Yellowtrace Spotlight // December 2013.G'day and welcome to the December 2013 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight - the last one for the year! In this month's design news you can read about the new Jac + Jack store by George Livissianis; Mr Miyagi in Melbourne by Eades & Bergman;...
Villa Weinberg by Mette and Martin Wienberg // Højbjerg, Denmark.I wish this was my house. It's not - because life is not fair, and also because it belongs to Mette and Martin Wienberg, both architects. Both Danish architects at that, meaning my predisposition to like this place is as strong as Sarah...
Video // Faye Toogood’s London Home.The multifaceted designer, Faye Toogood, opens her London home, and discusses her affinity for using unusual juxtapositions in her...
Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito // Tokyo, Japan.Toyo Ito's library at Tama Art University is comprised of a series of concrete arches. The arches, which are of varying span lengths, are arranged in an irregular patterns driven by the slope of the surrounding landscape. The arches...
The Standard by GamFratesi // Copenhagen, Denmark.The Standard in Copenhagen is the latest venture by renowned Danish âgastronomic entrepreneurâ Claus Meyer, with world famous jazz musician, Niels Lan Doky. Together with the Danish-Italian design duo, GamFratesi, they recently set out...
The Inaugural Aesop Berlin Store by Weissâheiten.Weissâheiten have designed the first signature store in Germany for Australian skin care brand, Aesop. The store recently opened on Alte SchĂśnhauser Street in Berlin, Mitte. Reflecting Aesopâs approach to build unique site-specific...
House in GerĂŞs by Graça Correia & Roberto Ragazzi // Portugal.I first saw this house published quite a while ago but itâs one of those projects that got under my skin, and is probably worth dusting off and looking at afresh. Itâs a house in northern Portugal, by Graça Correia & Roberto Ragazzi....
Sea Library by ETAT Architects // Awashima, Japan.What do you get when you mix Scandinavian design with a Japanese aesthetic? A symphony of beauty, simplicity and extraordinary detailing. In other words - every designer's wet dream! Stockholm-based Erik TĂśrnkvist and Malin Belfrage of...
Decor Codes by Studiopepe.We all know how craaaazy in love I am with the supremely talented Milan-based Studiopepe. Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto take conceptual styling to a whole new level! Their latest project for Elle Decor Italia is titled "Decor...