Library Spaces.

What is it about books? How do they manage to make a space so damn sexy I wonder? Is it because we all strive to be a bit smarter on some level, and feel as though a large mass of books is going to make us feel more intelligent? Or at...

Design Free Thursday | Vintage Weight Gain Ads!

"Good news for thousands of girls who have no sex appeal!" "If you want to be popular, you can't afford to be SKINNY!" Holy $hit batman, has the world we live in changed or what? Not only are these politically incorrect slogans the thing...

Awesome Aesop.

Aesop retail stores are so consistently and predictably AWESOME that it's actually becoming a little bit boring. Except - WHAT am I taking about - awesome is totally never ever boring! Period. From the very beginning, Aesop have...

Stråhattfabriken | Stockholm.

I always thought that Scandinavians do it better... Stråhattfabriken (Straw Hat Factory) in Stockholm is a real example of this. Dating back from 1886 to 1887, this beautiful heritage listed building was recently redeveloped into...

Yellowtrace 2nd Birthday | Reader Survey + Mega GIVEAWAY!!

Oh yes... the rumours are true. My little baby, this little blog of ours is TWO years old today. Hip hip - HOORAY! Man oh man, they grow up so fast, don't they? I almost don't know what to say, yet there is so much welling up inside me and...

Design Free Thursday | Hands.

There is something very special about hands. They can tell so much about a person - about their values, occupation, age, aesthetics, marital status (at least some of the time), even the future (if you believe that sort of thing) etc. They...

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...