Monsieur Bleu by Joseph Dirand at Palais de Tokyo // Paris, France.With an enviable location in the new wing of the Palais de Tokyo, perched on the quays of the Seine just across from the Eiffel Tower, Monsieur Bleu is set to become the City of Light's new place to be seen. Designed by French architect...
Urban Larder by Sarah K at designEX.Summing up the many achievements of the talented and industrious Sarah K in a single paragraph is nearly impossible. An architect, a product designer, a design curator and all around creative powerhouse, Sarah has successfully undertaken...
Belgian Architect Nicolas Schuybroek.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...
Daft Punk at Lautner’s Sheats Goldstein Residence in LA.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...
Italian Furniture Designer Pietro Russo.Even though my Milan report may be done for the year, I would still like to share with you a few little nuggets of goodness I've stashed up my sleeve - like this exquisite work by Milan-based furniture designer Pietro Russo. I met Pietro...
Video // The Revolving Room by Patricia Urquiola for Kvadrat and Moroso // Milan 2013.The Revolving Room installation by the design powerhouse Patricia Urquiola, celebrates her first textile collection for Kvadrat on her new products for...
La Hache Restaurant by Pascal Claude Drach // Strasbourg, France.Pascal Claude Drach from My Beautiful created the branding and interior design concept for La Hache (French for "axe") - a restaurant and brasserie in Strasbourg, France. The rich history of La Hache dates back to the 13th century - year...
Design Installations & Other Special Moments During Salone del Mobile // Milan 2013.Today I wanted to chat to you about some of the wonderful moments and installations that took place during the Milan Design Week. As you've probably gathered, an overwhelming amount of things happens in Milan during the Design Week. When...
Design Free Thursday // Idols by Hamra Abbas.Pakistani artist Hamra Abbas uses a wide range of media - paper collage, painting, ephemeral soft plasticine sculptures and video are all a part of her cunning toolkit. I am particularly drawn to her Idols series in which Abbas mixes...
