Yellowtrace 2nd Birthday | Reader Survey + Mega GIVEAWAY!!

Oh yes… the rumours are true. My little baby, this little blog of ours is TWO years old today. Hip hip – HOORAY! Man oh man, they grow up so fast, don’t they?

I almost don’t know what to say, yet there is so much welling up inside me and I feel like I could talk and write for hours. But I won’t. I do have to thank you all again for the trust you put in me by visiting these pages every day. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again – I do not take this responsibility lightly and I feel privileged that so many of you turn your attention to yellowtrace as part of your daily routine. What an incredible honour this is and the trust you guys continue to place in me has made me a better, stronger and more confident person. So THANK YOU for being here when I wrote my first post, when we celebrated our first birthday, and for still being here today…

Last year has been huge for yellowtrace, with traffic and readership increasing by nearly 200% – crazy talk or what!! So now I feel like the time has come to turn to you for a little bit of help. I am super duper excited to be hosting this very special event for the next few days and I sincerely hope that you will take a moment to complete our first ever yellowtrace reader survey for a chance to win some awesome prizes. How awesome you ask…? Well, pretty awesome actually.

For this special event, yellowtrace has partnered with 6 fantastic local companies (Fred, Koskela, I Need Nice Things, Metalab, Corporate Culture & Great Dane) who are offering you a chance to win 12 gorgeous prizes with a total value of $6,500 AUD!! I KNOW – holy guacamole!!! Please join me in thanking them for their generous support and let’s take a closer look at the prizes, shall we?

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// Medium Float Light (RRP $1,100) courtesy of Great Dane.

The Float Light Pendant is a collaboration between Scandinavian lighting manufacturer & Tradition and designer, Benjamin Hubert.Float pendant lights are hand turned using traditional wood working techniques from large agglomerate cork blocks. Cork is one of the few forms of packaging that is completely environmentally friendly – it is renewable, fully recyclable, biodegradable and totally natural. When illuminated, the reflected light within the shade produces a warming natural glow emphasised by the colouration of the cork.

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// Marblewood Candelabra in Black & White (RRP $2,039) courtesy of Corporate Culture.

The Marblewood Candelabra, designed by Todd Bracher for Mater, is part of a collection of interchangeable, handmade components in ethically traded Jaipur marble and Indian hardwood.

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// Fix’d 2010 Tag (RRP $220) & Ring (RRP $410), available exclusively at Metalab and COTA.

Inspired by the fixing mechanisms of old and new roadsters, Slot, Torx, Hex, Phil and Bob form the basis for an innovative suite of designer jewellery for the adventurous individual. Crafted in sterling silver, each piece is hand-made and finished in Sydney, Australia by the skillful team of craftspeople at Metalab. The Fix’d range of wearable objects presents the first collaborative project by Cinnamon Lee & Cesar Cueva for Metalab CoLab. [Photos by John Lee.]

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// One of FIVE fun and fabulous art prints of your choice up to the value of $399 (total RRP value $1,995) courtesy of I Need Nice Things.

You can choose from nearly 200 artworks that have been created and curated by the design team at I Need Nice Things. The collection includes photography, graphics, illustration and typography, available in a range of sizes on a variety of archive grade stocks. The concept is simple, you choose the artwork you like. The size and material you like. And then we pop it in a poster tube and send it to you, wherever you are in the world, to instantly brighten up your home or workspace. And your day, of course.

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// Wall mounted Tree coat stand by Swedese (RRP $1,100) courtesy of Fred.

This beautiful coat stand was designed by Michael Young and Katrin Olina for Swedese. It is 194cm tall and is part of the Tree family consisting of wall and freestanding versions. MDF finish in white lacquer.

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// One of TWO cushions from the Durrmu collection – RRP $259 (total value $518), courtesy of Koskela.

Renowned indigenous artist Regina Wilson and Koskela have collaborated to create a range of fabric designs, Durrmumeaning designs that were traditionally painted on the ground or body. Wilson has created three specific designs, wargardi (dilly bag), syaw (fish net), ngan’gi (message sticks) that were developed with Koskela into a dynamic, contemporary line printed on linen and silks. As well as the fabrics a range of furnishings including cushions and throws have been produced. The two designs we are giving away are wargardi and syaw.

Like I said – AWESOME, right! This means you have 12 chances to pick up a rad prize. So what are you waiting for – click here to take the survey! Thank you all again – I really value your time and your feedback. Here’s to another fantastic year together and best of luck with the giveaway!

Conditions of entry //

+ You have until midnight (AEST) on Friday 9th December 2011 to complete the survey. Your comments on this post are welcomed as always, but note that they will not be counted as an entry into the giveaway. You totally need to complete the survey in order to be eligible to win, ok?

+ Winners will be drawn at random after the survey closes at midnight (AEST) on Friday 9th December 2011 and notified via e-mail. If winners do not respond within one week of being notified, the prize(s) will be redrawn.

+ Please submit only one survey answer per person. Any duplicate entries by the same person will be disqualified. However, I encourage you to rope in your mates and colleagues to participate, provided they actually read the blog. Coolio?

+ All readers are eligible to enter (yes, that includes you too mum) regardless of their place of residence. However please note that shipping cost will only be covered for Australian residents. Overseas readers are asked to cover the cost of shipping for their winning item.

[Top + banner image background – Photo © Ikunori Yamamoto. Crop and graphic overlay by yellowtrace.]