Today’s story is a slight deviation from our usual design-paved path, although I like to think of it as a related and relevant tangent. Leonard Mattis is a London-born, Sydney-based hairdresser and owner of his eponymous Surry Hills studio. Last year, Mattis celebrated 10 years in business, which saw him expand the premises to create a multi-purpose site that provides a rare fusion of local art and high-end styling. Whilst still functioning as a working salon, Leonard’s studio has become a sought after exhibition space by emerging talent, seeking to showcase their work outside of traditional gallery display…

Belgian architect Nicolas Schuybroek established his practice in Brussels 2011. Schuybroek began his career in Montreal, Canada working for INTEGRAL Jean Beaudoin. Most recently, he spent five years working as a project director for Vincent Van Duysen in Antwerp, handling a variety of high-end design projects in Belgium and beyond. What I really love about this man’s work is his considered approach, relentless consistency and understated luxury captured in each space. His projects explore a sharp vision of space and materials, while maintaining a feeling of warmth…

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 famous modernist house in Los Angeles – Sheats Goldstein Residence, designed by celebrated American modernist architect John Lautner…

These typography posters are the work of Ben Fearnley, a multidisciplinary Freelance Graphic Designer & Digital Artist based in Manchester,UK. His inspirational quotes are taken from some of the world’s biggest and brightest brains. Beautiful to look at and interesting to read – what a combo…

Polish artist Monika Grzymala describes her work as three dimensional drawings. She studied sculpture, shifted to drawing and found her place somewhere in between. Rolls of tape are her “pen” of choice and she allows them to dive and ripple in all directions…