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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...

Reporting back on Ventura Lambrate 2013 is a seriously overwhelming task. Why? Because it was all sorts of amazing and huge, and I now have so much to share with you! The event was brought to life by Margriet Vollenberg & Margo Konings,...

Stepping into the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi is a real feast for the senses. Tucked between Via Santo Spirito and Via Gesù in the centre of Milan, this late 19th-century neo-Renaissance palazzo opened it's doors as a museum in 1994. As...

Tucked away in the back corner of the gigantically enormous RHO Fiera and it's 24 epic halls, Salone Satellite 2013 brought together the most promising young designers from around the world. This year I found the show to be of the highest...

Unexpected Welcome was precisely as the name suggests. A world unto itself dreamed up by Moooi and their long term collaborator Erwin Olaf. A series of hyper-real dramatically lit sets were accompanied by super-sized backdrops of stunning...

Ciao ragazzi! Guess where I am right now, like RIGHT now? High up in the sky headed towards Salone del Mobile in Milan. Woohoo! There will be so much to see. Big brands putting their best foot forward in gorgeous locations, everyone who's...

...And so I leave you with these stunning images of the mesmerising light tunnel in Japan called 'Winter Illuminations'. This event takes place each year at Nabana no Sato, a botanical garden on the island of Nagashima in Kuwana. This...

Dearest, dearest readers! Guess what? Yellowtrace is going to be 3 years old tomorrow! Can you seriously believe it? I am honestly struggling with the concept... Today I would like to ask you for a little bit of your time in hope that you...

And so we arrive to the final post about my recent trip to Paris for the Design Week. Today I'd like to tell you about my visit to Merci, a wonderful concept store in Le Marais. Chances are you've already seen a million photos from Merci,...