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Stairway to Heaven.

So there I was, listening to a bit of old school rock, getting all nostalgic and shit... and singing along, off course! When yet another idea struck. "Hmmm... Stairway to heaven. I could do a post on that. Cooltown!" And here we...

Design Free Thursday | Natalie Dee.

Natalie Dee comics are seriously nerdy, random and friggin' hilarious! If find their names (shown in captions) just a funny as the drawings...

Interview | Bianca Chang.

Sydney based designer and paper artist Bianca Chang creates beautiful, intricate and mind-boggling paper sculptures which I recently noticed popping up all over the place. In fact, you might remember that I blogged about Bianca's work back...

‘Dream Sequence’ by Madame Peripetie.

The fine people who follow yellowtrace on Facebook (those that aren't - seriously, what the *@$# !!) will notice that my current avatar is hiding amongst today's beautiful images. They are a part of a stunning and surreal fashion editorial...

Keep Left, Melbourne | Edwards Moore.

You may have noticed that this is the THIRD time I am featuring the work of Edwards Moore here on yellowtrace (I blogged about them before here and here). Absolutely outrageous, isn’t it? Yes it is. But what can I do.These guys...

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RETAIL DESIGN

Yellowtrace Chanel Chanel Opens Doors To Spacious New Fashion And Watches Fine Jewellery Boutique In Sydney Cbd

Peter Marino Brings Parisian Sophistication to CHANEL’s New Sydney Boutique.

CHANEL's new Sydney boutique occupies a redeveloped Market Street landmark featuring Australia's first dedicated Watches & Fine Jewellery space. Peter Marino recontextualises CHANEL's architectural codes through a sophisticated interplay...

Yellowtrace Audo Monumenets 3daysofdesign Copenhagen

Audo’s Monuments Installation Proves Restraint Can Be as Powerful as Ornamentation.

Monuments showcases Audo Copenhagen's evolution beyond traditional showroom concepts. The installation spans Audo House's diverse environments—café, restaurant, concept shop, exhibition rooms and courtyard—each reimagined to explore...

Yellowtrace Dualspace Studio Calaqisya Store Kuala Lumpur Fashion Retail Wes Anderson Inspired

DualSpace Studio Transforms a Kuala Lumpur Store into a Cinematic Experience.

For Kuala Lumpur's Calaqisya Store, DualSpace Studio drew inspiration from Wes Anderson's meticulous aesthetic. The space features custom wood panelling that conceals functional elements, membrane ceiling lights casting golden warmth, and...

Yellowtrace Pattern Above The Clouds Melbourne Retail Interior Design Australia

At Above The Clouds Melbourne Store, Pattern Explores Restraint as a Form of Richness.

Above The Clouds' Melbourne expansion showcases Pattern Studio at their most considered. The young practice has refined their signature "unexpected dualities" theme into something more nuanced for the Collins Street store. It's retail...

Yellowtrace Sunnei Flagship Store Café Gallery Milan Retail Concept

Inside Sunnei’s Rule-Breaking Milan Flagship Where Retail Meets Cultural Hub.

Milan's coolest fashion brand Sunnei has completed their multifaceted flagship by unveiling a gallery space within their headquarters. This final piece transforms the "Store-Café-Gallery" concept into Milan's newest cultural destination....

Yellowtrace Fisher Pykel Experience Centre Melbourne Clare Cousins Architects

Earth, Craft & Hospitality: Clare Cousins Architects’ Warm Minimalism for Fisher & Paykel Melbourne Experience Centre.

Within a meticulously restored 1920s garage on Brunswick Street, Fisher & Paykel's Melbourne Experience Centre showcases three distinct kitchen environments through a material palette celebrating local provenance. Clare Cousins Architects,...

HOSPITALITY DESIGN

Yellowtrace Alexander Co Lito At Mondrian Hotel Gold Coast Photo Alicia Taylor

Euro-Inspired Design Meets Burleigh Beach Charm at the New Mondrian Hotel.

Australia's first Mondrian hotel has transformed Burleigh Beach's hospitality landscape through Alexander CO’s sophisticated design approach. The 24-storey tower houses two distinct venues: LiTO ground floor restaurant featuring dramatic...

Yellowtrace Studio Gram Monarto Safari Resort South Australia

African Influences Meet Australian Landscape in Monarto Safari Resort by Studio Gram.

At Monarto Safari Resort, Studio Gram bridge African and Australian design cultures. Innovation emerges through restraint rather than spectacle, creating spaces that foster genuine emotional connection while respecting both cultural...

Yellowtrace Studio Shand S Wich Surry Hills Food Retail Photos Levon Baird

Mid-Century Meets Modern Sandwich Culture at S’WICH II Surry Hills.

At S'WICH II Surry Hills, mid-century meets contemporary sandwich culture. The bold duotone palette of red and steel grey creates what Studio Shand call "pop simplicity"—interiors that pull you in and make you stay. Drawing inspiration...

Audo’s Monuments Installation Proves Restraint Can Be as Powerful as Ornamentation.

Yellowtrace Luca Cipelletti Archit Voce Triennale Milano Immersive Space For Sound And Music

Voce at Triennale Milano Elevates Music to Museum-Worthy Art Status.

Milan's cultural landscape gains a new dimension with Voce, Triennale's dedicated sound space. Designed by Luca Cipelletti within Giovanni Muzio's historic Palazzo dell'Arte, the venue combines cutting-edge acoustics with respectful...

Yellowtrace Gin Design Haii Keii Japanese Fusion Hospitality Design Houston Texas Photo Leonid Furmansky

Blade Runner & Kill Bill References Meet Japanese Ryokan In This Houston Dining Fantasy.

Houston's dining scene just levelled up with Haii Keii, an immersive restaurant where reality bends through portals of perception. Designed by Gin Design Group, this surreal Japanese ryokan reimagined draws from Blade Runner's neon...

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN

Yellowtrace Uchronia Monot Apartment Paris Homes Photo Felix Dol Maillot

Uchronia’s Fearless Transformation of Fashion Designer Eli Mizrahi’s Paris Apartment.

When Uchronia was given complete creative freedom to transform a 1860s, 300-square-metre Parisian apartment, they went all in! Rather than playing it safe with neutral palettes, the design studio embraced bold colours as the driving force...

Yellowtrace Pigalle Paris Home By Atelier Ha Pink And Red Interior

Graphic Precision: Atelier HA’s Colourful Pigalle Apartment.

Atelier HA transforms a modest Pigalle apartment into a study of graphic precision and colour confidence. The design strategy focuses on two key interventions: a dramatically graphic kitchen with lacquered fronts and patterned tiles, and a...

Yellowtrace Bardo Arquitectura Casa Cometa Tetuan

Casa Cometa: Madrid’s Floating Home Born from Near-Collapse.

Madrid's Casa Cometa transforms architectural emergency into design poetry through Bardo's innovative approach. The project's breakthrough came via collaboration with structural engineer Manuel Ocaña, creating a lightweight system that...

Yellowtrace Wojr House Of Horns In Los Altos Hills California Residential Architecture

House of Horns: WOJR Transforms California Ruins into Sculptural Residential Masterpiece.

Architectural alchemy at its finest, WOJR's House of Horns transforms abandoned foundation ruins in California's Santa Cruz foothills into an 800-square-metre sculptural residence. The project's defining elements—a monolithic fireplace...

Yellowtrace Rreel Paris Appartement 24 Nc Le Corbusier 1930s Molitor Building Apartment Revival

Paris Apartment Restoration Brings Le Corbusier’s 1930s Heritage Back from Architectural Limbo.

Located within the same building where Le Corbusier lived and worked until his death in 1965, this apartment restoration showcases how contemporary design sensibilities can honour architectural heritage. RREEL's archaeological approach...

Yellowtrace Architect George 2115 House Surry Hills Australian Architecture

Architect George’s Steel and Timber Veil Transforms a Dense Surry Hills Federation Home.

Light rules everything around this Surry Hills transformation. Architect George turned "bringing light into the urban home" from client brief to architectural poetry. Federation heritage meets contemporary family living through strategic...

WORKPLACE DESIGN

Yellowtrace Tabula Studio Bilbao Office Transforms Client Experience

Tabula Studio Transforms Client Experience Through Tactile Design in Bilbao Office.

Architect Nerea Apraiz has transformed a 92-square-metre former consultancy into an immersive client experience where materials, finishes, and design solutions can be touched, tested, and experienced firsthand. From showcase toilets...

Yellowtrace Float Studio Office For Financial Firm In Nomad

1970s NoMad Building Gets a Contemporary Makeover as Financial Firm HQ by Float Studio.

Smart design decisions define Float Studio's NoMad headquarters project. Working within the historic building, the team created a financial firm workspace that honours 1970s architectural...

The World’s Leading Ergonomist Reveals Why Your Design Philosophy Needs a Human-Centric Upgrade.

In an exclusive conversation with the world's preeminent ergonomist Professor Alan Hedge, Dana Tomić Hughes uncovers why ergonomics deserves a seat at your table as a vital design philosophy. From the science of microgravity to debunking...

Yellowtrace Studio Manifold Mane By Stable Collingwood Melbourne Fashion Retail Creative Office Interiors

Studio Manifold’s Design Double-Header in Melbourne’s Collingwood.

In a heritage-listed building on Collingwood's Peel Street, Studio Manifold has designed two distinct but philosophically aligned projects I can only describe as a design double-header. Mane, a gender-fluid retail experience, and Two Birds...

Yellowtrace Office Aio Florette Workshop Hybrid Workspace Beijing

A 1950s Beijing Forklift Factory Fosters Creative Synergy Between an Architecture Studio and a Modern Florist.

A forgotten industrial 1950s cottage finds new life as a creative sanctuary in Beijing. Office AIO's renovation creates distinct zones for its architectural studio and modern florist Florette, maximising the 90-square-metre footprint...

Yellowtrace Geo Id Clubhouse Istanbul Photo Ibrahim Ozbunar

This ClubHouse Brings Mid-Century Magic to Istanbul.

Geo ID has transformed a former Istanbul gym space into a sophisticated members club that blends 1950s mid-century style with contemporary comfort. The space showcases an inspiring marriage of materials – polished oak walls, exposed...