Architecture studio Pend has completed a pair of light-filled mews homes organised around private courtyards on a compact brownfield site in Edinburgh, Scotland. More about Pend transforms overlooked infill site into mews homes that balance light and privacy
Brooklyn architecture studio SO–IL has transformed a cavernous space inside the neo-gothic New York Life building into a flagship store for Issey Miyake. More about SO–IL completes "clean, precise, audacious" Issey Miyake store in New York
Untreated spruce was used to reconstruct parts of the Haus W lodge and boutique hotel in Zug, Austria, which features bespoke furniture, interior details by local craftspeople and a gridded wooden screen. More about Gerold and Katia Schneider transform 17th-century Alpine lodge into wood-clad hotel
Following the release of Home for Now: Living Well Without Staying Long, a book spotlighting interior design for rental homes, authors Paul Firmin and Niko Dafkos talk Dezeen through eight of the most inspiring examples. More about Earl of East founders reveal how to bring personality to a rental home
The unique "rhythm and progression" of Japanese machiya townhouses helped Brewin Design Office devise the interiors of this hotel in Kyoto designed by Kengo Kuma. More about Traditional wooden townhouses inform interiors of Kengo Kuma-designed Capella Kyoto hotel
Munich-based architecture firm Holzrausch has completed a two-storey extension to a penthouse in Frankfurt, featuring open-plan living spaces that connect with a roof terrace overlooking the city. More about Holzrausch designs Frankfurt penthouse as a "roof garden in the middle of the city"
A staircase of raw board-formed concrete curves up the centre of this workspace for denim fashion label Purple Brand in Vancouver, Canada, designed by local studio Scott & Scott Architects. More about Concrete staircase anchors Purple Brand studios by Scott & Scott Architects
New York studio Span Architecture has restored a historic townhouse on Gramercy Park in New York that appears on a Bob Dylan album cover and features ornate interiors. More about Span Architecture restores New York residence associated with Bob Dylan
American artist Theaster Gates has transformed a dedicated Prada Home retail space in Milan into an earthen sanctuary for his exhibition Chawan Cabinet, dedicated to Japanese pottery. More about Theaster Gates focuses on "human kindness" with ceramics exhibition for Prada Home
Check out Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to NYCxDesign 2026 – the annual festival that brings installations, exhibitions, showrooms, talks, and product launches to New York City. More about Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to NYCxDesign 2026
Designer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and architect Farrokh Aman drew on their Iranian heritage when creating the playful interior for a cafe in east London that evokes traditional Middle Eastern bistros. More about Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Farrokh Aman bring "sense of home" to Iranian-Iraqi cafe
Utilitarian surfaces are contrasted with glossy finishes and splashes of red and green inside Cafe Kowloon, a modern Cantonese restaurant in east London designed by local studio Daytrip. More about Daytrip creates "atmospheric and slightly cinematic" interior for Cafe Kowloon
US studio Vladimir Radutny Architects has renovated a loft inside a former car-part manufacturing building in Chicago, exposing tiles and brickwork while adding chainmail curtains. More about Vladimir Radutny highlights "poetic relics" in Chicago loft renovation
Local practice Bruzkus Greenberg has redesigned a penthouse apartment in Berlin, adding a blue-stained wooden core that contains key functions including the entrance and built-in banquette. More about Bruzkus Greenberg arranges compact apartment around multifunctional "blue box"
There's still time to be included in Dezeen Events Guide's digital festival guide to NYCxDesign 2026, which spotlights the key events taking place from 14 to 20 May. More about Last chance to feature in Dezeen's digital guide to NYCxDesign 2026
UK studio Thomas-McBrien Architects has taken cues from minimalist artist Donald Judd when designing the interiors for a WatchHouse coffee shop in Manhattan's Flatiron District. More about Thomas-McBrien Architects elevates "craft of coffee" through architecture in New York
Architect Aziza Chaouni, interior designers Britt Moran and Benni Allan and designer Felicia Hung, have joined the judging panel for Dezeen Awards 2026. More about Britt Moran and Benni Allan announced as Dezeen Awards 2026 judges
Designer Gabriella Marcella has transformed an industrial unit in Glasgow into colourful and practical headquarters for her risograph printing business. More about Gabriella Marcella designs Risotto print studio to reflect her vibrant visual style
Walnut millwork, modernist furnishings and a red travertine bar give this Los Angeles restaurant by local design studio 22RE a "distinctly Milanese sensibility". More about 22RE "channels Italian dining culture" at Bar di Bello in Los Angeles
Contemporary Shoji screens and hanging fabrics have been used to evoke Tokyo izakayas at the Mitsu Japanese restaurant in London. More about Astet Studio references Tokyo izakayas at Mitsu restaurant in London