Geo Metria by Mount Fuji Architects Studio // Kanagawa, Japan.To Japan (my but we do get about. Thanks, internet). Being cheap and simple myself I do love it when architecture follows suit, and makes a virtue of the combination. This little house in the Kanagawa Prefecture is by Mount Fuji Architects...
House of Salad by Metaphor // Bangkok, Thailand.Metaphor Design Studio have drawn inspiration from the artist's studio for this Bangkok restaurant, House of Salad. Embracing the slightly dishevelled quality we typically associate with an artist's space, it's reinterpreted with an almost...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // September 2013.Yo, yo, yo! Welcome to the September 2013 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight. In this month's design news you can read about a beautiful Yoga Studio in Melbourne by Robert Mills Architects; new gear from Living Edge, Ke-Zu, Schiavello and...
Eat-Drink Design Awards // 2013 Shortlist.The annual Eat-Drink-Design Awards has announced the 2013 shortlist for eighty-one projects from across Australia and New Zealand. This initiative recognises design excellence in the hospitality arena, and is the only awards program in...
Summerhouse Lagnö by Tham & VidegĂ„rd Arkitekter // Sweden.It seems that lovely little extruded houses abound these days. Of late weâve seen a pared-back postmodern fruitiness combined with lean and linear plans. Familiar vernacular forms sieved through a tight net of disciplined design. Today...
Oval Barcelona by Flexoarquitectura.You see, as much as I love a project with a big fat budget to work on or to share with you, I am also quite partial towards projects that were time and budget challenged, but have managed to rise to the occasion. I've said it before and...
Haus am Moor by Bernardo Bader Architects // Vorarlberg, Austria.Today to rural Austria, where outside the town of Krumbach, Bernardo Bader Architects have put together the arresting timbered âHaus Am Moorâ. I bet this place smells just delicious - timber walls, timber ceilings, timber everything. A...
Selected Projects by Tokyo-based Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects.Jo Nagasaka is a Osaka-born Tokyo-based architect who established Schemata Architects in 1998. In 2007, he started a collaborative office called HAPPA which combines a gallery and a shop with other facilities. Among his works are a series...
Alexander Wang Flagship Store // Soho, New York.Fashion designer and recently appointed creative director of Balenciaga, Alexander Wang is one of those so-successful-it's-annoying types. It's not surprising that the concept for his flagship store is yet another manifestation of his...
