A Living Garden and Exhibition Space in Hangzhou by Mountain Soil.Mountain Soil has designed a living garden and exhibition space for JIA Garden Craft, a home for art and hand-crafted objects in Hangzhou. Spread over two levels, the interior features a display shaped like a leaf and an asymmetrical rock...
Off-Kilter Minimalism: Vaders Dye Tattoo Studio in Hamburg by Deglan Studios.Artist-architect duo Deglan Studios bring their signature off-kilter minimalism to this Hamburg tattoo studio that feels akin to an upmarket beauty clinic. A calm and bright colour palette was utilised alongside a limited material...
Salt, Fire, Heat, Acid: Bar Kar Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur by Spacemen.In Spacemen Studio’s design for Bar Kar, an immersive wood-fired restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, elements of heat and fire are reimagined via terracotta stucco walks, fiery mesh installations and the earthy hues of red travertine in a...
Hali Rugs Unveils a Decadent Collection in Collaboration with Smac Studio.Smac Studio has collaborated with Australian brand Hali Rugs on an exclusive Icons collection. The Sydney-based interior design practice drew inspiration from the Art Deco movement on a rug series that marries decadent shades with a...
A Home for Stone: The Pietra Collection by Just Adele.For Melbourne maker Adele Cotruzzola, marble has been a constant in her life. The designer and founder behind Just Adele draws on her own background and context to craft high quality, small batch marble pieces designed to be used forever....
Foam Fascination: Softy by Simon Stanislawski.In Europe alone, 30 million mattresses are disposed of every year—60 percent are landfilled, the rest is burnt. In his latest collection, Softy, Simon Stanislawski experiments with foam as a material for furniture, playing with the...
Elevating Everyday Pleasures: Armadillo Unveils Meadow and Willow Collection.Have you ever wanted to pack up the luxury of a hotel and bring it home with you? Armadillo’s latest collection of handcrafted rugs looks to do just that, bringing a sophisticated play to our home. Living rooms become spaces for leisure...
Tradition, Culture & Modern Workplace: UAE Government Office in Abu Dhabi by Agata Kurzela Studio.When tasked with retrofitting an existing space with the UAE government offices, little did Agata Kurzela Studio know their initially simple brief would grow into a multifaceted, complex new project that embraced tradition, culture, and...
A Lasting Impression: Armesto Hotel in Madrid by Febrero Studio.Armesto Rooms is a vibrant newcomer to Madrid’s traditional landscape. Formerly a modest hostel in the 1970s, the space has undergone a remarkable renovation by Febrero Studio. Drawing back the curtain and stepping inside, the striking...
Fashion Meets Design: Three Shows That Have Us Inspired This Season.Fashion and design have always intertwined, natural bedfellows that overlap in sinuous ways. While the marrying of form and function is at the heart of both, the runway is a place for pure, unadulterated spectacle and art. Some of our...
Harnessing Materiality & Light: LES Berlin by RHO.Designed to be a highly flexible event location, LES Berlin is the kind of space that lies dormant until it is called upon. Lonely and stark, a series of hard surfaces build up the bones of three distinct areas—canteen, bar and event...
Best of MILANTRACE | 2023 Archive.Nearing the end of our annual archives on a high, we share the best of our epic annual project MILANTRACE 2023 across all of it's streams—MILANTRACE Live, MILANTRACE Digital and MILANTRACE Film. From interviews with design luminaries...
Transcending Boundaries: Michele De Lucchi’s Inspiring Outlook on the Future of Design.We sat down with the globally esteemed architect and designer Michele De Lucchi to chat about the future of design. A true visionary, if ever there was one, the conversation was positive and energetic as he demonstrated how inspiration...
Behind The Scenes with Team Yellowtrace During the Making of MILANTRACE 2023.See Team Yellowtrace uncut and unfiltered in our Behind the Scenes video captured during the making of #MILANTRACE2023. Find us in awe, surprised and sometimes at breaking point. There’s dancing, tears, sweating, double espressos, and...
Gen D: A Cultural Exchange by Dolce & Gabbana.Dolce & Gabbana’s Gen D residency project connects the legacy fashion brand with international designers in a creative cultural exchange. Curated by Federica Sala, ten young creatives grappled with Italian artisanal crafts in a fiery...
MILANTRACE 2023 Film: Experience Milan Design Week Through our Lens.From interviews with design luminaries to footage that takes you up close and personal, MILANTRACE 2023 Film has it all. Plenty of learnings, insights and inspiration captured through our finely-tuned lens on the ground in Milan,...
A Fusion of Erosion and Elegance: Jordan Artisan’s Contemporary Sculptures.In Jordan Artisan's world, Roman aesthetics intertwine with contemporary decay. The Dutch artist and designer’s extraordinary functional sculptures reimagine the possibilities of overlooked construction materials. Inspired by his...
Elevating Everyday Pleasures: Armadillo Unveils Meadow and Willow Collection.Have you ever wanted to pack up the luxury of a hotel and bring it home with you? Armadillo’s latest collection of handcrafted rugs looks to do just that, bringing a sophisticated play to our home. Living rooms become spaces for leisure...
Fashion Meets Design: Three Shows That Have Us Inspired This Season.Fashion and design have always intertwined, natural bedfellows that overlap in sinuous ways. While the marrying of form and function is at the heart of both, the runway is a place for pure, unadulterated spectacle and art. Some of our...
Florim Cements its Ongoing Commitment to Sustainability with “CarbonZero- ”.In a multifaceted commitment towards sustainability, Florim's “CarbonZero-” initiative showcases the legacy Italian brand’s sustained effort to harmonise design excellence with responsible environmental...
The Art of Slowing Down: Petra Collection by Armadillo.Armadillo’s latest collection, Petra, invites you to slow down. Framing the home for the practice of gentle rituals, the collection finds the Australian brand in the world of berber-style rugs. Elevated by Armadillo’s pared-back...
Can Living with Less Result in More: Adam Haddow’s Home in Sydney’s Surry Hills.Buried amongst the urban chaos of warehouses and terraces that once served Sydney’s rag trade sits a unique home neatly packaged within a 29-square-metre site. Designed by SJB director Adam Haddow, for himself and his husband Michael and...
Putting the Power in the Hands of the Designer: VOLA’s Modular Design System.With products from 1960s still being specified today, VOLA is a testament to the Danish design legacy. With roots steeped in modernism, every product is based on a modular design system, offering infinite possibilities customisable for...