Interiors
Ett Hem Hotel by Studioilse
Ilse Crawford of Studioilse has converted a 100-year-old house in Stockholm into a boutique hotel filled with richly coloured wood, leather and velvet (+ slideshow). More about Ett Hem Hotel by Studioilse
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Interiors
The Culture of Smoking by Brigada
Croatian design studio Brigada was inspired by cigarettes and smoke rings to create glowing cylindrical rooms for an exhibition about the culture of smoking (+ movie). More about The Culture of Smoking by Brigada
Interiors
By Josephine by Sasufi
French designer Sasufi used reclaimed wooden doors to recreate the decorative panelling of nineteenth century French interiors on the walls of this patisserie on the outskirts of Melbourne. More about By Josephine by Sasufi
Interiors
Wasbar Ghent by Pinkeye
Belgian design studio Pinkeye has combined a laundrette, a cafe and a hairdressing salon to create a place where customers can get a drink or a haircut while waiting for their washing. More about Wasbar Ghent by Pinkeye
Interiors
Google Tel Aviv by Camenzind Evolution
Google's new Tel Aviv headquarters include a meeting area filled with orange trees, workstations on a make-believe beach and slides connecting different floors (+ slideshow). More about Google Tel Aviv by Camenzind Evolution
Interiors
Deskontalia store in Donostia by Vaumm
Internet shoppers in San Sebastian can now pick up their purchases from a shop that appears to be furnished with nothing but cardboard boxes (+ slideshow). More about Deskontalia store in Donostia by Vaumm
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Transforming a laundry building by Alain Hinant and Jean Glibert
French architect Alain Hinant has converted a former laundry building outside Brussels into a three-storey family house. More about Transforming a laundry building by Alain Hinant and Jean Glibert
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"Apartments make better places to work than offices" - Jean Nouvel
Milan 2013: French architect Jean Nouvel will curate an exhibition of office spaces in Milan in April, presenting a range of scenarios to replace the "grey cultural world" of purpose-built offices (+ interview). More about "Apartments make better places to work than offices" - Jean Nouvel
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Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group
Russian studio Arch Group has filled an old building in Moscow with its portable sleeping capsules to create the first Sleepbox hotel. More about Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group
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Light Touch installation by Haptic
Visitors to an exhibition of work by architects Haptic can take a rest inside a wooden cabin filled with coloured light and smoke (+ movie). More about Light Touch installation by Haptic
Interiors
RDM Innovation Deck by Groosman Partners
Dutch architecture firm Groosman Partners has suspended an office complex beneath the eight-metre-high ceiling of a former industrial machine hall in Rotterdam (+ slideshow). More about RDM Innovation Deck by Groosman Partners
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Otsuka-Gofukuten kimono store by Yusuke Seki
Japanese designer Yusuke Seki plans to bring traditional Japanese dress back into fashion with this modern kimono shop in Kyoto (+ slideshow). More about Otsuka-Gofukuten kimono store by Yusuke Seki
Architecture
Jade Museum by Archi-Union
Chinese studio Archi-Union has converted an office block in Shanghai into an art gallery with a concrete staircase twisting through its middle (+ slideshow). More about Jade Museum by Archi-Union
Interiors
Top Floor Studio by Rotstein Arkitekter
Swedish firm Rotstein Arkitekter ripped out the walls of this compact Stockholm apartment to create an open-plan, monochrome living space (+ slideshow). More about Top Floor Studio by Rotstein Arkitekter
Interiors
Splash launderette by Frederic Perers
Neon lights and steel panels make the interior of this Barcelona launderette look more like a nightclub (+ slideshow). More about Splash launderette by Frederic Perers
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De los Austrias Chemist by Stone Designs
Products are displayed amongst an array of colourful metal wireframes at this pharmacy in Madrid by interiors studio Stone Designs (+ slideshow). More about De los Austrias Chemist by Stone Designs
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Apple trade marks "distinctive design" of its stores
News: Apple has trademarked the design and layout of its retail stores, nine years after the first Apple Store opened in Virginia, USA. More about Apple trade marks "distinctive design" of its stores
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Adobe Utah campus by Rapt Studio
Adobe employees can play basketball and ping pong inside the software company's new mural-covered Utah campus by San Francisco-based designers Rapt Studio (+ movie). More about Adobe Utah campus by Rapt Studio
Interiors
The Silence Room at Selfridges by Alex Cochrane Architects
Alex Cochrane Architects has created a space for shoppers at London department store Selfridges to find peace and quiet amid the bustling emporium (+ slideshow). More about The Silence Room at Selfridges by Alex Cochrane Architects
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The Ideal House by OMA and AMO for Prada
Milan 2013: Rem Koolhaas' OMA has designed a range of angular furniture for Knoll and used it to furnish the runway show for Prada's Autumn Winter 2013 collection at Milan Men's Fashion Week (+ slideshow). More about The Ideal House by OMA and AMO for Prada