Dutch architecture firm OMA has restored the historic Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice, adding new entrances and wood-panelled escalators to turn the 16th-century building into a department store (+ slideshow). More about OMA completes restoration of Venice's Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Shelving crafted from Douglas fir curves around the interior of skincare brand Aesop's first Düsseldorf store, which Snøhetta designed to feel like an amphitheatre (+ slideshow). More about Snøhetta creates curving wooden amphitheatre for Aesop's Düsseldorf store
Niches cut into zig-zagging concrete surfaces display leather accessories "like artefacts" at Valextra's David Adjaye-designed space in London department store Harrods (+ slideshow). More about David Adjaye uses crinkled concrete panels for Valextra concession at Harrods
Japanese studio Nendo has completed its biggest-ever project: the exterior and interior renovation of a department store in Bangkok that founder Oki Sato believes represents a new way of shopping (+ slideshow). More about Nendo reimagines Bangkok department store as a new concept for retail
American architect Peter Marino's New York flagship store for Hublot has become the Swiss watch brand's tallest boutique in the world (+ slideshow). More about Peter Marino clads Hublot's Fifth Avenue store in angled black metal panels and LEDs
A lattice of brass rods creates see-through surfaces that extend throughout the interior of this shop in Seoul, which was designed by Neri&Hu for Asian skincare brand Sulwhasoo (+ movie). More about Delicate brass framework divides spaces inside Neri&Hu's Sulwhasoo flagship store
An oval reading room with stepped shelving and a display room with tree-trunk-shaped columns are among the spaces designed by Shanghai studio XL-Muse for this bookshop in Hangzhou, China (+ slideshow). More about Zhongshuge-Hangzhou bookshop features mirrored ceilings and wraparound bookshelves
Apple has rethought its approach to retail and debuted a series of new interior features at its latest store on San Francisco's Union Square, designed with UK architecture firm Foster + Partners (+ slideshow). More about Foster + Partners unveils Apple Union Square store in San Francisco
Bricks arranged in pinwheel patterns line the walls of skincare brand Aesop's first store in the American Midwest (+ slideshow). More about Norman Kelley uses reclaimed bricks for Aesop Bucktown in Chicago
Design office Thisispaper Studio used clean white surfaces and simple birch plywood furniture to transform a Soviet-era dental clinic in Warsaw into a space for its first shop (+ slideshow). More about Thisispaper Studio creates minimal interior for first standalone design store
Timber battens cover the ceiling of skincare brand Aesop's newest store in Singapore, which architecture firm Snøhetta based on a nutmeg plantation that once occupied the site (+ slideshow). More about Aesop ION store in Singapore features Snøhetta-designed "upside-down forest"
Fast-food lovers in Tokyo can follow up their guilty pleasures with vitamin supplements, supplied by this laboratory-like pop-up shop (+ slideshow). More about Fast Food Aid is a laboratory-like shop that serves vitamin supplements to junk food lovers
A light palette of materials influenced by Spanish Colonial Revival architecture is used throughout the interior of Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta's shop in Beverly Hills. More about Bottega Veneta's Maison boutique in Beverly Hills features arched openings and neutral colours
This movie shows the installation of MVRDV's Crystal Houses – a Chanel store featuring a traditional facade replicated with glass bricks that are "stronger than concrete". More about Movie documents MVRDV's pioneering technique for creating glass brick facades
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed the biggest-ever retail department at London department store Selfridges, dedicated to women's underwear, sleepwear and sportswear (+ slideshow). More about Neri&Hu combines Japanese and Californian design for Selfridges' Body Studio
French studio Barbarito Bancel Architectes has draped a Dior clothing boutique in Miami in an assemblage of sculpted white panels, intended to evoke a pleated skirt (+ slideshow). More about Miami Dior boutique by Barbarito Bancel is sheathed in curved white concrete panels
MVRDV has used a pioneering glass technology to replace the brick facade of a former townhouse in Amsterdam with a transparent replica, more suited to the building's new use as a Chanel boutique. More about MVRDV replaces Chanel store's traditional facade with glass bricks that are "stronger than concrete"
Architect Annabelle Selldorf has completed a New York store for Steinway & Sons, featuring wooden design elements that reference the company's handcrafted pianos (+ slideshow). More about Annabelle Selldorf designs New York showroom for piano maker Steinway & Sons
Mexican firm Zeller & Moye have converted a former Mexico City residence into a studio and showroom with adjustable metal storage racks for online fashion retailer Troquer (+ slideshow). More about Golden aluminium framework features in Troquer fashion showroom by Zeller & Moye
Fashion store interiors are often left simple to keep the focus on the clothes, but in some shops there's a lot more space than garments. Here are 10 of the most pared-back (and empty) boutiques we've featured on Dezeen (+ slideshow). More about 10 of the most minimal boutiques on Dezeen