For our latest lookbook, we've selected eight homes with multi-purpose staircases that double up as seating, storage and in one case even a climbing wall. More about Eight homes where staircases fulfil additional functions
Textured tiles and exposed surfaces feature in the rehabilitation of this historic home in Valencia completed by local interior design studio Paloma Bau. More about Home renovation by Paloma Bau designed as "ode to the sea"
Design studio Policronica has transformed the interior of Hotel Elysée Montmartre in Paris, relying almost exclusively on a single species of wood. More about Policronica crafts Parisian hotel interior using "invasive wood"
This pavilion, designed by architecture firm Semester Studio for a furniture exhibition in Shanghai, was built entirely using materials that were separated and returned to their source after the show. More about Semester Studio creates exhibition pavilion for Camerich using "borrowed materials"
Japanese design principles were combined with Mediterranean materials inside this compact apartment designed by Miriam Barrio Studio in Barcelona, Spain. More about Hidden bookcase-door conceals rooms in minimalist Barcelona apartment
More than 20 local designers worked to revamp sections of a sprawling modernist mansion in Mexico City around the theme of future houses during this year's Design Week Mexico. More about Mexican designers consider the house of the future at Design House
Texan studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture borrowed from mid-century modern design to create the Balboa Surf Club restaurant, which features lush plants, rich-toned wood and green upholstery. More about Michael Hsu fills Houston seafood restaurant with dark wood and green accents
Wooden banquettes informed by New York City subway benches were paired with classic bentwood brasserie chairs at this French restaurant in London. More about London's Cafe François is "reassuringly recognisable and intriguingly different"
French firm Toledano + Architects has renovated an apartment in the seaside town of Biarritz, adding a raised sleeping area that looks out towards the nearby lighthouse through a large bay window. More about Toledano + Architects adds wavy mezzanine to compact Biarritz apartment
French studio Uchronia has completed the interiors for Cafe Shin in Paris, which features a central coffee counter topped with a washi-paper roof to emulate a traditional Korean house. More about Uchronia designs Cafe Shin to be "halfway between Paris and Seoul"
Japanese studio Kooo Architects used custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves to create a natural feel inside the Théatre teashop in Beijing. More about Bricks made with tea leaves clad Beijing teahouse by Kooo Architects
Moroccan influences and materials create an "urban oasis" at this restaurant in Los Angeles, which owners Maati Zoutina and Boris Macquin designed and built themselves. More about Moroccan riads influence tiled interior of LA restaurant Zizou
For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight interiors that showcase gridded ceilings as both structural and decorative features within homes. More about Eight interiors where gridded ceilings serve as a decorative element
Stained green plywood and a wiggly salmon-pink room divider embellish our latest lookbook, which features a rainbow of colourful residential kitchens. More about Eight colourful kitchens designed for cheery living
In the first instalment of Dezeen and SketchUp's Design Workshops, Uchronia founder Julien Sebban explains how he used SketchUp's software to create a fictional bar interior characterised by amorphous forms. More about Watch part one of Uchronia's Design Workshop with SketchUp about form in design
Dezeen has teamed up with Design Mumbai to host a panel discussion titled Designed in India, Made for the World, which will feature Dezeen Awards judges Arjun Malik, Disha Bhavsar and Sarah Sham. More about Dezeen Awards talk at Design Mumbai to explore rising global impact of Indian design
Brazilian studios Vaga Arquitetura and Atelier Pistache Ganache teamed up to design a "consumer-first" boutique outfit with curving coral walls for a mattress company in Sāo Paulo. More about Vaga Arquitetura and Pistache Ganache wrap Brazilian store in undulating "membrane"
Design studio Simplicity used a palette of natural materials including wood, stone and tatami to evoke the look and feel of a traditional Japanese inn when creating the ryokan floor of the Four Seasons Hotel in Osaka. More about Simplicity sets Osaka's "first modern ryokan" inside Nikken Sekkei high-rise
California architecture studio Electric Bowery and graphic design firm Land have completed the renovation of a 1980s hotel in Laguna Beach informed by European seaside inns. More about Electric Bowery and Land infuse Laguna Beach hotel with "Mallorcan vibes"
Our latest lookbook steps into the shadows with dark and moody bedrooms that use rich colour palettes to create a sense of tranquility. More about Eight moody bedrooms with colour palettes that embrace the dark side