Cavaa Arquitectes has stripped back the interior of an apartment in Barcelona's Poblenou neighbourhood, creating an open-plan living space featuring traditional vaulted ceilings. More about Cavaa Arquitectes exposes vaulted ceiling inside revamped Barcelona apartment
Contemporary design and fabrication processes were used to produce a staircase with "wing-shaped" folded steel treads at the heart of this renovated New York City apartment (+ slideshow). More about Incorporated adds cantilevered steel and glass staircase to a New York apartment
A white steel cross encased by glass forms a display for spectacles at this shop in Seoul's Gangnam district by local studio Nordic Bros Design Community (+ slideshow). More about Berlin's Cold War memorial referenced in cross-shaped display at Seoul eyewear shop
Australian designer Jordana Maisie has created a Manhattan boutique for upscale shoe brand Feit that features asymmetrical display areas made of thin sheets of wood (+ slideshow). More about Floating timber slabs create layered walls within New York shoe store by Jordana Maisie
Philippe Malouin's design studio Post-Office has used a minimal colour palette and custom-designed furniture to turn a London warehouse into the UK head office of skincare brand Aesop. More about Post-Office creates "simple and elegant" UK headquarters for Aesop
A translucent lightbox hides the concrete interior of Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios' first flagship store in Seoul, designed by London architect Sophie Hicks (+ slideshow). More about Sophie Hicks conceals "concrete monster" within translucent walls for Acne Studios' Seoul flagship
A men's footwear store in Seattle by local firm Best Practice Architecture features exposed concrete and hexagonal lamps suspended from a high ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Sneakers are displayed on bleachers in Seattle boutique by Best Practice Architecture
The minimal interior of this house in Japan's Hyogo prefecture features a basic palette of white walls and wood surfaces aimed at providing a calm and comfortable environment for its elderly residents. More about Tsubasa Iwahashi converts a family home into a stripped-back dwelling for empty nesters
Architects Lluís Corbella and Marc Mazeres have converted a former dairy in Barcelona into a loft-style house featuring a suspended walkway and glass walls (+ slideshow). More about House in an old Barcelona dairy has new spaces inserted around its original structure
The new Stockholm office of energy drink company Red Bull incorporates a range of flexible communal spaces, including a reception with a modular desk that can be reconfigured for use as a bar in the evening (+ slideshow). More about Red Bull's Stockholm office features modular mobile furniture
Recycled shopping bags and clothing labels adorn the walls at budget fashion retailer Primark's international headquarters in Dublin by British studio MoreySmith (+ slideshow). More about MoreySmith designs new Primark international HQ in Dublin
Apple has lifted the veil on the first of its store interiors since Jonathan Ive became chief design officer, at the tech giant's new outpost in the Belgian capital designed by Foster & Partners. More about First Apple Store under Jonathan Ive unveiled in Brussels
London-based ZCD Architects has designed the interior of the first retail store for fashion designer Hussein Chalayan in Mayfair, who celebrates 21 years in business this year (+ slideshow). More about Hussein Chalayan's first shop opens in London's Mayfair
New York chocolatier Mast Brothers has overhauled its store in Brooklyn to create a stripped-back space that allows visitors to view the chocolate-making process (+ slideshow). More about Mast Brothers designs its own Minimalist chocolate shop in Brooklyn
Wooden boxes surrounding the tables of this noodle bar in the Chinese city of Shenzhen frame views of the city skyline, which is visible through a full-height glazed wall. More about Slatted timber boxes contain dining areas inside Fanbo Zeng's Fun noodle bar
London firm Timothy Hatton Architects has added a burnished steel staircase to rug designer Deirdre Dyson's Chelsea carpet gallery as part of a renovation of her studio. More about Timothy Hatton Architects designs floating steel staircase for Deirdre Dyson gallery
Lithuanian design and architecture studio YCL has used furniture to add pops of colour to the interiors of an otherwise monochromatic apartment in Strasbourg, France (+ slideshow). More about YCL adds colourful furniture accents to monochrome Strasbourg apartment
Shanghai design studio Coordination Asia has converted a Beijing art gallery into a gym and studio space for sports brand Nike (+ slideshow). More about Coordination Asia uses neon grids to transform a Beijing art gallery into a gym for Nike
A concrete staircase with no balustrade ascends through this minimal house in the Valencia region of Spain, which was added to a converted factory containing the headquarters of an outdoor furniture company (+ slideshow). More about Borja Garcia Architects adds a minimal residence to a former textiles factory
Chocolate-patterned wall panelling and sofas shaped like Toblerones feature in Dutch designer Marcel Wanders' Swiss-inspired hotel in Zurich (+ slideshow). More about Swiss chocolate influences Marcel Wanders' Kameha Grand Zurich hotel