Polish office Thisispaper Studio has branched out into hospitality, with the opening of a minimalist holiday apartment in Warsaw's historical Praga district. More about Thisispaper Studio creates minimal holiday apartment for design enthusiasts
A dark blue storage unit stands boldly against the otherwise all-white kitchen at this house in Montreal, where the same minimalist aesthetic continues throughout the interior. More about Montreal home by Dominique Jacquet and Anne Sophie Goneau is minimal inside and out
A slender marble kitchen worktop, and built-in beige and white cabinets are intended to be hardly noticeable in this San Francisco apartment designed by Californian studio Garcia Tamjidi. More about Garcia Tamjidi aims for barely-there finishes in banker's San Francisco bolthole
Design studio Izat Arundell has converted a former blacksmith's workshop in Edinburgh into a compact apartment, featuring a muted material palette and sliding screens that hide the bedroom from sight. More about Old Edinburgh workshop transformed into minimal holiday retreat by Izat Arundell
Canadian build-design studio L'Abri has outfitted a home in Montreal with thin slats of wood that create floorboards on the upper level and form a partition in the foyer. More about L'Abri renovates Montreal home with slatted timber floors and walls
Mexican architect Abraham Cota Paredes has given this hair salon in Guadalajara a minimal makeover, hiding beauty products and accessories in the all-white space. More about Abraham Cota Paredes creates stark white interior for hair salon in Mexico
Teal and dusty orange give colour to this minimal boutique in Montreal, created by design studio Obiekt for a previously online-only fashion brand. More about Obiekt designs pared-back interior for C'est Beau's first store
Architect Vladimir Radutny has renovated an apartment in the iconic 860-880 Lake Shore Drive complex by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Chicago, using a restrained palette to show off the architecture and the views. More about Vladimir Radutny honours Mies' minimalism at renovated Lake Shore Drive apartment
After a series of pop-ups, online fashion brand Everlane has opened its first brick-and-mortar shop in New York, featuring an interior designed with local studio Leong Leong. More about Everlane opens permanent store in New York's Soho
HASA Architects has turned a dark and dingy apartment on the second floor of a three-storey Edwardian Terrace in London's Bankside into an all-white minimalist family home. More about HASA Architects transforms London apartment into "seamless white box"
Montreal architecture studio Atelier Barda has renovated a loft apartment in the city's trendy Mile End neighbourhood, stripping down its interiors to replace them using bespoke finishes and filling the spaces with custom furniture. More about Atelier Barda renovates Montreal apartment with minimalist finishes and custom furniture
Canadian architect Jean Verville has combined minimalism with theatrics in this dwelling for a musician, which features brass walls, raw concrete beams and an all-white bathroom sheathed in marble. More about Jean Verville incorporates "golden ribbon" into Montreal apartment for music composer
The Girl Before, a psychological thriller set in a minimalist house, is one of this summer's bestselling novels. Dezeen spoke to author JP Delaney about how obsessive architects "make for very interesting fiction". More about Minimalism is an "expression of obsession" says The Girl Before author JP Delaney
MWAI Architects has updated an 1960s apartment in Hampstead, London, by rearranging a series of minimalist living spaces around an integrated wooden storage unit. More about Built-in storage redefines layout of 1960s apartment overhauled by MWAI Architects
American architect J Byron-H has created a decluttered nail salon in Los Angeles with industrial-style surfaces and pops of blue. More about J Byron-H designs minimalist nail bar in Los Angeles
This minimal loft apartment for a New York-based photographer has areas for meeting clients, entertaining guests and escaping city bustle. More about Photographer's Loft by Desai Chia provides live-work space in New York
There are barely any clothes in this minimal fashion boutique in São Paulo, which local firm MNMA Studio has expanded with a glass-fronted corridor to join its two sides. More about MNMA Studio gives São Paulo fashion store a stark makeover
Slovenian studio Arhitektura d.o.o. has refurbished a small apartment inside one of the five Ljubljana towers that modernist architect Edvard Ravnikar built in the 1960s. More about Arhitektura d.o.o. refurbishes Edvard Ravnikar-designed apartment in modernist Ljubljana tower
Danish brand Menu's minimal furniture and homeware is showcased in a new showroom in Copenhagen, designed by Norm Architects to also function as an office, cafe and co-working space. More about Norm Architects designs showroom for Menu that doubles as a co-working space
Portland studios OMFGCo and JHL Design have designed a minimal interior for this store that sells recreational marijuana. More about Serra cannabis dispensary in Portland features greenhouse-like display cases