A former horse stables on the grounds of Tuscan art retreat Villa Lena has been renovated by architecture studio Hesselbrand to accommodate a series of rustic guest suites. More about Hesselbrand transforms stables into additional rooms at Tuscany's Villa Lena
A colourful geometric wall provides a strong contrast to this otherwise stark sake bar and brewery in Brooklyn's Industry City, designed by local studio Carpenter + Mason. More about Carpenter + Mason fuses Japanese and industrial elements for Brooklyn Kura sake bar
Brooklyn firm Studio Tack has used white oak panelling, antiqued glass mirrors and alabaster lights to create a classy yet cosy atmosphere in this small Japanese restaurant in New York City. More about Lunar festival informed Studio Tack's design of Tsukimi restaurant in New York
Sam Jacob Studio has turned the two dimensional graphics of cartoon strips into three dimensional architecture to create the colourful interiors of the Cartoon Museum in London. More about The 2D becomes 3D at London's Cartoon Museum
White-painted walls and pastel furnishings help create a "sun-drenched" aesthetic inside this beachside pavilion just outside of Brisbane, which Alexander & Co has converted into two eateries. More about Alexander & Co creates sunny interiors for Brisbane's Burleigh Heads Pavilion
Design studio AfroditiKrassa "deliberately went dark" to create the jet-black interiors of central London's Lucky Cat restaurant so that they don't disappoint in real life. More about London's Lucky Cat restaurant is designed to be better in person than in pictures
Royal College of Art graduate Moying Huang has designed an ecologically friendly crematorium that would use liquid cremation to eliminate emissions from traditional incineration processes. More about Moying Huang conceives eco-crematorium within disused London power station
Peg-hole walls and a curved child-proof staircase are some of the quirky details inside this Parisian apartment, which SABO Project has overhauled for a young family with a baby on the way. More about SABO Project creates family-friendly Sacha apartment in Paris
US firms StudioWTA and ASH NYC have transformed a church, rectory, convent, and a school in New Orleans into boutique accommodation. More about 19th-century schoolhouse, convent and church become Hotel Peter and Paul in New Orleans
There are 259 interior design projects on the longlist for Dezeen Awards 2019, including a pink vegan pizza place, a bunker-like apartment and a library in an old locomotive shed. More about Dezeen Awards 2019 interiors longlist announced
Note Design Studio has fashioned warm and tactile interiors for central London co-working space Summit House, which includes a room where stressed workers can recharge. More about Note Design Studio includes recharge room in central London co-working space for TOG
Plaster, concrete and shiny steel merge to form the greyscale interiors of this menswear store in Zhengzhou, China, which has been designed by Atelier Tao+C. More about Grey tones pervade interiors of Zhengzhou's JHW store
Attorney Kristen Pennessi has designed this boutique hotel in Greenport Village, Long Island, as a modern reference to the area's fishing and whaling heritage. More about The Menhaden hotel offers salute to maritime heritage of Long Island
Italian architecture firm Studio Tamat and designer Sabina Guidotti have merged and overhauled two buildings to create this boutique hotel in Rome, Italy. More about Two buildings in Rome merge to form boutique hotel Condominio Monti
Black-stained wood partitions meet time-worn tile floors inside this Valencia apartment, which has been overhauled by Francesc Rifé Studio. More about Blackened wood appears throughout R Apartment by Francesc Rifé Studio
A suite of historic buildings across the US have been given new life as boutique hotels. We've rounded up five that would be ideal for whiling away the long Fourth of July weekend. More about Five boutique American hotels in buildings with storied pasts
Postmodern architect Terry Farrell is selling the flat he designed for himself in a former Spitfire factory in Marylebone, London, after living in it for more than 20 years. More about Terry Farrell puts his "exuberantly colourful" flat on the market
Canadian firm Henriquez Partners Architects has designed 10 tree-topped towers and a sprawling park to form a new mixed-use development on a suburban parcel of Vancouver. More about Piero Lissoni-designed residences to feature in Vancouver's new Oakridge community
Charred wood, lead shingles and molten glass are among the materials used by artist Anders Ruhwald to transform a vacant Detroit apartment building into a public art installation that acts as a memorial. More about Anders Ruhwald converts abandoned Detroit building into all-black installation
Dezeen promotion: applications are now open to attend Istituto Marangoni's MA Interior Design course at its London location, which starts in October 2019. More about Istituto Marangoni London now accepting applications to its interior design masters course