The latest residence to feature a combined staircase and bookshelf is this loft conversion in north London by British design studio Craft Design. (+ slideshow) More about Loft Space in Camden by Craft Design
The new Silicon Valley HQ of data storage company Evernote features a coffee bar in the lobby, staircases with built-in seating and an in-house artist to paint murals on whiteboards. (+slideshow) More about Evernote by Studio O+A
Italian bank ChiantiBanca has opened a string of new branches in Tuscany that are designed to look more like traditional local eateries than financial institutions. More about Restaurant Experience Banking by Crea International and DINN!
A staircase doubles up as a bookcase inside this renovated apartment in Barcelona by Croatian architect Eva Cotman (+ slideshow). More about Renovated apartment in Raval, Barcelona by Eva Cotman
Peeling plasterwork exposes brick walls inside this small renovated house in Melbourne by Australian studio Edwards Moore. More about The Dolls House by Edwards Moore
News: the shortlist of interior design projects for this year's Inside Awards has been announced, with Zaha Hadid's undulating cultural centre in Azerbaijan, a hotel filled with gullies and waterfalls, and Google's headquarters in Japan all making the list (+ slideshow). More about Inside Awards 2013 shortlist announced
The architects of Polish studio PL.architekci have created a new studio for themselves inside a disused loft in Poznan (+ slideshow). More about Workshop in the Attic by PL.architekci
A jumble of wooden boxes provide a compact storage solution in this São Paulo micro apartment by Brazilian architect Alan Chu (+ slideshow). More about AP 1211 by Alan Chu
Food with edible packaging is served around a circular counter at the WikiBar in Paris by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. More about WikiBar Paris by Mathieu Lehanneur
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron referenced 1920s interiors for the renovation of this bar and brasserie near its offices in Basel. More about Volkshaus Basel Bar and Brasserie by Herzog & de Meuron
Walls are peeled back to reveal meeting rooms at this office in Yokohama by Japanese design studio Nendo (+ slideshow). More about Spicebox Office by Nendo
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has unmasked the I-beams structure of the oldest steel-framed building in Shanghai to create an Italian restaurant with a raw industrial interior (+ slideshow). More about Mercato at Three on the Bund by Neri&Hu
London architect Dingle Price has revamped a warehouse in south London to create a bright spacious home and studio for a painter and his family. More about House for a Painter by Dingle Price Architects
Bunk bed booths provide sleeping sanctuaries at this hostel in Split, Croatia, by local designer Lana Vitas Gruić (+ slideshow). More about Emanuel Hostel by Lana Vitas Gruić
This little restaurant in Milan was designed by Italian architect Francesco Faccin and built by inmates from a local prison (+ slideshow). More about 28Posti Restaurant by Francesco Faccin
Tokyo practice Klein Dytham Architecture referenced traditional Japanese festivals, bathhouses, fishponds and timber houses for the interior of Google's new Japan office (+ slideshow). More about Google Japan by Klein Dytham Architecture
Colourful strings are threaded around looms to envelop this Barcelona restaurant headed by Catalan chef Ferran Adrià (+ slideshow). More about Pakta restaurant by El Equipo Creativo
The London store of Swedish denim brand Nudie Jeans has been fitted out as a repair station to mend old jeans (+ slideshow). More about Nudie Jeans London by Maria Erixon Levin
Shoes are displayed in metal mesh columns at this footwear store in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Lucca llena shoe store by Ryutaro Matsuura
News: Facebook has announced that Frank Gehry will design a new office in New York for its engineering team. More about Frank Gehry to design New York offices for Facebook