#YellowtraceTravels: Katamama Bali.The 1.5 million special Indonesian bricks that make up Katamama all seem to converge at the entrance. The arrival feels as though it was designed to literally pull you into a mini textural vortex. But of course, these are no ordinary...
Cookers Cafe in Moscow by VETER DESIGN.Cookers Gourmet Café by Moscow-based bureau Veter Design and Architecture, probably wouldn’t look out of place on Flinders Lane, but all the while it is still rooted in its Russian...
Hotel National des Arts et Métiers, Paris by Raphael Navot.New among Paris’ boutique hotels is Hôtel National des Arts & Métiers. Set somewhere between the Marais and Montorgueil quartiers in the third arrondissement, the hotel takes its design cues from the Centre National des Arts &...
Yellowtrace Spotlight // February 2018.Well hello there, good lookin’, and welcome to the February 2018 edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight - our monthly roundup of the best submissions and discoveries. Catch up on a number of local and international retail, hospitality &...
Marble-Made Tent in the Galaxy: Romola Restaurant in Madrid by Andres Jaque.Bursting from the former garage space of a 40s-era Luis Gutiérrez Soto building in Madrird, Romola Restaurant immediately reminds me of the jade powder room in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. Its futurist...
Campamac Osteria di livello in Langhe, Italy by Fabio Ferrillo of OFF Arch.Fabio Ferrillo typically plays in the high fashion world, but this time the Milanese architect has lent his knack for emotive interiors to an osteria in the heart of the Langhe region in his native...
Renovation of a Finnish Culinary Institution: Palace Restaurant Helsinki by Note Design Studio.When the celebrated signpost of Finnish gastronomy approached Note Design Studio about a refurbishment, they didn’t ask for a modern and trendy interior. Instead, they wanted something that would withstand the time and honour the history...
Do-C Ebisu Tokyo Capsule Hotel Renovation by Schemata Architects.Would you tuck into a 2x1m fiberglass box for a night’s sleep? Capsule hotels—where rows of single-bed-sized rooms are stacked on top of one another, were born out of Osaka in the late 1970s, and are a part of a sort of bare...
Cinker Pictures Shanghai Combines Boutique Movie Theatre with Social Spaces.Taking its inspiration from the Space Race era and 70s sci-fi, Cinker Pictures Shanghai expands on the first Beijing cinema concept, drawing together lounges, a bar, restaurant, cinema, terrace, and a gallery, all in the one...
