Oh Kappetain, My Kappetain // Los Angeles Home of Architect Ray Kappe.I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – LA houses like this are what happens when modernist ideas go to the coast, unwinds by the beach, and unravels in all this louche, approachable brilliance. This is the sort of modern house...
Pulsate installation design by Lily Jencks & Nathanael Dorent // Capitol Designer Studio, London.Holy smokes! Talk about immediate visual overwhelm and super intense awesomeness. In your face - boom! You are looking at Pulsate - retail pop-up installation design by Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent for emerging London tile showroom...
FIKA by ON Design Partners // Tokyo.Designed by ON design partners, FIKA is a home that converts into a weekend shop selling scandinavian collectibles. Separated by a full-height white shelving unit, the shop and the home merge into a single space creating a unique and...
Restaurant Radio in Copenhagen by HolmbäckNordentoft.Situated in Copenhagen's Frederiksberg, Restaurant Radio takes its name from the city's old Radio House. Owned by Claus Meyer, Denmark's"gastronomic entrepreneur" and the creator of world famous Noma (the two-star Michelin restaurant voted...
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...
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...
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...
Ett Hem Hotel by Studio Ilse // Stockholm, Sweden.I first became aware of Ett Hem Stockholm almost a year ago, however it wasn't until just the other day that I was compelled to post my own little tribute to this wonderful interior. Ett Hem ("a home" in Swedish) is a 12 room boutique...
