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Hendrik Kerstens Photographs His Daughter in the Style of Dutch Masters with a Twist | Yellowtrace

Hendrik Kerstens Photographs His Daughter in The Style of Dutch Masters With a Cunning Twist.

Since 1995, Dutch photographer Hendrik Kerstens has been photographing his daughter, Paula. His photographs have been collected by museums around the world and have inspired taste-makers as diverse as Elton John and Alexander McQueen. A...

Copper Mono Light by Os and Oos | Yellowtrace

Interactive Copper Mono-Light by OS & OOS.

OS & OOS is a Dutch design studio established in 2011 by former Design Academy Eindhoven classmates Oskar Peet and Sophie Mensen. The design duo skilfully walk the delicate tightrope between design and art, form and function, creating...

Young Designers Kicking Goals at Pure Talents Show // IMM Cologne 2015 | Yellowtrace

Young Designers Kicking Goals at Pure Talents Contest // IMM Cologne 2015.

Today we bring you one of our favourite parts of IMM Cologne 2015 - the Pure Talents Contest - an internationally renowned competition aimed at students, recent graduates and up-and-coming young designers. Out of hundreds of entered...

Expanding Bowl by Tomorrow Machine | Yellowtrace

The Future of Sustainable Packaging Design by Tomorrow Machine.

Tomorrow Machine is a Swedish design studio based in Stockholm & Paris, specialising in package, product and food concepts. Designers Hanna Billqvist & Anna Glansén have a vision to build a better world through research, new technologies...

Submerged Turntable by Evan Holm | Yellowtrace

Video // “Submerged Turntable” Installation by Evan Holm.

American artist Evan Holm has created an installation featuring a working turntable submerged in a murky pool of water. What? But why? Because it's awesome goddammit! Holm explains that had no idea what to expect once he commenced the...

8 Million Flower Petals Over Costa Rica by Nick Meek for Sony | Yellowtrace

Video // 8 million Flower Petals Cover a Village in Costa Rica.

8 million colourful flower petals rain down on an entire Costa Rican village to promote Sony's new HD TVs. We dare you not to fall in love with this...

Vallee Duhamel Hermes Metamorphose | Yellowtrace

Video // Hermès Métamorphose by Vallée Duhamel.

Hermes Metamorphose is clever a video in which everything transforms into something new, leading the viewer through a playful story of unexpected...

So Hot Right Now // Playing Dress Ups In Architecture Shoots.

Empty, people-less spaces in architectural photography is out. Well, not really. But what's in, is creative project shoots - and specifically dress ups. More and more, designers are taking an inventive approach to the capturing of their...

Diana Scherer, Nurture Studies | Yellowtrace

Design Free Thursday // Nurture Studies by Diana Scherer.

The power of simple ideas done beautifully and with conviction will never cease to amaze me. Today I give you "Nurture Studies" by fine art photographer Diana Scherer. This project is presented as a collection of images of 32 flowers which...

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