French practice Didier Faustino has offset pink marble walls with olive green furnishings to create a "neutral and sensual" aesthetic for this bar in Ghent, Belgium. More about Pink marble surfaces contrast with rich green accents in Ghent's XYZ Lounge bar
A range of influences, from 1970s Italian design to art deco details, informed designer Camilla Deterre's interiors for this bar and lounge in Tribeca. More about Camilla Deterre blends 20th-century design styles at Primo's bar in Tribeca
Studiopepe opened a private venue during Milan design week called Club Unseen, featuring retro furniture, intimate music performances and cocktails made by disembodied bartenders. More about Studiopepe celebrates 1970s glamour with secret "members' club" in Milan
New York designer Gabriel Scott has created a version of his Myriad light based on the signature drink served at Bar Basso, the hub for late-night frivolity during Milan design week. More about Gabriel Scott installs cocktail-inspired lights at Milan's legendary Bar Basso
With Milan design week about to start, we asked designers to name their favourite hangouts in the city. Highlights include a plant-filled gin distillery, a "chocolate factory" and a locomotive factory converted into a gallery. More about 12 of Milan's best bars, restaurants and galleries nominated by designers
Pink bathrooms covered in silk flowers and a hanging unicorn sculpture are among the host of fanciful features Martin Brudnizki Design Studio has included in its overhaul of infamous London members' club Annabel's. More about Martin Brudnizki aims for "English eccentricity" with decadent redesign of members' club Annabel's
A light-toned coffee and pastry shop in Manhattan's NoMad district provides a front for a secret subterranean bar behind, both with interiors by Carpenter + Mason. More about New York's Patent acts as cafe by day and speakeasy by night
Belgian artist Carsten Höller has designed a pop-up nightclub in Miami for fashion brand Prada, where indoor and outdoor spaces have very different identities. More about Carsten Höller creates pop-up club with two sides for Prada in Miami
AvroKO has transformed an art-deco building in London into a members-only work and leisure destination, aiming to combine the perks of a private club with those of a co-working office. More about AvroKO creates art-deco-inspired interiors for new London members' club Mortimer House
American design firm Home Studios has overhauled a bar in West Hollywood, using ribbed surfaces, soft colours and teardrop-shaped details to create an interior that looks part postmodern cafe and part Viennese speakeasy. More about Home Studios designs cinematic cocktail bar in West Hollywood
Italian studio Diorama has transformed an old grocery store in Puglia into a bar and restaurant complete with tropical plants, flamingo wallpaper and neon palm trees. More about Diorama converts old grocery store into tropical cocktail bar in southern Italy
Slovenia-based architect Sanja Premrn paired simple plywood panels with pale, chevron-patterned tiling to create the angular geometries of this cafe bar. More about Sanja Premrn combines plywood and chevron-patterned tiling to create "light and bright" Spin Bar
British designer Morag Myerscough has created brightly coloured textiles, tiles and furniture for the cafe inside the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in London, which was designed by architect David Adjaye. More about Morag Myerscough creates colourful interiors for Adjaye-designed arts centre
Black and white tiles, brick arches and wooden furniture all help to create a welcoming ambience at this social space in Monterrey by Mexican studios Communal and OTRA Arquitectura. More about Salón Sociedad bar brings together corporate employees in dark, cosy interior
Named after the song Jackie by British baritone Scott Walker, this nostalgia-tinged bar in Helsinki has been designed to evoke a 1970s Milanese bar. More about Retro Helsinki bar takes its design cues from 60s and 70s disco music
A former bank in the City of London designed in 1924 by British architect Edwin "Ned" Lutyens has been converted into a lavish hotel, club and dining venue by Soho House and named "The Ned" in his honour. More about Edwin Lutyens' Midland Bank reopens as hotel and members' club The Ned
PVC sheets provide weather protection for the gridded plywood walls of this rural Thailand bar, designed by Bangkok Project Studio to offer visitors river views while they sup wine. More about Bangkok Project Studio builds riverside wine bar with latticed plywood walls in Thailand
In our next movie from the AHEAD Asia 2017 awards, Singapore architect Colin Seah explains the concept behind COO, a new hostel and bistro aimed at young, design-conscious travellers on a budget. More about Ministry of Design targets millennial travellers with COO concept hostel
Ochre walls and furnishings feature in restaurant Treves and Hyde, designed by Grzywinski + Pons in London's Whitechapel. More about Cement grey meets bright ochre in Grzywinski + Pons' London restaurant interior
London studio Softroom has designed a new Eurostar lounge for business-class passengers in Paris' Gare du Nord, featuring a circular cocktail bar and plush upholstery. More about Softroom uses luxury materials to create decadent apartment-like Eurostar lounge in Paris