The charm of Charleston is pulling architects and designers from New York City and beyond, who are revitalising the southern city's historic buildings while developing a contemporary local style. More about "Talented people are flocking" to Charleston for creative opportunities at a slower pace
Stepped pale-pink walls, brass lights and velvety benches are among the decorative art-deco-style details at this wine bar, which Brooklyn-based Workstead created inside an old brothel in Tulsa, Oklahoma. More about Workstead's opulent Vintage wine bar occupies a former brothel in Tulsa
Across the United States, run-down motels and motor lodges from the 1950s and 1960s are being given a new lease of life as contemporary hotels and guesthouses. From California to New York, here are some of the best examples. More about Eight mid-century American motels reborn as boutique accommodation
Paint-splattered surfaces, spaghetti-print bed sheets and maximalist wall art all feature in Studio Job's new base in Antwerp, Belgium, in a design that founder Job Smeets describes as being "like a visual assault". More about Studio Job opts for maximalism inside new Antwerp headquarters
Pensando en Blanco has dotted blue glass partitions and jagged offcuts of grey marble throughout this otherwise colourless clothing store in northern Spain. More about Bright partitions and chunks of marble define Loreak fashion store in San Sebastián
Brazilian firm Solo Arquitetos has finished a timber company's offices with its own pale wood products, helping to keep the space light and bright while showing off the merchandise. More about Solo Arquitetos softens Brazilian office space with light wood details
The latest mid-century American motel to be revived as a boutique hotel is this 1950s building in San Francisco, which features colourful guest rooms and a landmarked swimming pool. More about San Francisco's mid-century Phoenix Hotel undergoes rebirth by Liz Lambert
Desks, a kitchen and a garden are hidden under raised office floors in this installation created by Swiss architect Leopold Banchini at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. More about Leopold Banchini sinks rooms and objects beneath office floors in Centre Pompidou installation
Inspired by a restaurant in Seville with pink-hued gypsum walls, we've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to pastel interiors, including a Tel Aviv cafe with multicoloured tiles and a lounge in Belgium with pink walls and olive green furnishings. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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MSDS Studio has matched pale chairs and tables with woodwork and plaster inside this Toronto cafe, to create a serene atmosphere for customers to enjoy their coffee. More about Early Bird cafe in Toronto by MSDS eschews "grab-and-go" coffee culture
Architecture studio Alma-nac has built a round-the-clock emergency hospital for pets, which is designed to keep cats and dogs away from each other. More about London animal hospital respects the age-old rivalry between cats and dogs
Coworking company Beauty Shoppe has created a space for collaborative work with a public cafe in Cleveland, Ohio, as part of its growing number of co-working projects. More about Beauty Shoppe furnishes Cleveland co-working space with local products
Moveable, folding and expandable furnishings turn the lounge of this 33-square-metre New York apartment into a master bedroom, or a dining room for 10 dinner guests. More about Tiny New York apartment by Graham Hill "functions like one twice its size"
Austrian architect Johann Obermoser has cantilevered a lair-like concrete volume from the precipice of a mountain in Sölden, Austria, to house an exhibition exploring the history of James Bond. More about James Bond museum opens at summit of Austrian mountain
An exhibition has opened in Glasgow showcasing the best of contemporary Scottish design. Curator Stacey Hunter talks Dezeen through her highlights, which include a raincoat printed with hand-drawn weather symbols and silk scarves depicting the lovers of Ettore Sottsass. More about Scottish design is not all "tartan and tourist tat" says curator of Made in Glasgow exhibition
Architecture firm Gensler has completed a pair of towers in Kuwait City featuring facades that recall traditional Arabic screens, with one containing offices and the other a Four Seasons Hotel with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg. More about Twin towers in Kuwait City reference vernacular Arabic architecture
Bureau Rhizome's interior for this contemporary Russian restaurant is influenced by a neighbouring Danish design school. More about Gastrobar O restaurant combines Russian and Scandinavian style
US design studio Davidson Rafailidis has retained peeling paintwork, uneven concrete flooring and rough wooden beams while converting a garage in Buffalo, New York, into a live-work space. More about Davidson Rafailidis turns 1920s garage in Buffalo into combined home and workshop
British architecture studio Teatum + Teatum has adapted an old iron foundry in Sheffield into modern offices for a communications agency and co-working local businesses. More about Teatum + Teatum transforms 18th-century iron foundry in Sheffield into pared-back offices
The open floors of a 117-year-old, run-down factory in Des Moines, Iowa, have been transformed into offices by Neumann Monson Architects. More about Neumann Monson converts century-old Iowa factory into offices