Precast stone blocks coloured with red sandstone from Glamis Castle in Scotland form the walls of this refuge-style Aesop store that architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike has created in a west London shopping centre. More about Aesop's London store takes its colour from the red sandstone of Glamis Castle
White walls, stripey furnishings and colourful ceramics feature in this hotel on France's Côte d'Azur, which interior architect Stéphanie Lizée has designed to reflect the region's laid-back ambience. More about Stéphanie Lizée's interiors for Hotel Le Sud are an homage to the south of France
Black furniture provides a stark contrast to the white interior of this Montreal residence, which has been overhauled by local architecture studio Atelier Barda. More about Renovated Montreal house by Atelier Barda contrasts black and white
Henrybuilt founder Scott Hudson speaks to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation as part of Virtual Design Festival's collaboration with the interior fittings brand. More about Live talk with Henrybuilt founder Scott Hudson as part of Virtual Design Festival
With coronavirus confining people to their homes and rising fears over environmental destruction, a new breed of visual artists is creating utopian landscapes, buildings and interiors for armchair escapists. Here are nine of the best practitioners. More about "The desire for escapism is at an all-time high" say visualisers creating fantasy renderings
Beyond the black facade of this 1990s townhouse in Melbourne's South Yarra neighbourhood are a series of simple, white-painted living spaces designed by Winter Architecture. More about Winter Architecture contrasts black facade of Melbourne townhouse with minimal white interiors
Grey stone walls and jet-black joinery meet to form the monochromatic interiors of this boutique hotel in northern Spain designed by Francesc Rifé Studio. More about Casa Grande Hotel in Spain occupies 18th-century stone manor house
VDF studio profiles: Transit Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice that has avoided developing a house style in order to build a portfolio of varied and engaging spaces. More about London's Transit Studio refuses house style to "bring something different to every project"
VDF studio profile: Oft Interiors is a Hong Kong-based design studio that specialises in cultural spaces and has overhauled the interiors of more than 50 different cinemas. More about Oft Interiors "bring a new zest to the Hong Kong design industry"
A half-arch window in this east London home extension by Yellow Cloud Studio offers glimpses of the older parts of the property. More about Yellow Cloud Studio punctuates Glyn House extension with arched window
VDF studio profiles: HOLA Design is a Polish interior design studio that rejects trends, aiming instead to give its clients "a chance to fulfil their own dreams of a new home". More about Warsaw studio HOLA Design's interiors defy styles and trends
VDF studio profiles: Shanghai design studio Arizon specialises in the planning and interior design of retail spaces, from boutique department stores to shopping malls. More about Shanghai studio Arizon's interiors facilitate "surprising spatial experiences"
Charmaine Chan has highlighted 25 recently completed courtyard houses in her book Courtyard living: Contemporary houses of the Asia-Pacific. Here she picks five of the most interesting. More about Five houses where the courtyard is the heart of the home
Interior design students from the New Design University in Austria explore visual communication design and adaptive reuse in this school show for Virtual Design Festival. More about Interior design meets visual communication in New Design University school show
Atelier Ace's Kelly Sawdon and Studio Shamshiri co-founder Pamela Shamshiri explain their opulent design for New Orleans luxury guesthouse Maison De La Luz in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards More about Maison De La Luz hotel in New Orleans is "madcap and fun" says Pamela Shamshiri
A shiny brass wardrobe that's meant to resemble a precious jewellery box features in this apartment near Barcelona designed by Raúl Sánchez Architects. More about Golden wardrobe forms focal point of The Magic Box Apartment in Spain
Founders of 2LG Studio Russell Whitehead and Jordan Cluroe have written a book to empower people to embrace colour in their interiors. Here they pick their top five projects. More about 2LG Studio shares favourite projects from their book Making Living Lovely
A traditional newsagent in central London has been given a makeover by Gabriel Chipperfield and his design studio Selected Work to create "an Alice in Wonderland experience" with a warren of luxurious rooms behind the shop. More about Gabriel Chipperfield gives London newsagents Shreeji a plush revamp
Films from the 1970s informed the aesthetic of Basehall, an upscale food court in Hong Kong designed by studio Linehouse. More about Linehouse channels nostalgia for interiors of Basehall food court in Hong Kong
VDF studio profile: 4Space is a Dubai-based design studio, which specialises in interior architecture with a decidedly human-centred approach. More about 4Space hopes to create "long-term relationships" between people and spaces