Ancient Monastery in Anjou, France Transformed Into a Magnificent Hotel & Restaurant.Paris-based design duo Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku of Jouin Manku have redesigned the interior of an old Saint-Lazare monastery in France, transforming it into a rather tremendous hotel and a restaurant. Keeping the layers of a 1000 years...
‘Cho Cho San’ Contemporary Japanese Restaurant by George Livissianis // Sydney.From the boys that brought us one of our favourite Sydney restaurants, The Apollo, comes their latest joint venture, Cho Cho San on Macleay Street in Sydney's Potts Point. The design references a material palette consistent with...
Beans Café & Roastery by Figureground Architecture // Melbourne.Amongst over 400 entrants Figureground Architecture has been awarded the 2014 Hospitality Design Award and the 2014 Best of State Commercial Design Award for transforming a concrete shell warehouse in Fitzroy into a busy café and...
Prix Fixe Restaurant by Fiona Lynch // Melbourne.Prix Fixe is a first time collaboration between two clever and seasoned operators in the Melbourne hospitality scene, chef Philippa Sibley and restaurateur Jason Jones. The duo commissioned Fiona Lynch to create their latest dining room...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // July 2014.Once again the first week of the month rolls around so from us here at Yellowtrace HQ we bring you the Yellowtrace Spotlight! What's happening in the world of design this month you ask? In our July edition you can read about a selection of...
Björk // Swedish Brasserie in Aosta, Italy.Björk, a handsome brasserie in Aosta, Italy, opened just over a year ago by a fashion entrepreneur Giuliana Rosset. Combining the food with design, the restaurant claims to be the first authentic Swedish cuisine outlet in Italy. Who...
Restaurant Story in Helsinki by Joanna Laajisto.Restaurant Story is Helsinki's newest, easy-going meeting place. The café/ restaurant opened just 2 weeks ago, housed within The Old Market Hall on the city's waterfront. This spectacular high-ceiling heritage space was once used for...
Liza Beirut Restaurant Designed by Marc Soughayar & Maria Ousseimi.Paris-based Lebanese-born restaurateurs, Liza Soughayar and Ziad Asseily, recently made a comeback on the upmarket Middle Eastern dining scene with their latest venture - Liza Beirut. The restaurant, named after it's owner and the city...
Ester Restaurant & Bar by Anthony Gill Architects // Sydney.Ester Restaurant & Bar is located in a former loading dock of a two storey warehouse in Sydney's Chippendale. Masterfully transformed by Anthony Gill Architects, this deceivingly simple interior pays respect to it's semi-industrial...