Swiss studio Dost has transformed a 1960s restaurant into a heart treatment centre in Zurich, featuring cork-lined cubicles and waiting rooms (+ slideshow). More about Dost converts 1960s restaurant into heart clinic with cork cubicles
Architect Annabelle Selldorf has completed a New York store for Steinway & Sons, featuring wooden design elements that reference the company's handcrafted pianos (+ slideshow). More about Annabelle Selldorf designs New York showroom for piano maker Steinway & Sons
The interior of this former council-owned house in north London has been given a modern makeover by local studio Archmongers to create brighter spaces with colourful accents (+ slideshow). More about Archmongers brightens the interior of "plain and ugly" 1970s ex-council house
Swedish designer Jonas Lindvall has used materials sourced from his local Småland area to create the interior of this hotel (+ slideshow). More about Jonas Lindvall transforms former office block into PM & Vänner Hotel
Utrecht studio EVA has transformed a former workshop building in the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch into a loft-like home with a wooden box at its centre (+ slideshow). More about EVA converts former workshop into loft-inspired home for a Dutch couple
Mexican firm Zeller & Moye have converted a former Mexico City residence into a studio and showroom with adjustable metal storage racks for online fashion retailer Troquer (+ slideshow). More about Golden aluminium framework features in Troquer fashion showroom by Zeller & Moye
Fashion store interiors are often left simple to keep the focus on the clothes, but in some shops there's a lot more space than garments. Here are 10 of the most pared-back (and empty) boutiques we've featured on Dezeen (+ slideshow). More about 10 of the most minimal boutiques on Dezeen
Los Angeles-based Standard Architecture has completed a store for fashion brand Helmut Lang that features smooth plaster walls, cove lighting and a light-filled garden (+ slideshow). More about Standard Architecture creates minimal Hollywood showroom for Helmut Lang
WeWork has unveiled images of its first foray into the co-living trend – a residential block with shared living spaces in New York's financial district, run by new sister company WeLive (+ slideshow). More about Co-working company WeWork unveils its first co-living apartments in New York
Russian architects Asya Baranova and Nikolay Pokorsky have transformed a Soviet-era furniture store in St Petersburg into a vegetarian cafe, featuring raw materials and an assortment of plants (+ slideshow). More about Baranova Pokorsky creates simple plant-filled interior for St Petersburg coffee shop
A path of narrow brass lines leads visitors around the different areas of this restaurant in Munich, which is set inside an important Modernist building. More about Build Inc Architects adds brass "veins" to Munich bar interior
London product design firm Seymourpowell has revealed a concept for a commercial first-class aircraft cabin with private rooms that feature full-size beds (+ slideshow). More about Seymourpowell unveils first-class cabin concept to turn aeroplane into "boutique hotel of the skies"
Materials and colours used throughout the interior of this Aesop store in Sapporo, Japan, were designed by architecture studio Case-Real to mimic the surrounding landscape of snow-topped mountains (+ slideshow). More about Case-Real references snowy Japanese mountains with Aesop Sapporo store interior
US design studio Brook&Lyn has used pastel-coloured panels and a huge circular mirror to create the first physical showroom for Everlane, at the online clothing retailer's San Francisco headquarters (+ slideshow). More about Brook&Lyn creates minimal fashion showroom at Everlane offices
London studio APA Architects has created a set of collaborative offices for credit card company Barclaycard at its headquarters in Northampton, England, which are designed for a specific way of working (+ slideshow). More about APA designs "raw and robust" collaborative office space for Barclaycard
The black and white geometric forms hanging from the ceiling of this boutique in Kuwait are intended to entice costumers into the store (+ slideshow). More about Massive Order adds monochrome "stalactites" to Kuwait boutique interior
Czech architecture studio DDAANN has converted the lower level of a spacious apartment in Prague to create a guest house and a meeting point for group cycling trips. More about DDAANN adds minimal guest house to cyclist's home
Micro apartments are being touted as the solution for cities facing an affordable housing crisis, so we've squeezed some examples onto our Pinterest board dedicated to tiny homes. Explore a Wroclaw flat occupying just 13 square metres, a dwelling in Madrid with rooms connected by ladders, and many more.
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The Google-inspired fad for slides and ping-pong tables has had a damaging impact on the workplace, according to office design expert Jeremy Myerson. More about Google has had a negative effect on office design, says Jeremy Myerson
To make better use of space inside this small Tokyo flat, local studio FrontOfficeTokyo replaced almost all of the walls with multi-functional box units and a series of sliding partitions (+ slideshow). More about FrontOfficeTokyo strips back small Tokyo apartment by pulling down walls