Welcome to the March edition of Yellowtrace Spotlight. We bring you a string of fantastic local and international projects, a new Australian design fair in Melbourne, a lamp formed from a single sheet of paper, plus a little announcement of our own. This month’s spotlight is bursting at the seams with awesome design news – so you better hop to it!

Kettle Black Cafe In South Melbourne By Studio You Me.

Nestled under the belly of an Elenberg Fraser apartment tower in South Melbourne, Kettle Black cafe designed by Studio You Me exudes quiet confidence.

Nude. Coffee & Wine Bar Designed By FORM Bureau // Moscow, Russia.

Nude. Coffee & Wine Bar designed by FORM Bureau in Moscow features multiple layers of chipped paint and plaster walls, offset with small accents of brass.

60th Anniversary Of Fritz Hansen’s Series 7 Chair.

For the 60th anniversary of the Series 7 chair, Fritz Hansen has released two special colours inspired by Arne Jacobsen’s original palette from 1958.

Pask Office By Mim Design // Melbourne.

Mim Design’s concept for Pask office draws inspiration from the modernist style of the 60s, paying homage to urban sophistication & clean geometries.

IC Lights By Michael Anastassiades Now Available At FLOS.

The IC Lights by Michael Anastassiades for FLOS has a poetic grace & visionary design quality that have always characterised the work of Cypriot designer.

Restaurant Block By Dylan Opens In Helsinki, Finland.

Scandinavian minimalism meets vivid colours and bold shapes in Helsinki’s restaurant Block by Dylan, designed by Suvi-Maria Silvola and Laura Seppanen.

Softscape Lighting Collection By Helen Kontouris For LEN.

Helen Kontouris has developed a range of pendant, floor and table lamps for Australian brand LEN, featuring mouth blown glass or powder-coated aluminium.

DEN Furniture & Design Trade Fair In Melbourne.

DEN Furniture & Design Fair is a new 3-day trade fair with a strong focus on Australian emerging & established brands, coming up in Melbourne this May.

Poster Wall Lamp Made From A Single Sheet Of Paper By YOY Design Studio.

Using only a single piece of paper, Japanese design studio YOY has formed a minimal poster lamp, possessing the same proportions as an A2-sized sheet.

LightTrooper Floor Lamps By Anki Gneib.

LightTroopers by Anki Gneib are sculptural floor lights reminiscent of giant candles, with an LED light integrated into a classically shaped timber body.

Renovation of a Split-Level Hair Salon & Home in Taiwan by HAO Design.

An ordinary house at first sight, HAO design has converted a three floor building in Taiwan into an eclectic mixed-use space – part hair salon & part home.

Yellowtrace Partners with Boffi to Bring You “Stories on Design”.

Team Yellowtrace is proud to announce our partnership with Boffi Studio Sydney for the next 6 months to bring you our popular Stories on Design series.