Lolita Cafe | Ljubljana, Slovenia.Although this space is certainly not my usual style, I am really taken by the flirty feminine aesthetic which is nicely balanced with a muted palette and bold accents of black that somehow manage to tone down the "sickly-sweet girlieness"...
The Slow and Green: Yoyogi Village by Kurkku.'Retail villages' have been an emerging occurrence in Tokyo as of recently, and Yoyogi Village is one such concept which integrates a green, slow space/ sanctuary with an exclusive retail experience for the sophisticated urban crowd. The...
Acne Studio in Paris by Bozarth Fornell Architects.As though Swedish fashion house Acne wasn't already so-hip-that-it-friggin-hurts, they had to go and commission this amazetown studio in the old Marais area of Paris. That would be right, wouldn't it? Designed by a Swedish architect...
Australian Interior Design Awards | 2012 Shortlist.Good morning/day/evening dearest yellowtrace readers! I'm super excited to share with you this year's sexy shortlist for Australian Interior Design Awards, which was announced last Wednesday evening. I couldn't think of a better way to...
Maroquinaris Zoologicae by Billie Achilleos for Louis Vuitton.Billie Achilleos is a young British artist who was recently commissioned by the French luxury fashion house, Louis Vuitton, for their 100th anniversary celebration of small leather goods. Keeping alive the skills of a forgotten craft,...
Interior Design | 2011 Archive.01 | Joseph Dirand. 02 | Gilles & Boissier. 03 | Stråhattfabriken | Stockholm. 04 | Piet Hein Eek Laboratory + Workshop. 05 | Tamizo Architects. 06 | UDA | Ufficio di Architettura, Italy. 07 | Garden Apartment | Paris, France. 08 | Home...
Awesome Aesop.Aesop retail stores are so consistently and predictably AWESOME that it’s actually becoming a little bit boring. Except – WHAT am I taking about – awesome is totally never ever boring! Period. From the very...
New York Christmas Windows.It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Well, it’s actually been looking a lot like Christmas for a long, long time now. And please don’t get me started on that – you know how I feel about it. And...
Piet Hein Eek Laboratory + Workshop // Eindhoven.Well, well, well... Isn't this a stroke of genius if ever I've seen one? Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek found an abandoned factory space on the outskirts of Eindhoven, and immediately decided to convert it into his studio, shop, gallery,...