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Clouds surround the volcanic peak of Atlasov Island in the Russian Far East. Recorded volcanic activity here dates back to 1790 and continues today, evidenced the ash plumes in this Overview from August 2019. Atlasov, the northernmost of the Kuril Islands, is uninhabited and rises 7,674 feet (2,339 meters) above the Sea of Okhotsk.

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50.860833°, 155.564167°

Source imagery: NASA Earth

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The beaches in Perth, Australia, are world-famous for their beautiful white sand and clear blue water. When seen from above, we can also discover the currents and swirls that are created here when the waves hit offshore reefs. While the patterns in the water may be beautiful, they also create powerful undertows that can be perilous for surfers and swimmers.

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-31.928646°, 115.753307°

Source imagery: Nearmap

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Dagenham is a suburban town in East London, England with about 106,000 residents. This particular area is part of the Becontree estate, a 4-square-mile (10-square-kilometer) borough that was the largest public housing project in the world when it was constructed between 1921 and 1935. The 26,000-dwelling estate was intended to offer “homes fit for heroes” for World War I veterans.

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51.539700°, 0.142200°

Source imagery: Maxar

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Goryōkaku — meaning, literally, “five-point fort” — is a star fort in the city of Hakodate, Japan. The fortress was built by the Tokugawa shogunate in the mid-1800s to protect the Tsugaru Strait from a possible Russian invasion. Today, Goryōkaku serves as a park for the city’s 280,000 residents, as well as a national Special Historic Site and a hub for cherry-blossom viewing in the spring.

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41.796944°, 140.756944°

Source imagery: Maxar

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Sepang Goldcoast Resort is a hotel in Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. It features over-water bungalows that extend out in a palm-shaped formation into the waters of the Malacca Straits.

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2.598436°, 101.683153°

Source imagery: Maxar

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While we take some time on our annual break to recalibrate, imagine and plan the coming year, we’re giving you the chance to explore some of our favourite articles we’ve shared in 2020.

In case you failed to notice (doubt it!), we have a super soft spot for beautiful products, so it should come as no surprise this little but mighty-fine curation is one of our favourite roundups.

Here you will find amazing furniture, lighting and accessories, as well as smokin’ hot materials and finishes – think ceramic tiles, beautiful terrazzo, terracotta breeze block, cool carpet, and so on. You’re welcome! X

See All Yellowtrace 2020 Archives Here.

Explore our archives through the years: 2019 Archive / 2018 Archive / 2017 Archive / 2016 Archive / 2015 Archive / 2014 Archive / 2013 Archive / 2012 Archive / 2011 Archive / 2010 Archive

MATERIALS.

The Art of Slow Reveal: Fibonacci Stone Welcomes Ghosted + Polarity Terrazzo Collection.

Mattonelle Margherita tile collection by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Mutina.

Kite Breeze: Adam Goodrum’s Contemporary Take on Traditional Breeze Block for Brickworks.

Bolon Launches The Art of Performance Collection.

OBJECT CARPET x Ippolito Fleitz Group’s New Collection Celebrates the Desire for Carpet.

PRODUCTS.

Chiara by Mario Bellini 2020 Re-edition by Flos.

Dérive d’Été Furniture & Lighting Collection by Atelier de Troupe.

FontanaArte reissues 1960s Bobo Piccoli’s Re and Regina Lamps.

Earth to Sky Lighting Sculptures by Doshi Levien.

Five Favourites From Paris Design Week 2020.

Highlights From Brussels Collectible Design Fair 2020.

Highlights From Stockholm Design Week and Furniture Fair 2020.

Studio Haos Unveil Their 3rd Furniture + Lighting Collection.

Frieze Bathroom Collection by Marcante-Testa for Ex.t.

AUSTRALIAN DESIGN.

Flute by Adam Goodrum for United Products.

Sarah Ellison Collaborates with Charlotte Taylor on Dreamy Bedroom Scenes to Launch Yoko Bed.

Daniel Boddam’s Virtual Apartment Concept Showcases His New Furniture Collection.

Christopher Boots Launches IRIS Collection.

Ross Gardam Launches New Lighting Collection Ceto.

Rakumba presents Metropol Lighting Collection by Sebastian Herkner.

Lucy Montgomery’s Debut Collection of Table Lamps & Hand Painted Textiles.

DesignByThem Introduces August Lounge Collection by Gibson Karlo.

Australian Artist Sean Meilak Launches a Custom-made Furniture Range.

Exquisite Corpse Straw Marquetry Collection by Adam+Arthur.

See All Yellowtrace 2020 Archives Here.

Explore our archives through the years: 2019 Archive / 2018 Archive / 2017 Archive / 2016 Archive / 2015 Archive / 2014 Archive / 2013 Archive / 2012 Archive / 2011 Archive / 2010 Archive

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Timber is frozen in the Angara River by a pulp mill in Bratsk, Russia. A pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts felled trees and wood chips into thick fiber board that is shipped to a paper mill for further processing. The facility in Bratsk handles about 540,000 cubic yards (413,000 cubic meters) of wood per year.

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56.113654°, 101.602842°

Source imagery: Maxar

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Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia with roughly 630,000 residents — the nation’s fourth most populous municipality. Like other large cities in the Andean highlands of South America, Cochabamba is a city of contrasts. Its central districts (shown in the first Overview), are generally equipped with modern urban amenities and house many of its formal businesses and commercial industries, while some of the city’s outskirts (like in the second Overview) contain simple adobe homes and unpaved roads.

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-17.383333°, -66.166667°

Source imagery: Maxar

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Yesterday, on his first day in office, President Joe Biden recommitted the United States to the Paris climate accords, rejoining the 194 states and the European Union that are signed on. The agreement, which was signed in the French capital city in 2016, seeks to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C (3.6°F) — preferably to 1.5°C (2.7°F) — compared to pre-industrial levels. According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, the average global temperature has increased by slightly more than 1°C (2°F) since 1880, and two-thirds of that warming has occurred since 1975.

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48.865797°, 2.330882°

Source imagery: Maxar

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Today is Inauguration Day in the USA, and Washington, D.C., is bustling with activity as Joseph R. Biden Jr. is sworn in as the nation’s 46th President. Here we see an Overview of the capital city in its entirety — situated on the Potomac River between the states of Maryland and Virginia — followed by an Overview of the White House, the official residence and workplace of the President. Nearly all presidential inaugurations since 1801 have been held in Washington, D.C., and most have taken place at the Capitol Building, where today’s swearing-in ceremony took place.

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38.910100°, -77.014700°

Source imagery: Airbus Space / Nearmap