Yellowtrace Spotlight // May 2020.

The months just keep rolling on this year, don’t they? We’ve already hit the end of May, which can only mean one thing – this year is going fast. Oh, and it’s time for another Yellowtrace Spotlight, of course!

As we settle into the ‘new normal’ (is it just me, or does that phrase make your skin crawl? Argh!), this month’s design news dishes out several digital-only design exhibitions hailing from New York City to a screen near you; a sculptural, nature-inspired yoga studio in Thailand; the coolest un-cafe-like cafe in Abu Dhabi; a self-service laundry in Portugal and a photography studio in Beijing – both of which redefine their respective category… Anyway, you get my drift, so better get to it.

Vikasa Headquarters in Bangkok by Enter Projects.

Vikasa’s Bangkok headquarters is a physical embodiment of the international yoga brand’s ideals of mental and physical wellbeing, health and evolution.

Edgar’s Creek House by Breathe Architecture.

Perched on the banks of Edgar’s Creek in Victoria, Breathe Architecture’s latest residential project is designed to profoundly connect to nature. #HowsTheSerenity

La Petite Cafe in Abu Dhabi by Bone Studio.

Bone Studio’s fresh interpretation of café design at La Petite in Abu Dhabi delivers an elegant interior that’s intentionally un-café like.

Jeremy Anderson Opens a Virtual Viewing Room of his Debut Show Piccolo Parade.

NYC-based ceramic artist Jeremy Anderson’s debut exhibition reveals a collection of anthropomorphic creatures hand-assembled from wheel-thrown elements.

Orange Grove Cottage by CO-AP.

CO-AP’s delicate cottage renovation unfolded slowly over several years, with each element gradually morphing to become a part of a unified design scheme.

Sight Unseen Launches ‘Offsite Online’ Design Fair.

For 2020, online magazine’s Sight Unseen Offsite becomes Offsite Online, as the editors take their acclaimed cutting-edge design fair into the digital space

TRNK Launches REND, a Virtual Design Exhibition & Film.

Forced to re-think how to present new works in the current climate, NYC studio launches a virtual exhibition with four designers working with metal and stone.

Masquerade Photography Studio in Beijing by 123 architects.

123 Architect’s Masquerade Photography Studio boldly defies conventional photography studio stereotype, injecting colour and personality into its once white, rigid walls.

Metanoia Utopian Bathroom Concept Installation by Patricia Bustos Studio.

Patricia Bustos Studio’s utopian bathroom installation, Metanioa, combines the visual intensity of a kaleidoscope with the ephemeral qualities of a cloud.

Halo Laminated Glass Collection by Studio Buzao.

Emerging Chinese design studio Buzao has launched a laminated dichroic glass collection of display furniture, floor lights and a wall hanger.

Self Service Laundry in Amarante, Portugal by Stu.dere.

Metallic surfaces, tiled walls and neon lights of humble laundromat from the past have been revived in this self-service laundry in Portugal by Stu.dere.

Próżność Club in Poznan, Poland by Wiercinski Studio.

Próżność Klub is a mysterious and eclectic place where vintage elements sit beside contemporary colours, steel objects and loud music.