Apartamento Leblon in Rio de Janeiro by Felipe Hess.Apartamento Leblon, designed by Felipe Hess in collaboration with Pia Quagliato, stands as a calm and inviting home for a young family. Curving oak, chunky marble, and creamy white finishes are just some of the features that make the list...
Who Wouldn’t Love Washing Their Hands Here?Hey guys, howzit going? It's bad, huh? Yeah, I know. Everything's kind of fucked. I consciously resisted addressing the global shitshow that's the COVID-19 pandemic on these pages. Yellowtrace is an online space where good design is...
Selected Projects by Sao Paulo Based MNMA Studio.Based in Sao Paulo, the interdisciplinary architecture studio MNMA "believe in processes that do not speak of form but rather of sensations". This approach ensures their architecture surpasses the simple answer in terms of material...
Organic Brutalism: Haight Fashion Store in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by MNMA Studio.Brazil-based architects MNMA Studio have completed a retail store for fashion brand Haight in the beachside suburb of Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, and the entire project is a how-to in organic brutalism. Faced with a challenging layout and...
Emiliano RJ Hotel in Rio de Janeiro by Studio Arthur Casas.Having already achieved phenomenal success in São Paulo, the Emiliano hotel brand has arrived in Rio de Janeiro. Situated on the iconic Copacabana beach, Emiliano RJ Hotel been designed by Studio Arthur Casas, the same architects who...
Brazilian Brutalism: Chez Georges Private Villa in Rio de Janeiro.Overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, Guanabara Bay and Rio de Janeiro’s rooftops is Chez Georges Private Villa. Built in the 1970s by one of the key architects of Brazilian modernism, Wladimir Alves de Souza, the property was recently...
Oscar Niemeyer’s Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro Hosts Louis Vuitton Cruise 2017 Fashion Show.In an extraordinary pairing between architecture and fashion, Oscar Niemeyer’s modernist icon, the Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum in Brazil, recently played host to the Louis Vuitton 2017 Cruise Collection. The fashion show...
