Villa La Banane // Saint Barthélemy, The Caribbean.

Villa La Banane is seriously BANANAS! First there's the ridiculously amazing location on the island of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. Then there's a lot of yellow everywhere which is (almost) always a fabulous idea as far as I'm...

Malibu Stacy’s Dream Home.

I’ll preface this with a disclaimer – I’m about to hold forth on Los Angeles modernism, and I have not been to LA. One day I plan to, with the sole intention of soaking up some great mid-century modernist architecture and design. And...

Hotel Lautner // Desert Hot Springs, California.

Situated in the middle of the Californian desert, Hotel Lautner is a recent conversion of a striking mid-centrury residence designed by an influential modernist architect, John Lautner. Originally created as a home for a film producer,...

Vintage Knoll Catalogue.

What I love about much of Knoll’s furniture is that to me, it appears timeless. Paradoxically, what I enjoy most about these photos is that they are, without question, dated. These photos are a period piece. There’s a comfortable...

GUBI | Design Icons Through Time.

GUBI is a family-owned Danish company established in 1976 by Lisbeth and Gubi Olsen. Their son, Jacob Gubi, took over the management of the company in 2001, changing the focus from residential to the international contract market. The...

Salone del Mobile’s Vintage Poster Art.

Domingo Antonio Robledo is a man with a very cool name. Don't you think? But believe it or not, that is actually not why I invited him to guest post on yellowtrace. Crazy, I know. Domingo as a journalist, a photographer, video producer,...

Modernist Dollhouse | NY Times.

Some people have way too much time. But then again, you could say that about bloggers too, right?! But seriously - did you know that there is a whole bunch of people out there who are into miniature modernism? True story. I found this...

Julius Shulman.

Celebrated american photographer Julius Shulman's images of Californian 20th century architecture have burned themselves into the retina of the modernist era. These and many more beautiful limited edition silver gelatin prints are...