Portland Ace Hotel | Yellowtrace

Tour of Ace Hotels Around The World.

Ace Hotels really do live up to their name. Each one has a unique style, a fascinating history, and an Ace Philosophy at its heart. For Ace, hospitality is "compassion" and the hotel is a "potential for real, fluid community." Ace Hotels...
Daft Punk at John Lautner's Goldstein Residence in LA | Yellowtrace.

Daft Punk at Lautner’s Sheats Goldstein Residence in LA.

I realise that Yellowtrace is not a music blog, so we shall leave Daft Punk's brand new album “Random Access Memories” alone, while I draw your attention to something else. I'm talking about their recent slick photo shoot set in a...

Malibu Stacy’s Dream Home.

I’ll preface this with a disclaimer – I’m about to hold forth on Los Angeles modernism, and I have not been to LA. One day I plan to, with the sole intention of soaking up some great mid-century modernist architecture and design. And...

Paper Geode Street Art by A Common Name.

Hello everyone! My name is Chloé Douglas and I am a Vancouver designer and the founder of Plenty of Colour, a blog devoted to colour. I am honoured to be guest posting on yellowtrace as Dana welcomes her baby into the world. Can you...

Earl’s Gourmet Grub in LA | by FreelandBuck.

Earl’s Gourmet Grub {what a name!} is an artisanal deli and gourmet market that opened in May 2010 in Los Angeles. The restaurant was designed by FreelandBuck, with contemporary technology to fit an old-world sensibility inspired by its...