Hospitality design in Dubai is becoming more restrained as hotels aim to appeal to a broader range of guests, say AHEAD MEA jury members in this movie Dezeen produced for the hospitality awards programme. More about Hotels in Dubai are becoming more tasteful, say AHEAD MEA awards judges
Architects and designers are taking a holistic approach to create Europe's most successful new hotels, say judges of the AHEAD Europe hospitality awards, in this movie produced by Dezeen. More about Europe's best hotels offer "experiences that create memories" say AHEAD awards judges
In this movie, designer Alice Lund explains the concept behind The Ned, a club, hotel and dining venue in a converted London bank, which was named hotel of the year at the AHEAD Europe awards last night. More about The Ned is "a hideaway from real life" says designer Alice Lund
Universal Design Studio's Hannah Carter Owers explains how her team transformed a brutalist bank headquarters into an art-filled hotel, in this movie filmed ahead of the AHEAD Europe hospitality awards. More about At Six was designed to be Scandinavia's best luxury hotel, says Universal Design Studio
The cosy feel of classic Scandinavian cottages is referenced in the interior of this summer house near the Belarusian village of Raubichi, which is clad entirely in larch and cedar. More about Zrobym Architects' summer house combines references to Scandinavian and Belarusian architecture
In this movie Dezeen produced for the AHEAD Americas hospitality awards, jury members reveal that the way a hotel relates to its location was a crucial factor in choosing the winning projects. More about The best hotels respond intelligently to their context, say AHEAD Americas awards judges
Designer Anda Andrei explains how the interiors of the 11 Howard hotel are designed to age over time in this movie Dezeen filmed for the AHEAD Awards in New York. More about 11 Howard hotel in New York will "look better not worse in five years", says Anda Andrei
In this movie, interior designer Martin Brudnizki explains how he used vintage furniture and fabrics to create a homely atmosphere in New York's Beekman Hotel, which is shortlisted in two categories at the upcoming AHEAD Americas awards. More about Martin Brudnizki converts New York office building into eclectic Beekman Hotel
In our next movie from the AHEAD Asia 2017 awards, Singapore architect Colin Seah explains the concept behind COO, a new hostel and bistro aimed at young, design-conscious travellers on a budget. More about Ministry of Design targets millennial travellers with COO concept hostel
A cast concrete bathtub, a walnut-lined office and translucent walls that move at the touch of a button all feature inside this renovated London apartment by The Klassnik Corporation. More about London flat by The Klassnik Corporation centres around a cast concrete bath
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
Sixteen escalators clad with nickel bronze now feature in the entrance hall of London department store Harrods, as shown in this exclusive movie produced by Dezeen for architecture office Make. More about Make upgrades entrance hall of London's Harrods with 16 bronze escalators
Designer Ross Lovegrove discusses his design philosophy and the opportunities OLED lighting provides for interior design in this keynote seminar at Inside 2016. Tune in to watch it live from Berlin. More about Watch Ross Lovegrove's keynote presentation live from Inside 2016
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a long communal table and suspended lighting that creates a canopy in the atrium of Shanghai's Chi-Q restaurant. More about Neri&Hu designs dramatic light-filled atrium for Shanghai restaurant
Dezeen promotion: a space-saving white and wooden island forms the centre of the Modern Pantry restaurant founder Anna Hansen's kitchen, which is revealed in this series of films by Miele. More about See inside the kitchens of famous chefs with Miele's new film series
Movie: Oki Sato of Nendo explains the concept behind the Japanese studio's redesign of a 40,000-square-metre shopping mall, in this video Dezeen filmed in Bangkok for retail development company Siam Piwat. More about Siam Discovery shopping centre in Bangkok is Nendo's biggest ever project
Inside Festival 2015: Casey Vallance of Cox Rayner Architects explains how the firm used natural materials to create a calming environment inside a dentist training facility in Brisbane, Australia, in this exclusive movie. More about Cox Rayner's university health centre aims to reduce anxiety in patients
Inside Festival 2015: in this exclusive movie, architect Pan Yi Cheng explains how his studio Produce Workshop created two separate shops in the same space at Singapore's School of the Arts. More about Produce Workshop uses wooden trellis to create connected shops inside Singapore art school
Inside Festival: Nik Karalis of Woods Bagot explains how his team converted three floors of an iconic 1960s office building into a sales suite for a new residential development in Hawaii (+ movie). More about Woods Bagot converts Hawaiian "Modernist masterpiece" into luxury property sales centre
Inside Festival 2015: architect Jason Flanagan discusses how his practice Flanagan Lawrence transformed the Grade II-listed Shepherd's Bush Pavilion cinema in London into a four-star hotel (+ movie). More about Flanagan Lawrence's hotel converted from a 1920s cinema has an atrium "like a gold chandelier"