IKEA recently collaborated with high-end fashion designers on a collection of statement rugs, and eye-catching carpets are becoming a focal point again in home interior design. Here are eight of the best to have featured on Dezeen. More about Eight home interiors furnished around statement rugs
A network of members-only co-living spaces branded Norn have launched in spots across Europe and the US, which are designed to train guests in the "art of conversation". More about Norn launches co-living brand with residences in London, Barcelona, Berlin and San Francisco
Located in a former barber shop, the stripped back Voice of Coffee in Kobe, Japan, features exposed wooden beams and unfinished breeze block walls. More about Yusuke Seki creates stripped-back coffee shop with raw concrete walls in Kobe
Spanish brand Kettal has opened a showroom in Midtown Manhattan, based on a design by Patricia Urquiola and complete with a terrace to better showcase its outdoor furniture. More about Kettal opens furniture showroom in New York City with outdoor patio
Dezeen promotion: hotels in North and South America recognised by this year's AHEAD awards include a converted bank in Los Angeles, a beachfront resort in Nicaragua, and a renovated motor lodge in California. More about AHEAD Americas announces region's best hotels for 2018
Built-in birch wood storage and glazed white tiles with contrasting pink grout feature in this small one-bedroom apartment, in Taipei, Taiwan More about Phoebe Sayswow Architects creates 33-square-metre guest house in Taipei
New York design firm MKCA has refreshed the interiors of a seven-storey residence in the city with two stairwells, and new glazing to draw light down from a rooftop patio. More about MKCA overhauls Upper East Side townhouse with custom staircase and furniture
Canadian studio Falken Reynolds has chosen stark white surfaces and contemporary finishes to enhance the original features of a historic Vancouver residence. More about Falken Reynolds fuses contemporary and historic details at Hemlock Street townhouse
Australian practice Ritz & Ghougassian used the worn red brick facade of this cafe in Melbourne as the reference point for the design of its interiors. More about Ritz & Ghougassian reference brickwork for red-toned interiors of Bentwood cafe in Melbourne
A staircase featuring a mirrored balustrade now leads up through this home in Montreal, renovated by local architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque. More about Jean-Maxime Labrecque adds mirrored staircase to Playful Tudor home in Montreal
New York designer Marc Thorpe is behind the interiors of a clubhouse for classic car enthusiasts at Manhattan's Pier 76, where members can show off their vehicles and drink at an industrial-looking bar. More about Marc Thorpe designs home for Classic Car Club at New York pier
Spanish architecture studio Lucas y Hernández-Gill used powdery walls and pastel-hued fixtures to reflect the sweet treats on offer in this cafe in Madrid. More about Baking ingredients inform soft-hued interiors of Juana Limón cafe in Madrid
A set of guidelines for designing inclusive bathrooms for public buildings, created to address an "urgent social justice issue", is now available online. More about Stalled! initiative provides open-source prototypes for inclusive public restrooms
A social-housing apartment that stood empty for five years is becoming a family home again, after being refurbished for a Venice Architecture Biennale show. More about Venice Biennale project sees derelict 1980s flat transformed back into family home
The Blue House, home of Frida Kahlo, has been partially recreated inside the V&A museum in London, for an exhibition of the artist's belongings. More about Frida Kahlo's possessions showcased at the V&A alongside fragments of her home
Located in a shopping centre in Chengdu, China, this store Neri&Hu designed for Italian accessories brand Valextra, features hovering walls and a conical light funnel modelled on the Pantheon in Rome. More about Neri&Hu's atmospheric Valextra store is based upon the layout of a library
Instagram has moved into a workspace in New York City by Frank Gehry's architecture firm, where employees and visitors can make use of a soundproof media studio and snap photos with various backdrops. More about Instagram's new Manhattan offices by Gehry Partners provide ample photo opportunities
US design studio Workstead has reimagined "heritage elements as modern luxury" during the renovation of this home in Charleston, South Carolina, which was used as a store for selling blockaded goods during the Civil War. More about Workstead gives 19th-century Charleston row house a "southern modernism" makeover
Heavy-duty materials, including oriented strand board and steel, lend an industrial aesthetic to this renovated loft apartment in Paris, called Under the Roof. More about Attic apartment in Paris overhauled with industrial materials by Florent Chagny Architecture
A padded playroom for children features in this photography studio in Montreal, designed by local practice Alain Carle Architecte to look more like a minimal home than a workplace. More about Minimal photography studio in Montreal has plenty of children's play spaces