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...

Design Free Thursday | Where Children Sleep.

Photographer James Mollison had a idea for a book - with a title "Bedrooms" in his mind, he set out on a five year assignment crisscrossing the world and photographing kids where they live. He quickly discovered that every child's...

Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. Apparently.

Back in the day when I was studying Interior Architecture at UNSW, I worked at a jewelley store selling expensive Swiss watches and hand-made jewellery, custom pieces, engagement rings etc. During this time I developed an understanding and...

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 are. I've...

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...

Robert Montgomery.

Robert Montgomery is an artist based in London who's work spans large typographic billboards, recycled sunlight pieces and drawings. His website says that he "works in a poetic and melancholic post-situationist tradition”. Deep, I...

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 started writing...