Dezeen Wire: 41 projects have been shortlisted for the inaugural Inside awards as part of Inside, the World Festival of Interiors that takes place in Barcelona from 2-4 November 2011. See the full shortlist below. More about Shortlist announced for Inside awards 2011
Raw concrete and rough limestone clad the interior of a London ice cream parlour designed by branding studio Vonsung. More about Polka Gelato by Vonsung
A pop-up Italian ice cream stall at St Martins Lane Hotel in London evokes the seaside with yellow beach huts and striped decking. More about Dri Dri at St Martins Lane by Elips Design
Leather-bound blades displayed against chunky wooden blocks adorn the walls of a Finnish knife shop in Helsinki by designers Suunnittelutoimisto Amerikka. More about Marttiini shop by Suunnittelutoimisto Amerikka
Garments hidden behind semi-circular screens in a Hong Kong outlet can be glimpsed through jagged perforations. More about Max & Co by Duccio Grassi Architects
Unfinished plywood and cement smeared over concrete give a renovated Tokyo apartment the appearance of an elegant building site. More about Setagaya Flat by Naruse Inokuma Architects
Undulating timber panels line the walls and ceiling of a Japanese hotel room renovated by Touhoku University students. More about Hourai 1111 by Touhoku University of Arts and Design
One piece of plywood furniture inside this Polish apartment encompasses a bed, bookshelf, nightstand and wardrobe. More about Quotel by mode:lina
Tiled surfaces, scientific apparatus and plastic curtains turn this Paris cafe into a coffee laboratory. More about Café Coutume by CUT Architectures
Billowing fabric mushrooms by New York designers Situ Studio have cropped up in the great hall of the Brooklyn Museum. More about ReOrder at the Brooklyn Museum by Situ Studio
Mirrored walls conceal a photography studio at the centre of this clothes store in Malmö, Sweden, by architects Arrhov Frick. More about Très Bien shop by Arrhov Frick
Portuguese architect and set designer João Mendes Ribeiro has converted the former house of a poet into a writer's retreat (photos: Do Mal o Menos). More about Casa da Escrita by João Mendes Ribeiro
Polish artist Monika Grzymala will fill a London gallery with lengths of black and white sticky tape at an exhibition that opens in October. More about Miles and Miles of Sticky Tape by Monika Grzymala
Naked mannequins sit on the walls and ceiling of this MC Escher-inspired clothes store in Shanghai. More about Alter Store by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Having designed offices for Facebook and AOL, San Francisco designers Studio O+A have completed the headquarters of another internet company in California - this time web hosts Dreamhost. More about Dreamhost offices by Studio O+A
Amsterdam studio Sander Architecten designed cardboard meeting rooms inside a bank in the Netherlands. More about Rabobank Headquarters by Sander Architecten
London studio Post-Office have completed a boutique in Notting Hill with rails made of bronze-plated scaffolding. More about Orlebar Brown by Post-Office
Panels woven from steel wire filter light into this combined cafe and gallery by Spanish architects MSB Estudi Taller. More about 6T7 Espai Cafe by MSB Estudi Taller
A house once occupied by Mexican communist party founder M. N. Roy has been converted into a nightclub by French architects Emmanuel Picault and Ludwig Godefroy. More about M.N.ROY by Emmanuel Picault and Ludwig Godefroy
Visitors to a recent Liverpool exhibition rolled eggs down seven timber follies designed by London studio Aberrant Architecture. More about The Social Playground by Aberrant Architecture