Five years ago British rapper Tinie Tempah bought a house designed for the late Alexander McQueen. In this exclusive interview and photoshoot, Tinie reveals how he adapted the house, added more taxidermy and how he plans to move into architecture himself. More
Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Residents: Inside the Iconic Barbican Estate, which features photographs of apartments inside the brutalist complex. More
Bonba Studio has transformed an office in Barcelona's Eixample district into a two-bedroom flat featuring traditional vaulted ceilings and multi-hued surfaces. More
When transforming this skinny Tel Aviv apartment into a family holiday home, Yael Perry opted for bright white colour palette to make the space seem bigger. More
A zigzag forms the junction between warm-coloured carpet and grey tiling in this Barcelona home, which has been overhauled by local studio Arquitectura-G, and also features vaulted ceilings. More
Appareil Architecture entirely renovated this Montreal duplex to restore existing elements of the structure, extend the home with an additional floor, and bring more light to the interiors. More
This week's roundup from Pinterest features industrial-style loft apartments and warehouse conversions that take design inspiration from their past lives as factories or barns. More
Spheron Architects used mirrors, wooden cabinets and white net curtains to furnish this 26-square-metre room in London, creating a space for an artist to live and work as a hermit. More
This renovated Manhattan apartment by Russian architect Peter Kostelov features tucked-away furniture that pulls out to suit the needs of its user. More
A geometric staircase and eclectic furniture feature alongside wooden surfaces in this apartment in northern Italy, which was renovated by Italian office Jab Studio and boasts views of the mountains. More
The limited floor area of this Montreal dwelling required Canadian firm La Shed Architecture to lay out the home's social spaces on two distinct levels. More
This week's roundup from Pinterest finds homes that borrow from their rural locations and use natural materials, including a 19th-century barn conversion in rural Germany and a Barcelona apartment with exposed stone walls. More
Architects Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin have altered the layout of a "cramped" home in Los Angeles to maximise space and natural light. More
Threefold Architects has renovated a mews property in London's exclusive Primrose Hill area, pairing stark white walls with blackened metalwork, polished concrete and painted brickwork. More
Mid-century furnishings are a perennial favourite in contemporary interiors. We've rounded up 10 of the most popular homes to show off classic designs from our Pinterest page, from a renovated apartment in London's Barbican Estate to a simply styled Berlin flat. More
Today is World Book Day. To mark the occasion we've rounded up 10 of the best ways designers have stored books, from bookshelf staircases to a huge concrete case that spans the wall of a Mexico City home. More
Arquitectura-G has renovated a skylit apartment in Barcelona for a young couple, creating a sunken lounge and instating a pale colour palette throughout to create a minimalist aesthetic. More
Architecture studio Atelier In Vitro took a nostalgic approach to the renovation of three apartments in an old building in Porto, by restoring parquet and marble floors, and adding mid-century furniture. More
Canadian design studio EMarchitecture has renovated one of the homes in Habitat 67, the iconic brutalist complex in Montreal by architect Moshe Safdie that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. More
Studiomama has overhauled this tiny single-storey house in north London with adjustable plywood furniture including a fold-out bed, a standing desk and extendable dining benches with pink cushions. More