Stories on Design: Un-Walls / Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories on Design // Un-Walls.

We often approach walls as barriers and dividers, or something that's solid, that might be painted, or coated, or lined, clad, upholstered... You get the idea. But what happens when we start thinking about walls as something a lot more...
Window Seats, Curated by Yellowtrace

Stories on Design // Window Seats.

I'm yet to meet a human being who doesn't love a good window seat - it's simply impossible not to. Window seats are magical spaces that can instantly make us feel peaceful and calm, whereby a window becomes like a painting one can get lost...
soda.BERLIN Bookstore by Designliga | Yellowtrace

soda.BERLIN Bookstore by Designliga.

soda.BERLIN bookshop by Designliga embodies visual culture, with bookshelves displaying book covers, not spines, arranged like artworks in a...
Loft Three Marias by AVA Architects | Yellowtrace

Loft Three Marias by AVA Architects // Lisbon, Portugal.

Lisbon-based architecture studio AVA renovated the interior of this eye-catching apartment in Portugal’s capital city. Situated on the first floor of a 1893 building, the loft is occupied by a married couple (both engineers - dear lord!)...
Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito | Yellowtrace.

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...
The Sea Library in Awashima, Japan by ETAT Japan | Yellowtrace.

Sea Library by ETAT Architects // Awashima, Japan.

What do you get when you mix Scandinavian design with a Japanese aesthetic? A symphony of beauty, simplicity and extraordinary detailing. In other words - every designer's wet dream! Stockholm-based Erik Törnkvist and Malin Belfrage of...