Sisii Showroom in Kobe by Yuko Nagayama & Associates | Yellowtrace

Sisii Showroom by Yuko Nagayama & Associates // Kobe, Japan.

Yuko Nagayama & Associates with landscape designer Toshiya Ogino have created this gobsmacking showroom for the Japanese leatherwear company Sisii in Kobe, Japan. The designers have literally turned the space upside-down and inside-out,...
Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito | Yellowtrace.

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...
mA-Style Architects: Idokoro House in Shizouka, Japan | Yellowtrace.

Idokoro House by mA-Style Architects // Shizouka, Japan.

Konichiwa! Today we’re south of Mount Fuji in the Shizouka Prefecture of Japan, to look at a house so good I wish I’d thought of it myself. This little slice of simplicity is by mA-Style Architects, and the photographs come from Kai...
Mitate Lighting Collection by Studio Wieki Somers | Yellowtrace.

Mitate Lighting Collection by Studio Wieki Somers.

Rotterdam-based Studio Wieki Somers recently exhibited a body of work at Galerie Kreo in Paris. Titled Mitate, an exhibition presented a family of seven large-scale floor lamps that take clues from Japanese culture. Studio Wieki Somers...