Nerding Out on Shit Hot Ceilings | Part 2.

Ok, since you've been super good kids, here we go with Part 2 of Shit Hot Ceilings. Woohoo! In case you missed it, check out last week's Part 1 post right here. A few more wonderful examples of classic and contemporary ceilings which...

Nerding Out on Shit Hot Ceilings | Part 1.

I am often asked which element is the most important in interiors. And... I find this a really difficult question to answer. As I'm sure most of you would agree, any successful space is made up of many many components which need to work...

Stairway to Heaven.

So there I was, listening to a bit of old school rock, getting all nostalgic and shit... and singing along, off course! When yet another idea struck. "Hmmm... Stairway to heaven. I could do a post on that. Cooltown!" And here we...

Architectural Voyeurism.

As a self-confessed voyeur, I recently noticed a trend in my bulging and ever-growing collection of images - countless examples of beautiful homes that (quite literally) provide a window into the lives of their owners. Modernism has a lot...

Leap of Faith.

Dear yellowtrace friends, Wowee. I had a huge week last week, and I wanted to share with you my big news… if you’d like to hear about it that is. Yes? Great, then read on. About a year and a half ago, just before I...

Out of Sorts.

This post was originally going to be about another super cool design-y thing, but it just didn't 'feel' right. So I changed it 4 or 5 times, until I realised that design just isn't all that important to me today and that my thoughts are...

To My Fellow Citizens of The Planet.

Dear fellow citizens of the Planet, I couldn’t bring myself to write a ‘normal’ post today. I feel deeply concerned and affected by the number, the frequency and the severity of the natural disasters which have recently struck...

Importance of Trust.

...as designers, our primary job as 'artists' and 'creative business owners' is to build trust with our clients. Without trust, our path is difficult, if not impossible. Trust with clients is built over a period of time and gradually, just...

Thoughts/ Tangents + Books/ Magazines | 2010 Archive.

01 | On Inspiration And Honing Your Design Instincts. 02 | In Between Spaces. 03 | Why Is Beautiful And Inspiring Commercial Design So Scarce? 04 | What Do Criminals, Entrepreneurs & Designers Have In Common? 05 | A Year Ago Today. 06 |...