottery & Coloured Glaze Workshop in Boshan, China by Co-Direction Design.Co-Direction Design have completed a Pottery and Coloured Glaze Workshop in a historic Chinese porcelain district, as part of an 'elder care town'. Craftsmanship is prominent throughout the space, with natural materials such as granite,...