There Are No Circles | Lionel Estève.Delicately beautiful art installation titled 'There are no circles' recently took place at Fondation D'Enerprise Hermès in Brussels. It was created by French-born Brussels-based artist Lionel Estève, who worked with minimal materials and...
Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park | England.Ummm... So this is just a little bit amazing, no? Yes! You are looking at the work of Barcelona-born contemporary artist and sculptor Jaume Plensa, who is currently showing his first major UK exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture...
Akio Hirata’s Exhibition of Hats by Nendo | Tokyo, Japan.Ahhhh, Nendo, Nendo, Nendo... Is there ANYTHING you people cannot do? Seriously? Your talent it almost sickening. Except, I am completely in awe and too dazzled to feel sick right now. Anyway, back to the story. What you are looking at...
Eco Pavilion 2011 by MMX Studio | Mexico City.Every once in a while I will see something which makes me look at things in a different way. More often than not this occurs when I witness a clever reinterpretation of a conventional subject (or an object), a simple idea executed...
Balloon Bench | Satoshi Itasaka of h220430 Studio.Holy smokes. This has to be one of the sweetest things I've seen in AGES. First of all - how friggin gorgeous is that first photo. *Squeal!* Balloon Bench is a sculpture created by Japanese designer Satoshi Itasaka from h220430 studio....
Bisazza, InterfaceFLOR, Established & Sons, Cassina, Cappellini, Poltrona Frau | Milan 2011.Good morning yellowtrace friends and happy new week to you all. Now, now... You guys didn't think I was finished with the Milan report for the year, did you? No way man! I have lots more stuff to show you. Well actually, I don't. There's...
Rotor: Ex Limbo Installation at Fondazione Prada | Milan 2011.Brussels-based design collective Rotor presented an intriguing exhibition during Milan Design week (which runs through to June 5th). Titled "Ex Limbo", the event is held at Fondazione Prada on Via Fogazzaro, a space in which Prada have...
Talking Textiles: An Initiative Curated by Lidewij Edelkoort | Milan 2011.I am so excited to share with you one of my absolutely favourite Milan moments - Talking Textiles, an initiative curated by Lidewij Edelkoort. Edelkoort is a dutch trend forecaster and curator of design, and for this exhibition she...
Temporary Architecture in a Pop Up City.Hello Again! We are still here blogging away while Dana and Husband globe trot. Thankfully they have been sent out into the ether on an expedition to bring back inspirational imagery of the design wares of Europe and indeed the world!...