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
A pine unit provides a kitchen, bathroom and mezzanine level for this tiny Berlin apartment designed by two local architects, which also features Art Deco details including a parquet door (+ slideshow). More about Pale wooden unit frames rooms and creates a new floor inside a Berlin micro-apartment
Tokyo architecture studio Suppose Design Office has repurposed old scaffold boards to create flooring and furniture for the concrete interior of its own atelier space (+ slideshow). More about Suppose Design Office's Tokyo studio mixes concrete, steel and reclaimed wood
Parisian studio FREAKS freearchitects has covered a series of elaborately decorated galleries inside the Palais du Louvre with shiny plastic for an exhibition that brings together historic and contemporary design (+ slideshow). More about FREAKS freearchitects masks ornate decor inside the Palais du Louvre for design exhibition
Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has created a multi-sensory space for experiencing and buying fragrance by coating a room inside an old London building with volcanic ash (+ slideshow). More about Antonino Cardillo combines scent and texture for Illuminum Fragrance shop interior
Danish studio Norm Architects has pared back the look of a typical Mediterranean interior to create a more Scandinavian aesthetic for this Italian restaurant in Copenhagen. More about Norm Architects puts a Danish spin on an Italian restaurant interior
Over 100 wooden transport pallets were broken down to create floorboards, wall coverings and furniture for a temporary office space in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More about Hiroki Tominaga Atelier uses deconstructed pallets to dress a Tokyo office in planks of timber
Multi-levelled surfaces of polished concrete, wood and white gravel mark out the different areas within this open-plan Tokyo office designed by Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More about Torafu Architects uses concrete, wood and gravel to define spaces inside AKQA's Tokyo offices
Shanghai design studio Linehouse has overhauled a former takeaway restaurant to create a small fishmonger's on a busy street in the middle of the city's former French Concession (+ slideshow). More about Little Catch fishmonger in Shanghai is lined with a metal-frame "net"