Bumpy clay walls and rough concrete surfaces are tempered by smooth steel and polished stone in this Kyiv restaurant designed by local studio Yakusha Design . More about Yakusha Design balances rough and smooth surfaces in Kyiv eatery Istetyka
In this week's comments update, readers are enchanted by a pop-up synagogue in Ukraine and sharing their views on other top stories. More about "The whole thing feels quite magical" says commenter
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has created a pop-up synagogue at Babyn Yar in Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of a massacre that took place during the Holocaust. More about Manuel Herz Architects creates synagogue that opens like a pop-up book
Interior designer Olga Fradina has reorganised the plan of this small apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine, to incorporate a dark-hued, open-plan living area where the owner can host meditation and tea ceremonies. More about Olga Fradina uses dark colours and natural textures to create cosy Kyiv apartment
Craggy rock walls and a hot-spring style bathtub would feature in this imaginary Odesa hotel room that interior design studio Sivak & Partners has envisioned in a series of renderings. More about Sivak & Partners imagines contemporary beachside guest suite in Odesa
Concrete surfaces and gold accents define Say No Mo, a salon-cum-cocktail bar in Kyiv that Balbek Bureau has designed to avoid gender stereotypes. More about Say No Mo is a gender-neutral beauty salon and cocktail bar in Kyiv
In this week's comments update, readers are curious about a concept for a subterranean concrete home, which was inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, and sharing their views on other top stories. More about Commenters think "Bond villains" might like an underground concrete home concept
Sergey Makhno Architects has envisioned a concrete home built like a bunker for enduring the "unpleasant surprises" that may await in the post-pandemic world. More about Underground House Plan B is a hideout concept for the next global crisis
Creative duo Artem Trigubchak and Lera Brumina used concrete slabs, sand and paving stones to fashion the furnishings and partition walls inside this office in Kyiv. More about Kovalska office in Kyiv is decked out with humble building materials
Ukrainian design brand Faina looked to ancient depictions of the female form when creating this "cloud-like" armchair, which takes cues from archaeological finds. More about Faina's Domna armchair echoes the form of ancient goddess sculptures
Cobalt-blue curtains hang in place of walls in a small apartment in Kyiv renovated by Ukrainian architecture and interiors studio Ater Architects. More about Ater Architects uses blue curtains as walls in Kyiv apartment
Grey plaster coats the walls, floor and ceiling of this pared-back barbershop in Odesa, Ukraine, which also incorporates a tattoo parlour and beauty treatment rooms. More about Sivak & Partners creates greyscale interiors for Kult barbershop in Odesa
Rina Lovko Studio has combined bottle-green surfaces with low lighting to create the moody interior of this drinks bar at the heart of Kyiv's city centre. More about Balthazar is a bottle-green bar beneath a market in Kyiv
A thick thatched roof covers the top of this house with ceramics-filled interiors in Ukraine, which was built by architect and designer Sergey Makhno for his own family. More about Sergey Makhno designs own thatch-roofed home filled with ceramics
Polished terrazzo fixtures and mirrored surfaces offset the exposed pipework and crumbling walls inside this minimal florist in Kyiv designed by Rina Lovko Studio. More about Rina Lovko Studio creates austere interiors for Kyiv's Dicentra flower shop
Balbek Bureau has designed the interiors of a restaurant in Kyiv that incorporates traditional Ukrainian forms, materials and colours in a contemporary way. More about Ukraine's "100 years ago in the future" restaurant combines past and present
Ukraine is finding its place on the global design stage with multi-disciplinary studios that blur the boundaries between architecture, interiors and furniture. Here are six studios to watch. More about Six multi-tasking Ukrainian studios moving the country's design industry forward
Scientists have created Atomik, a brand of artisan vodka made from rye grown on land in Ukraine abandoned since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, to help the people living there. More about Atomik is vodka brewed from grain grown in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Mottled grey walls meet black-brick partitions to form the monochromatic interiors of Yakusha Design's self-designed office and showroom in Kyiv, Ukraine. More about Yakusha Design applies dark tones throughout its Kyiv offices
Kyiv design brand Faina looked to traditional local materials for items of furniture made from clay, wood, willow and flax that tell the story of Ukraine's design roots. More about Ukrainian design brand Faina makes furniture from clay and flax