American practice Bunch Design has completed a colourful granny flat modelled on an oversized suit at the back of a home in Los Angeles, with sliding doors that enable it to become a single open space. More about Bunch Design adds colourful granny flat to a home in Los Angeles
Traditional details were kept throughout this ground-floor apartment in Montreal that local studio Naturehumaine renovated to bring in more natural light and create an improved connection to the rear yard. More about Naturehumaine revives 1920s apartment in Montreal with contemporary finishes
Colourful spiral staircases now give direct access to units in the Saint-Michel Nord housing complex in Montreal, which was renovated by Saia Barbarese Topouzanov to update the ageing buildings and include a new pedestrian-friendly street. More about Saia Barbarese Topouzanov adds spiral staircases during Montreal housing renovation
Design studio Playfool has created a set of sustainable crayons made entirely from Japanese wood, which was designed to celebrate the unseen colours within a forest's trees. More about Forest Crayons reveal the spectrum of colours within Japanese wood
Interior designer Charlotte Macaux Perelman has created five colourful houses at Milan design week for fashion brand Hermès to exhibit a range of furniture, textiles and objects. More about Hermès displays furniture in five boldly patterned houses
A cool blue paint colour called Bright Skies has been named Colour of the Year 2022 by paint brand Dulux. More about Bright Skies named Colour of the Year 2022
Sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki has created Sonic Bloom, an interactive installation in London featuring a cluster of colourful horn-shaped speaking tubes through which people can communicate. More about Yuri Suzuki designs Sonic Bloom to connect people with the sounds of London
House-shaped openings and cheerful hues are found in a New York daycare centre designed by American firms BAAO and 4|MATIV. More about BAAO and 4|MATIV add bright colours to Mi Casita Preschool in Brooklyn
Swedish architecture studio ASKA has created a pale-yellow interior informed by Wes Anderson movies and the aesthetics of Cuba for Stockholm restaurant Cafe Banacado. More about ASKA draws on Wes Anderson films for pastel-coloured Cafe Banacado design
Paris studio LAN Architecture has created a collection of ice cream-coloured buildings called Nolistra in Strasbourg, France, which are set around a communal garden. More about LAN Architecture designs pastel-coloured housing in Strasbourg
Interior designers Kate Hayes and Krista Sharif have created Brite Bodies, a debut collection of colourful furniture informed by the work of creatives including Vivienne Westwood and Ettore Sottsass. More about Furniture collection Brite Bodies is a "kaleidoscopic nod" to the work of influential creatives
Spanish design agency Masquespacio has created the interiors of Italian fast food chain Bun's Turin branch that combines blocks of pink and green with a blue seating area designed to look like a swimming pool. More about Masquespacio designs colour-blocked burger joint in Turin
Mint green and burgundy are among the hues incorporated into a Montreal co-working space that Canadian firm Ivy Studio designed to "stand out from its competitors." More about Ivy Studio adds pops of colour to Spacial co-working office in Montreal
Architecture office Studio Dlux has converted a former events space in Curitiba into a school featuring a multicoloured playground and a ceiling that looks like a starry sky. More about Studio Dlux includes colourful playground in Brazilian school conversion
For our latest lookbook we've selected ten examples of interiors enlivened by contrasting or analogous hues and colour-blocked walls. More about Ten bright and bold interiors that make use of colour theory
Architecture studio CloudForm Laboratory has transformed a classroom in a secondary school in Taiwan into a "blank canvas" for creative education.
More about Aesthetic Lab adds pops of colour to all-white classroom in Taiwan
For this lookbook, we've rounded up ten home interiors decorated in pastel tints that show how ice-cream colours can give spaces a fresh, calming look. More about Ten interiors with pastel colours that freshen up the home for spring
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández replaced "toxic" synthetic paints with a pre-hispanic dye made from insects to create his vibrant Grana chairs. More about Moisés Hernández colours hot pink Grana chairs using crushed cochineal bugs
Studio Anton Hendrik Denys and Steen Architecten have transformed an industrial office building in Belgium by cladding it in corrugated metal and adding colourful graphic interiors. More about Studio Anton Hendrik Denys designs Belgian office informed by 1960s colour schemes
Beyond Space has created a flexible office interior for a security company in Amsterdam using a colourful grid system that allows the user to change the layout when needed. More about Beyond Space designs colourful office around reconfigurable grid system