House Komazawa Park by miCo // Japan.Judging from the outside, House Komazawa Park is one of those places you simply wouldn't see coming. The project is an extension of a thirty year old dwelling, nestled in a densely populated district where wooden houses sit like a compact...
Shoe Stool by Koichi Futatsumata.I can't say I ever thought we'd be blogging about a shoe stool here on Yellowtrace, if ya know what I'm sayin'. But when a piece of furniture is this beautiful, we are left with no choice. This gorgeous stool was created by Japanese...
Baku Maeda // The Master of Unconventional Ice & Ribbon Sculptures.Today's unusual post features Japanese artist Baku Maeda and his killer moustache. Based in Sapporo, an illustrator by trade, Baku Maeda expresses tremendous energy and power with his work, showing us what's possible to achieve with...
Sculptural Shelf by Takuya Hamajima.I stumbled upon this glorious shelf while looking for something completely unrelated. I love it when that happens. My "click fest" lead me to the website of Takuya Hamajima, Japanese maker and artist based in Tokyo. I love this shelf. A...
Sisii Showroom by Yuko Nagayama & Associates // Kobe, Japan.Yuko Nagayama & Associates with landscape designer Toshiya Ogino have created this gobsmacking showroom for the Japanese leatherwear company Sisii in Kobe, Japan. The designers have literally turned the space upside-down and inside-out,...
House Built Over a Pastry Shop by Yuko Nagayama & Associates // Chiba, Japan.'Katsutadai House' is located in the suburban neighborhood of Katsutadai (Chiba) East of Tokyo, Japan. The owners are a well established pastry shop known for their killer apple pie, baking for the neighbourhood since 1977. After 35 years...
Daylight House by Takeshi Hosaka Architects // Yokohama, Tokyo.And so my obsession with all things Japanese continues. How's a girl to move on when Japan keeps smashing out so much boundary pushing and obscenely beautiful work? This particular one deviates so far from my Western understanding of...
Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito // Tokyo, Japan.Toyo Ito's library at Tama Art University is comprised of a series of concrete arches. The arches, which are of varying span lengths, are arranged in an irregular patterns driven by the slope of the surrounding landscape. The arches...
Idokoro House by mA-Style Architects // Shizouka, Japan.Konichiwa! Today we’re south of Mount Fuji in the Shizouka Prefecture of Japan, to look at a house so good I wish I’d thought of it myself. This little slice of simplicity is by mA-Style Architects, and the photographs come from Kai...