Hello everyone! My name is Chloé Douglas and I am a Vancouver designer and the founder of Plenty of Colour, a blog devoted to colour. I am honoured to be guest posting on yellowtrace as Dana welcomes her baby into the world. Can you imagine how stylish and design-minded that wee one will be?

As a lover of finding magic in the everyday and the power of street art, I was instantly captivated by the “Geode” Project. Designer and artist A Common Name creates 3D paper sculptures in the holes of buildings and random pipes around the Los Angeles area. The shapes reference geodes, crystals, quartz and other mineral formations and were created in beautiful metallic colours. Much like the nature shapes they mimic, the pieces are affected by weather and may not last forever. So far there are nine pieces (let’s hope for many more!) and they are mapped out here. A Common Name created the pieces as unexpected treasures among mundane street features and they certainly achieve that goal. How wonderful would it be to come across a glorious paper crystal formation among random bricks of a building?

– Chloé.

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With a disarming blend of authority and approachability, Dana is a former refugee-turned-global design visionary. Through her multi-faceted work as a creative director, keynote speaker, editor, curator, interior designer and digital publisher, Dana empowers others to appreciate and engage with design in transformative ways, making the sometimes intimidating world of design accessible to everyone, regardless of their familiarity with the subject. Dana's been catapulted to the status of a stalwart global influencer, with recognition from industry heavyweights such as AD Germany, Vogue Living, Elle Décor Italia and Danish RUM Interiør Design, who have named as one of the Top True Global Influencers of the Design World and counted her among the most visionary female creatives on the planet. Her TEDx talk—"Design Can Change the Way You See the World"— will challenge and transform your understanding of design's omnipresent and profound influence. Through her vast experience in interiors, architecture and design, Dana challenges the prevailing rapid image culture, highlighting the importance of originality, sustainability, connecting with your values and learning to "see" design beyond the aesthetic.

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  1. paper crystal street art « plenty of colour

    […] Yellowtrace is a fantastic Australian blog with a razor sharp eye for style and design. I am thrilled to be doing a few guest posts for Dana, yellowtrace’s founder, while she is on maternity leave this month. My first is the Geode Project by artist A Common Name, a street art project of paper sculptures created in beautiful metallic colours. Placed in building holes and random pipes, these amazingly intricate crystal formations bring real-life magic to everyday surroundings. Has a drainpipe ever looked better? Read my whole post here. […]

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