In this exclusive movie, designer Weng Shang Wei explains how he achieved the deep, uniform shade of black inside the Hangzhou fashion store that was named World Interior of the Year at Inside 2016 last month. More about Marble powder creates "seamless" finish for World Interior of the Year 2016
Papermaker GF Smith has opened its first showroom in London, which includes a gallery filled with an undulating installation of colourful paper rolls. More about GF Smith opens London Show Space with basementful of paper towers
A black staircase lined with perforated white walls zig-zags up through this renovated city dwelling by Canadian studio Post Architecture. More about Post Architecture adds monochrome staircase with built-in storage to Toronto house
Wooden structural elements at this loft apartment in Brooklyn were uncovered and retreated during renovation work undertaken by local studio General Assembly. More about General Assembly exposes wooden beams inside revamped Brooklyn loft
Interior design studio Dizaino Virtuvė has created monochromatic living spaces inside a stilted house in rural Lithuania, which is nestled within sloping woodland. More about Monochrome interiors complete house on stilts in a Lithuanian forest
Special Project Venediktov has reorganised an apartment inside a Kyiv high-rise, using different shades of green and blue to define each area. More about Bold colours feature on walls inside Kyiv flat by Special Project Venediktov
Warsaw studio Projekt Praga has created a suite of pared-back and plant-filled holiday apartments inside a 19th century brewery in southeast Poland. More about Projekt Praga transforms historic brewery in Poland into minimal apartments
London office Studio Mills has transformed an apartment at an old Kraków monastery into a light-filled family residence. More about Studio Mills converts Kraków monastery flat into light-filled family home
Studio Roosegaarde has revealed its new Rotterdam office, the Dream Factory, which is located inside a 1930s glass factory overlooking the city's harbour. More about Studio Roosegaarde converts Rotterdam glass factory into "dream lab of the 21st century"
Car brand MINI has backed the conversion of a Greenpoint warehouse into a creative workspace, restaurant and design store, featuring a "periscope" that reflects the Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines. More about A/D/O creative space completes in Brooklyn building overhauled by nArchitects
Coffey Architects has used traditional Japanese design techniques to make the most of space and light in this renovation of a three-metre-wide London mews house – which is in the running for the RIBA's House of the Year prize. More about Coffey Architects references Japanese tea houses in renovated London mews home
The 24 homes shortlisted for this year's Don't Move, Improve! awards have just been revealed, so we've updated our London house extensions board. New additions include a playful renovation of a 1960s council house and a home that pairs concrete with blue paintwork. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Dezeen's updated Pinterest board features London's best house extensions
When renovating this apartment in Barcelona, Bajet Giramé Architects stripped it back to reveal the building's 1970s architectural features. More about Bajet Giramé Architects reconfigures 1970s Barcelona apartment for retired couple
Portuguese studio Aboim Inglez Arquitectos has updated a 1930s apartment in Lisbon with patterned parquet floors, grey marble surfaces, custom furniture and a new sun room. More about Aboim Inglez Arquitectos overhauls 1930s apartment in Lisbon with wooden parquet and grey marble
This week, Pantone named Greenery as its colour of 2017. To celebrate, we've rounded up the best examples of interiors featuring the tangy yellow-green hue from Dezeen's Pinterest boards. More about 10 popular interiors from Dezeen's Pinterest boards featuring Pantone's colour of the year
US studio Clive Wilkinson Architects sought to eliminate traditional work boundaries in its design of a new headquarters for the global adverting agency Publicis. More about Clive Wilkinson creates cubicle-free Manhattan office with cosy nooks and communal tables
R2 Studio has renovated a 1960s home on a London council estate, creating a playful interior for a family with two young children. More about Former London council home remodelled to create bright and open living space
Both MINI and Jaguar Land Rover have set up independent design-led startup hubs, as car brands look to move beyond the automotive field. More about MINI and Jaguar Land Rover launch creative spaces as car brands deviate from vehicles
Twenty themed suites, a frozen art gallery and an ice staircase feature in Icehotel's first permanent lodgings, which have now been unveiled in Sweden. More about World's first year-round Icehotel opens in Swedish Lapland
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the new mathematics gallery for London's Science Museum, which is modelled on a wind tunnel for a 1920s plane. More about Zaha Hadid Architects' mathematics gallery opens at London Science Museum