Beijing-based MDDM Studio has extended a house near the Great Wall of China by transforming a nearby storage unit into minimalist living quarters. More about MDDM Studio completes House on the Great Wall in China
US studio Graham Baba Architects took cues from speakeasies and adventure novels to create a dimly lit bar in Seattle filled with oddities and nature-inspired decor, such as dried plants and taxidermy. More about Graham Baba designs moody Deep Dive speakeasy at Amazon's Seattle headquarters
Note Design Studio has combined deep orange marble fixtures with peachy-hued furnishings inside this Stockholm hotel to foster a comforting atmosphere for tired travellers on business trips. More about Note Design Studio applies warm tones throughout Stockholm's Grow Hotel
The Wing, a co-working club dedicated to women, has opened a hub in Chicago featuring details that draw on the Prairie style of 20th-century architect Frank Lloyd Wright. More about The Wing's women-focused co-working club in Chicago takes cues from Frank Lloyd Wright
Montreal design studio Lambert & Fils has worked with Milanese DWA Design Studio on a six-day pop-up cafe for Milan design week, with the aim of sparking dynamic conversations over food. More about Caffè Populaire is an "anti-digital" pop-up bistro that encourages you to put away your phone
White plaster walls, concrete floors, and grey marble fixtures helped Australian practice Adam Kane Architects avoid an "overly feminine" aesthetic inside the Mariana Hardwick bridal boutique in Melbourne. More about Adam Kane Architects completes minimalist bridal boutique in Melbourne
Winter Architecture has teamed with Zunica Interior Architecture to transform a historic Melbourne cricket pavilion into a flexible community hub. More about Winter Architecture creates community-focused cricket pavilion in Melbourne
Mexican architect Frida Escobedo sourced rammed earth from her home country to make the rosy brick walls in this Aesop store in Brooklyn. More about Frida Escobedo segments Aesop Park Slope with rammed-earth brickwork
Interior design studio ID: SR has transformed seven railway arches in south London into offices for Monmouth Coffee, completing workspaces in simple materials that draw focus to the industrial setting. More about ID:SR converts railway arches into offices for Monmouth Coffee
This modernist resort in Northern California, which formed an enclave for artists in the 1960s, has been overhauled by Los Angeles design studio The Novogratz. More about Timber Cove Resort occupies mid-century A-frame building on Sonoma's coast
This month the entire design community flocks to Milan for the biggest event in the industry calendar. Whether you're visiting for the design week, or planning a separate trip, here's a travel guide to the city's best hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops. More about Milan travel guide for architects and designers
The best new hotels in Asia mix contemporary design with attention to heritage, say the judges of this year's AHEAD Asia awards in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More about AHEAD Asia hotel award winners show "design born out of real heritage"
Gruff Architects has incorporated plenty of storage and blocks of bright colour into this top-to-bottom renovation and extension of a London house built in the 1930s. More about Gruff Architects overhauls 1930s London terrace with birch joinery and colourful accents
Young Georgian designer Lado Lomitashvili has completed a bookstore-cum-cafe in Tbilisi, which he hopes will "raise the quality of taste" in the city. More about Lado Lomitashvili creates cultural hub in Tbilisi with They Said Books shop
Husband and wife design duo Jon and Maša Kleinhample drew on dinner parties held in their Belgium home to create the homey aesthetic of this restaurant in Los Angeles. More about Rustic and homey restaurant Auburn opens on LA's Melrose Avenue
A plywood volume that contains sleep, study and bathing spaces adds structure to this unusually-shaped Shanghai apartment, which architecture studio Atelier Tao+C has recently overhauled. More about Atelier Tao + C uses wooden structure to divide U-shape Room in Shanghai
Italian designer Paola Navone has rolled out a new visual identity for seven McDonald's stores in France, adding clashing prints and pops of colour to their interiors. More about Paola Navone rolls out "imperfect" aesthetic in McDonald's stores across France
Fritz Hansen has opened a showroom designed by Jaime Hayon in Xi'an as part of its ambition to become "the biggest Danish brand in China". More about Jaime Hayon designs Fritz Hansen's first store in China and its largest anywhere in the world
New York firm Gachot Studios custom made the mohair sofas, blue paint and fire grate that feature in this hotel in Detroit, designed for American watch brand Shinola. More about Gachot Studios designs boutique hotel in Detroit for watchmaker Shinola
Cane furniture, tiled floors and mint green upholstery fill this glasshouse-inspired cafe in Manila, Philippines, by Danish studio GamFratesi. More about GamFratesi creates plant-filled interiors for Harlan + Holden Glasshouse Cafe in Manila