Architecture office House of EM has modernised a terraced house in north London, adding a sunken rear extension that can be opened up to create a flexible indoor-outdoor living space. More about House of EM adds light-filled "loggia" to north-London home
Danish design brand Audo Copenhagen has opened its first Audo House showroom outside Scandinavia inside a landmarked New York City building, to coincide with NYCxDesign 2026. More about Norm Architects designs first US Audo House in New York
Kyoto's historic townhouses, machiyas, are increasingly being renovated and turned into everything from hotels to perfume stores. Here, we collect five of the best examples. More about Five carefully renovated machiya houses in Kyoto
Studio Hagen Hall has modernised a Georgian terraced house in north London, using a pared-back material palette including smoked-oak joinery to create atmospheric spaces informed by Japanese architecture. More about Studio Hagen Hall explores Japanese and modernist design ideas at renovated Heion House
Spanish architect Laura Vela Lasagabaster and designer Manu Bañó have used copper as an accent material inside a luxury concept store Colima 162 in Mexico City's Roma Norte neighbourhood. More about Recycled-copper elements accent "purist interior design" of Mexico City fashion boutique
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has created the Toune holiday home in a 120-year-old machiya, preserving its original layout and the "sense of time embedded within the building" while giving it a contemporary update. More about Keiji Ashizawa creates holiday home within historic machiya
Danish studio Spacon has completed a welcome pavilion for Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, featuring a multifunctional table with hidden pull-out display drawers and decorated stools. More about Spacon designs "practical and inviting" welcome pavilion for Copenhagen's Rosenborg Castle
With New York City's annual design festival in full swing, we've rounded up 10 recently opened eateries, watering holes, dance spots and a sober club to enjoy in between exhibitions and events. More about Ten buzzy bars, restaurants and clubs to visit during NYCxDesign
Creative agency Steep Learning Group wanted to emulate "a giant doughnut outside a doughnut shop" when creating a playful 2.5-metre-tall sculpture of a pair of shorts to act as the mascot for clothing brand Gramicci's east London store. More about Gramicci store in east London revolves around jumbo pair of stripy shorts
Design studio Tutto Bene has updated Italian brand Fornasetti's Milan flagship store, using stainless steel, burl wood and trompe l'oeil-painted walls to create spaces that reference the brand's history. More about Tutto Bene combines "the futuristic and the historic" for Milan Fornasetti store
Marble and marquetry bring a sense of old-school glamour to suites designed by architect Maxime d'Angeac for the 220-metre Orient Express Corinthian yacht, which has set sail for the first time from a dock in Saint-Nazaire, France. More about Interiors of world's largest sailing yacht draw on "golden age of luxury cruises"
Wool and sheer voile curtains envelop this intimate listening bar in south London designed by artist Eva Gold, drawing on references including David Lynch's Twin Peaks series and a modernist Mies van der Rohe installation. More about Curtains create cosy corners in Peckham listening bar Upstairs at Hausu
A vintage three-seater settee and a purple conversation pit feature in our latest lookbook of living rooms anchored by statement sofas. More about Eight living spaces where statement sofas make a splash
Architecture studio Pend has completed a pair of light-filled mews homes organised around private courtyards on a compact brownfield site in Edinburgh, Scotland. More about Pend transforms overlooked infill site into mews homes that balance light and privacy
Brooklyn architecture studio SO–IL has transformed a cavernous space inside the neo-gothic New York Life building into a flagship store for Issey Miyake. More about SO–IL completes "clean, precise, audacious" Issey Miyake store in New York
Untreated spruce was used to reconstruct parts of the Haus W lodge and boutique hotel in Zug, Austria, which features bespoke furniture, interior details by local craftspeople and a gridded wooden screen. More about Gerold and Katia Schneider transform 17th-century Alpine lodge into wood-clad hotel
Following the release of Home for Now: Living Well Without Staying Long, a book spotlighting interior design for rental homes, authors Paul Firmin and Niko Dafkos talk Dezeen through eight of the most inspiring examples. More about Earl of East founders reveal how to bring personality to a rental home
The unique "rhythm and progression" of Japanese machiya townhouses helped Brewin Design Office devise the interiors of this hotel in Kyoto designed by Kengo Kuma. More about Traditional wooden townhouses inform interiors of Kengo Kuma-designed Capella Kyoto hotel
Munich-based architecture firm Holzrausch has completed a two-storey extension to a penthouse in Frankfurt, featuring open-plan living spaces that connect with a roof terrace overlooking the city. More about Holzrausch designs Frankfurt penthouse as a "roof garden in the middle of the city"
A staircase of raw board-formed concrete curves up the centre of this workspace for denim fashion label Purple Brand in Vancouver, Canada, designed by local studio Scott & Scott Architects. More about Concrete staircase anchors Purple Brand studios by Scott & Scott Architects