Red Bull HQ in Amsterdam | Sid Lee Architecture.

As a practicing interior designer, one of my personal pet-hates are over the top, tricked-up, gimmicky workplaces that try too hard and look outdated from the moment they are conceived. Yuck! Unfortunately I come across far too many...

UdA | Ufficio di Architettura, Italy.

UdA | Ufficio di Architettura was founded in 1992 in Turin by Valter Camagna, Massimiliano Camoletto and Andrea Marcante. The three partners collaborate with a team of architects, designers and graphic illustrators who come from many...

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...

No Picnic by Elding Oscarson | Sweden.

Another day another drop dead gorgeous interior. This time it's a workplace, a topic very close to my heart. I am always so excited to see a well thought out and beautifully designed workplace interior that isn't screaming "look at me - I...

Hub Offices In Madrid | ch+qs Arquitectos.

How crazy OBSESSED am I with old buildings? Is this is starting to get boring for you guys? I hope not. Because I find beautiful old buildings so incredibly precious. They are a diminishing asset and I love seeing them repurposed in ways...

Host Agency by WHO Design.

Remember my rant from last week about the scarcity of good commercial design in our industry? How could you forget, right? Anyway, the way that rant started was when I chose to share pictures of this project with you, and the next thing I...

Why is Beautiful & Inspiring Commercial Design so Scarce?

I am always so interested in beautiful and inspired commercial/ corporate/ workplace design. Maybe because I've done so much of it over the years, and perhaps because it is in this discipline where I notice a real gap and a lack within our...
Studio Lazaro Rosa Violan | Yellowtrace

Lázaro Rosa Violán Studio | Barcelona, Spain.

Are you kidding me?! This is a studio {oh yes, this is a workplace people!} of Lázaro Rosa-Violán in Barcelona. His company Contemporain Studio employs a team of eight industrial, interior, and graphic designers. It seems like every...