Churches and Chapels, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Take Me To Church.

Regardless of whether or not you love churches, it is difficult to deny the extraordinary power of these sacred elemental spaces. In today's world full of noise, the church represents a little break, and a sweet moment of peace. To...
Stories On Design, 2015 Archive | Yellowtrace

Stories On Design | 2015 Archive.

Today we conclude our roundups of 2015 archives with a personal favourite and something I am most proud of - ‘Stories on Design', our most widely read and shared content, and the most engaging for our readers and our social...
Stories on Design: Empty and Abandoned Buildings, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Empty & Abandoned Buildings.

I've always had a profound fascination with empty buildings and abandoned spaces. It's difficult to look at these sorts of images without a whole bunch of mixed feelings rising to the surface - a sense of wonder, confusion, awe,...
Thin black lines trend Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Thin Black Lines, Revisited.

As it's been nearly 5 years since I first wrote about my love for thin black lines, I thought it would be fun to revisit this topic after all this time. It's so easy to forget that something as simple as a line can be so powerful and...
Why Are Architects Sick For Green-Green? | Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Why Are Architects So Sick For Green?

I've been noticing a peculiar phenomenon in architecture both here and overseas which has me scratching my head juuuust a little. There happens to be one colour (other than "concrete") that sits at the top of architect's list. Green....
Stories on Design: Room With a View, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Room With a View.

Room With a View talks about spaces that embrace their context wholeheartedly - the site, the location, the climate, vernacular architecture and more. What I love about all these examples is the demonstration of many different ways in...
Stories on Design: Chair Installations, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Chair Installations.

I love getting a bit kookie every once in a while with our Stories, and today is definitely one of those days. I bet you never though of a chair as much more than an inanimate object you sit on (or devour with you eyes, as is the case with...

Stories On Design // Architecture for Children.

As adults, and especially as architects and designers - whether we are parents or not - we have a collective responsibility to teach our Young Jedis about the importance and the value of good design. They say it's best to start them young,...
Stories On Design: Sheds, Cabins & Retreats, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.

Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...