The University of NSW Bookshop, Sydney by SJB.The University of New South Wales has a new bookshop designed by SJB, and itâs basically the McNally Jackson of uni bookstores. Distilling qualities from some of the best-loved bookstores across the world, SJB revitalized the...
Selected Projects by Seoul-Based Design Studio LABOTORY.Seoul is a complex metropolis of cultural extremes. Residents embrace Western cuisine and European designers, yet simultaneously honour and appreciate traditional crafts. These paradoxes extend to design, with towering glass skyscrapers...
Organic Brutalism: Haight Fashion Store in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by MNMA Studio.Brazil-based architects MNMA Studio have completed a retail store for fashion brand Haight in the beachside suburb of Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, and the entire project is a how-to in organic brutalism. Faced with a challenging layout and...
Living Edge Unveils New Perth Showroom Designed by HASSELL.HASSELL has designed a new showroom for Living Edge, set in a 1900âs warehouse in Perth CBD. The architects pared back the building to its core essentials, working within a refined palette of brick, burnished steel, dark bluestone...
Six Projects with Rocking Stone Floors.Floors arenât always the first thing that springs to mind when it comes to bold gestures in design. Often, simple timber or polished concrete paves the way (literally) for other elements to shine. But floors are often a crucial factor in...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // February 2019.Well hello there, good lookinâ, and welcome to the February 2019 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight - our monthly roundup of the best submissions and discoveries. Catch up on a number of local and international retail, hospitality &...
SEM Showroom Opens in Milan.After making a debut at Milan Design Week 2018, Milanese brand SEM (Spotti Edizioni Milano) has opened its first ever showroom. Subtly divided with hanging canvases by Kvadrat, the 250 sqm interior is both a sales and exhibition space....
EN Japanese Cosmetic Brand Boutique in Paris by ARCHIEE.Parisian studio ARCHIEE has designed a boutique for Japanese cosmetic brand en, the translated meanings of âbeautyâ, âcircleâ, and âconnection' informing the design. When designing a boutique for Japanese cosmetics brand en,...
Willing Coffee in Guildford, Perth by Ohlo Studio.Former Australian track-cycling champion Tim Willing and wife Veronique gave Ohlo Studio a specific design brief: a classic Italian-inspired cafĂŠ, incorporating their loves for both coffee and competitive cycling harmoniously. At...