The 62nd annual Stockholm Design Week 2013 and Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair took place between 4-10 February. Despite the fact that I observed the developments of this significant Scandinavian design event from the comfort of my own chair, I wanted to share with you the highlights, new product releases and emerging talent that caught my attention…

In 2012, young Polish firm, BUCK.ARCHITEKCI, were commissioned to redesign a three-storey new foyer for one of the largest art house cinemas in Europe – The New Horizons (Kino Nowe Horyzonty) in Wroclaw. In addition to regular film screenings, the cinema foyer also plays host to cultural festivals, exhibitions and educational programs…

It feels super nice to receive a submission from young designers on the rise, particularly when they hail from countries not widely represented on world design stage. For this reason I feel a little bit excited about today’s post. PB Studio is an architecture and interior design practice run by Hanna Bialic and Jakub Piórkowski based in Sopot, Poland. They recently hooked up with Filip Kozarski and collaborated on today’s featured project – Althaus Restaurant.

Coco Reynolds is a young Sydney-based designer who studied Industrial Design at Istituto Europeo Di Design in Milan, and graduated from the University of Canberra in 2007. After establishing Marz Designs in 2010, Coco has gone on to focus on product, lighting and furniture design. She is currently learning the craftsmanship of woodwork at the STURT school of wood. Her goal is to promote craft practice in collaboration with industry…

Hello friends, and welcome to the February edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight. Today I’ve got some new products, home-wares, industry news and a bit of online action to share. Here we go…