An illuminated ceiling based on a scene from George Lucas' 1971 sci-fi film THX 1138 has been installed in the showroom at fashion designer Nicolas Andreas Taralis' offices in Shanghai (+ slideshow). More about Shanghai fashion showroom features ceiling lightbox based on sci-fi film set
Belgian studio De Meester Vliegen Architecten overhauled an apartment at the top of a building in Antwerp to create a penthouse that also functions as a private office (+ slideshow). More about Monolithic marble partition perches on top of a steel fireplace in Antwerp penthouse
Filmmaker Wes Anderson has ventured into interior design, with a bar intended to recreate the atmosphere of Milanese cafes inside the OMA-designed Fondazione Prada in Milan. More about Wes Anderson-designed Bar Luce takes its cues from old Milanese landmarks and cafes
Social network LinkedIn's offices in New York's Empire State Building include a room lined with vintage telephones that leads to a secret bar (+ slideshow). More about LinkedIn offices in the Empire State Building include a hidden speakeasy
Designer Paul Cocksedge has completed a spiral staircase featuring a garden, a library and a tea bar (+ slideshow). More about Paul Cocksedge's Living Staircase includes plants, a mini library and tea-brewing facilities
Incubating chicken eggs and objects made by prison inmates are among the artefacts currently on view in a tiny museum in a New York City alleyway (+ slideshow). More about Tiny New York museum showcases objects obtained through rapid-response collecting
Stockholm studio Form Us With Love has extended its beer exhibition at the city's Spritmuseum to include a venue for outdoor drinking (+ slideshow). More about Form Us With Love creates waterfront beer garden for a Stockholm museum
Belgian studio Graux & Baeyens Architecten has transformed a warehouse loft space near Kortrijk into a family home featuring curving walls, vaulted ceilings and muted tones (+ slideshow). More about Graux & Baeyens uses curved walls to convert a factory loft into a family home
Pixellated faces decorate the brick facades of this civil rights centre in Milan, while a bright yellow staircase spirals up through its concrete interior. More about Baukuh's House of Memory features a decorative facade and a monumental yellow staircase
White curved walls merge into a tapered ceiling inside this yoga and meditation studio in New York, designed by Clouds Architecture Office to look like a fog has descended (+ slideshow). More about Curved walls confuse perception of space inside yoga studio by Clouds Architecture Office
An exhibition at New York's Museum of Arts and Design celebrates the work of Ralph Pucci, whose mannequin designs chronicle changes in visual culture over more than 30 years (+ slideshow). More about Ralph Pucci's fashion mannequins "mirror how we want to see ourselves"
Dutch studio Concrete has kitted out the suites of an Amsterdam hotel with fittings that include retractable staircases, ceiling-mounted gymnast's hoops and under-bed offices. More about Concrete adds retractable stairs and gymnast's hoops to Amsterdam hotel suite
A pair of gymnast's rings dangle from the ceiling of this Montreal home, which has been renovated by local architects Naturehumaine to create a new living space for the client's athletic children (+ slideshow) More about Naturehumaine includes gym hoops and apparatus inside a home for two athletes
Italian studio Antonio Virga Architecte has renovated and extended a Parisian building to create offices and haute-couture workshops for French fashion house Dior Homme (+ slideshow). More about Dior Homme occupies extended Haussmann building by Antonio Virga Architecte
Green-painted panelling, shiny white tiles and marble slabs line the walls of this Helsinki restaurant by Finnish architect Joanna Laajisto (+ slideshow). More about Joanna Laajisto references 1940s kiosks for Michel restaurant in Helsinki
Dutch architect Christian Müller has overhauled the interior of a chalet in the Swiss Alps, creating a pair of apartments that combine exposed stone walls with raw concrete and distressed wood. More about Christian Müller converts an Alpine chalet into a pair of family apartments
A matrix of disorientating translucent and mirrored partitions frame the individual booths of this hairdressing salon in Japan by Takehiko Nez Architects (+ slideshow). More about Takehiko Nez divides up a hair salon with mirrors, translucent screens and plants
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015: Danish brand Carl Hansen & Son has opened a space in London's Clerkenwell to showcase furniture by mid-century designers Hans J Wegner, Kaare Klint and Poul Kjaerholm (+ slideshow). More about Carl Hansen & Søn opens showroom in London's Clerkenwell
Interview: Alex Garland's science-fiction movie Ex Machina features just one location: a tech billionaire's minimalist hideaway in Alaska. Production designer Mark Digby told Dezeen how architecture was used to create the thriller's clinical mood and provide a "seducing" backdrop (+ slideshow + transcript). More about "Hard shiny surfaces are for the bad guys" says Ex Machina production designer
New York 2015: an exhibition in a Brooklyn loft showcases furnishings by Italian designer Piero Lissoni, paired with work by New York designers (+ slideshow). More about Brooklyn exhibition pairs work of Piero Lissoni and local designers