Workers in open-plan offices are more distracted, unfriendly and uncollaborative than those in traditional workplaces, according to the latest industry survey. More about Open-plan offices make workers more unfriendly and less productive
Architect Lucy Tauber has transformed a derelict post office in north London into an artisanal bakery with its kitchen on show. More about Lucy Tauber converts old London post office into light-filled bakery
When renovating this tiny apartment in Sydney, Australian interior designer Dominic Kuneman adopted a minimal style to make the most of the small space. More about Dominic Kuneman creates minimal interior for Sydney micro apartment
The kitchen of Sir John Soane's Museum in London has opened to the public for the first time, filled with contemporary homeware by designers including Barber and Osgerby and Jasper Morrison. More about Barber and Osgerby and Jasper Morrison furnish previously unseen kitchen at Soane Museum
Swimming Pool Studio aimed to bring the "relaxing and refreshing" hues of blue sea and white sand to this cafe inside a Shanghai office building (+ slideshow). More about Swimming Pool Studio bases Shanghai cafe interior on the Mediterranean Sea
Kooo Architects has added wooden beams to a cafe in China to form a woven lattice across the ceiling that lets in light (+ slideshow). More about Kooo Architects adds wooden lattice ceiling to cafe in China
Japanese studio Sides Core has created a space inside a hair salon for the owner's books, art and music (+ slideshow). More about Sides Core redesigns minimal hair salon to include library
Geometric metal fittings extend out from the wall in this pared-back Tel Aviv apartment, created by Israeli interior designers Yael Perry and Dafna Gravinsky with architect Amir Navon (+ slideshow). More about Minimal Tel Aviv apartment features bespoke gridded shelving
This week we're counting down the most-pinned bathrooms on Dezeen, including a copper-clad washroom in the English countryside to a glass-walled room that looks onto an interior garden in Japan (+ slideshow). More about 10 of the most popular bathrooms on Dezeen's Pinterest boards
When it comes to designing apartment interiors, architects are favouring a minimal style. We've rounded up ten of our favourite examples, including one that looks like a gallery and another with a gold-filled cracked concrete floor. More about Ten of the most strikingly minimalist apartment interiors
Schemata Architects and KHA Studio have transformed a space in Tokyo to create a minimal fashion boutique that is entirely visible from the street (+ slideshow). More about Schemata Architects frames Japanese boutique with gigantic display window
Icelandic design studio Döðlur has paired 20th-century design pieces with custom-made furniture inside this hotel-cum-hostel on Reykjavík's waterfront. More about Döðlur converts 1940s warehouse into design hotel and hostel in Reykjavík
The kitchen inside this Melbourne apartment is designed to look more like a gallery, where furniture and fittings appear as art objects. More about BoardGrove Architects designs Melbourne apartment to look like a gallery
Architecture studio IFUB has transformed the second floor of an old chocolate factory in Berlin into an apartment featuring curved ceilings, exposed steelwork and big windows. More about IFUB creates loft apartment with vaulted ceilings in former Berlin chocolate factory
Oak-covered living rooms and bathrooms clad in large panels of veined marble add a touch of luxury to this otherwise simple apartment in the heart of London (+ slideshow). More about SIRS lines renovated London apartment in panels of marble and oak
An apartment in Tel Aviv with herringbone flooring went viral on our Pinterest channel this week, so we've chosen to count down our top 10 most-pinned homes with parquet detailing (+ slideshow). More about 10 of the most popular herringbone floors on Dezeen's Pinterest boards
The president of the United Nations General Assembly's office has received a makeover with furniture by Danish designers Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm (+ slideshow). More about Fritz Hansen kits out UN president's office with mid-century Danish furniture
Israeli interior designer Dalit Lilienthal has renovated this 65-square-metre apartment in Tel Aviv to accommodate the needs of a young, growing family (+ slideshow). More about Dalit Lilienthal renovates small Tel Aviv apartment to fit a growing family
French office Studio Razavi has inserted a multifaceted black block into the centre of an apartment in Paris, creating a new layout while also offering a contrast to Haussmann-era details (+ slideshow). More about Studio Razavi inserts sculptural furniture block into 19th-century Parisian apartment
Items are displayed upon a series of pine structures inside this accessories store in Ansião, Portugal. More about Bruno Lucas Dias adds timber skeleton to Portuguese accessories boutique