Todd Bracher on Making a Positive Global Impact Through Design at Scale.Visionary, science-obsessed American designer Todd Bracher and Yellowtrace founder & editor Dana Tomić Hughes met via a video link from New York in front of a live audience in Melbourne for an illuminating conversation at the nexus of...
Research & Experimentation: LANDDD Showroom in Portland by Javier Reyes & Lilian Hardy.This Portland showroom is a playground for research and experimentation for creative duo Javier Reyes and Lillian Hardy. Located downtown, you’ll find the fruits of the designer's research-led labour with a seasonal collection of objects...
Extreme Design Sensibilities: Yucca Valley Home by Another Human.After years of visiting the Yucca Valley, in 2021, interior and product designer Leah Ring of Another Human decided to purchase a property she could use to experiment with an extreme version of her design sensibilities. Leaving only the...
A Touch of Wabi Sabi: Multi-generational Brooklyn Townhouse by TBo Architecture.Step inside this multi-generational Brooklyn townhouse by TBo Architecture—a contemporary family home filled with cosy nooks and raw polished materials offering a touch of Wabi Sabi. A concrete frame offers a generous extension to the...
Wabi-Sabi meets Mojave Desert: Más o Menos by Studio Plow.Venture along Route 62 on the way to Joshua Tree National Park, and you’ll discover Más o Menos, a wine bar and café. Designed by Studio Plow with Grain Construction, the venue pays homage to desert architecture and its untamed beauty....
Ode to Americana: PNY Burger in Lille by Rudy Guénaire.Tailored to Rudy Guénaire’s surreal vision of Americana, PNY Burger in Lille, in Northern France, evokes visions of Elvis, Jazz and even Lana Del Rey, with Art Deco elements inspired by the Miami Art District. From forty-two disco balls...
An Ode to the 60s Vibe & French Design: West Village Apartment by McKay.Spread over 250 square meters, the three-bedroom apartment was originally a dark and moody bachelor pad. McKay was tasked with transforming it into a space that could serve as a bright and inviting family home during the day, which could...
Once Upon a Post Office: Newlab at Michigan Central by Civilian and Gensler.The Book Depository building in Detroit was designed by late industrial architect Albert Kahn in 1936 as a post office and mail-sorting facility. Some years later, it began being used as a public schools’ book depository. Ever since, the...
Valle Mortis: Brooke Holm Presents an Audio-visual Exhibition that Looks to Mars.Australian-American artist Brooke Holm has unveiled her latest body of work, Valle Mortis, an audio-visual exploration into the temporal crisis that is the past, present and future as humanity looks to Mars as a speculative counterpart to...