Interior designer Melanie Raines has applied her experience in hospitality design to ensure the large spaces of this Austin family home feel cosy, playful and "a bit irreverent". More about Melanie Raines designs "weird and funky" interiors for Austin residence
In this lookbook, we've rounded up 10 home interiors that use archways to punctuate spaces and elevate the transition between rooms. More about Ten homes with arched openings that add architectural interest
A birch plywood storage volume that resembles an iceberg helps to divide the living spaces inside this Tel Aviv apartment revamped by Laila Architecture. More about Laila Architecture centres Tel Aviv apartment with birch plywood "iceberg"
New York-based GRT Architects has rearranged the layout of an apartment in the East Village and added warm materials during its renovation. More about GRT Architects combines oak and mosaic tiles for East Village Apartment renovation
A second-hand bookstore styled like a greengrocer and an outlet modelled on old libraries are among the projects collected in our latest lookbook, which explores bookshop interior designs. More about Ten inventive bookshop interiors designed to enhance the browsing experience
A return to the frivolous aesthetics of the British Empire tells us that all is not right in the world, writes Samuel Johnson-Schlee, author of the book Living Rooms. More about "Maximalism is a manifestation of a desire for a different world"
Weathered-steel balconies with cascading plants wrap the skylit atrium at the centre of this office in Brisbane, refurbished by Australian studio Cox Architecture. More about Weathered-steel staircase wraps plant-filled atrium at Midtown Workplace
Local studio Multitude of Sins has created an eclectic restaurant interior in Bengaluru out of a mishmash of reclaimed materials, including discarded bicycle bells and cassette tape boxes. More about The Circus Canteen interior is a "collage of unwanted items"
Australian studio Adam Kane Architects has renovated a cottage on a quiet coastal street in Barwon Heads and connected it to a barn-like extension by a glazed link. More about Material and spatial contrasts define Barwon Heads House by Adam Kane Architects
Hotels and offices could improve the well-being of occupants by introducing "still rooms" says Cédric Etienne, co-founder of Belgian design office Studio Corkinho. More about "We've developed a movement towards silence" says Still Room designer
Promotion: longevity clinic Modern Age has opened its flagship studio in New York City, with an interior design featuring translucent 3form materials, which aims to create a welcoming environment. More about Modern Age longevity clinic creates calm with 3form resin interiors
London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cowshed in Dorset into a library and office, organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. More about Crawshaw Architects transforms cowshed into Stanbridge Mill Library
Teak wood, travertine stone and expansive glazing all feature in Woods + Dangaran's renovation of a mid-century modern house that once belonged to singer Bing Crosby's manager. More about Woods + Dangaran brings warmth and light to mid-century modern home in Los Angeles
Promotion: Fiandre Architectural Surfaces porcelain slabs, digitally printed with 1.5 million icons, cover the facade of an Armenian church in Texas designed by New York-based architect David Hotson. More about David Hotson collaborates with Fiandre to cover Armenian church in porcelain slabs printed with 1.5 million motifs
Alexander May, the founder of creative advisory Sized, has opened a flexible studio space in a former industrial building in Hollywood that will host photoshoots, events, exhibitions and more. More about Alexander May launches Sized Studio creative space in Los Angeles
In our latest lookbook, Dezeen has rounded up 10 home staircases that incorporate contemporary and non-traditional balustrades from circular perforations to bold colour blocking. More about Ten homes with staircases that have statement balustrades
Sheer curtains that look like translucent walls were used to divide up the structure of this temporary showroom space in Japan created by Domino Architects. More about Domino Architects divides reusable sales showroom with fabric walls
Design agency Aruliden has created a retail space for fashion brand Jonathan Simkhai in New York City, translating cut-out shapes from its clothing into architectural partitions and furniture. More about Fabric arches divide Jonathan Simkhai store in SoHo by Aruliden
For our latest lookbook, we've collected 10 interiors featuring some of Charles and Ray Eames' best-known chair designs, including the couple's mid-century Shell chair and lounge chair. More about Ten homes where classic Eames chairs add a mid-century modern feel
Polish studio ACOS has used timber joinery to conceal the functional elements of this apartment in Gdańsk, with the aim of creating a calm and tranquil interior. More about Timber joinery "gently cocoons" inhabitants in compact Gdańsk apartment by ACOS