Light Bureau subtly illuminates fjord-side rest stop in Norway
Scandinavian studio Light Bureau has introduced minimal lighting to this rest-stop toilet along the Norwegian Scenic Routes so as not to distract visitors from the surrounding landscape. More
Spacon & X designs Stine Goya fashion show around crumbling sand towers
Design studio Spacon & X created a runway installation for Danish fashion brand Stine Goya, centred by six towers of sand that collapsed as models walked by. More
Chongqing's hidden factories inform interiors of Harmay beauty store
Conveyor belts and cog-like display stands appear within this beauty store in Chongqing, China, designed by AIM Architecture, which takes cues from the city's underground network of factories. More
RooMoo reuses distillery's old whiskey barrels to decorate its bar
Chinese interiors studio RooMoo has used nearly 6,000 pieces of oak from discarded distillery barrels to adorn this whiskey bar in Shanghai. More
Traditional design techniques are "alive and well" in Le Salon de Septembre exhibition
Old and new blurred together in this exhibition at Paris' GSL Gallery, which celebrated contemporary creatives who observe design traditions of the past. More
Tembo Tembo lodge hides among landscape of South African game reserve
Rammed earth walls and an organic colour scheme help this South African family lodge designed by architecture practice Studio Asaï to blend into its natural surroundings. More
Australian hardwood lines Melbourne cottage extension by Prior Barraclough
Architecture practice Prior Barraclough has expanded a modest workers' cottage in Melbourne to include an extension panelled entirely in Australian hardwood. More
Forma is a nomadic design gallery popping up around Berlin
Contemporary German furniture designs are displayed alongside vintage pieces at this travelling gallery that multidisciplinary designer Vanessa Heepen has launched in Berlin. More
Note Design Studio enriches Stockholm apartment with "cloudy" ceiling stucco
Note Design Studio has updated this formerly characterless apartment in Stockholm to feature bespoke Douglas fir joinery and curvy stucco ceilings designed to suggest cloud formations. More
Wine-red kitchen forms centrepiece of Paris apartment by Hauvette & Madani
Interior design studio Hauvette & Madani has made a sumptuous wine-red kitchen the focus of this otherwise neutral apartment in Paris. More
Trellick Tower apartment revamped to resemble "cool concrete loft"
German interior designer Peter Heimer and design studio Buchholzberlin used a restrained material palette of concrete, oak and aluminium when renovating this flat inside London's brutalist Trellick Tower. More
Loewe ReCraft store in Osaka finds ways to let leather live on
Fashion brand Loewe has opened a store in Osaka that, for the first time, is specifically dedicated to the repair and preservation of its leather goods. More
Isern Serra turns renderings into reality to form pink Moco Concept Store in Barcelona
Design studio Isern Serra has transformed a computer-generated image by digital artist Six N Five into a rose-coloured retail space for the Moco Museum in Barcelona. More
India Mahdavi enlivens Rome's Villa Medici with bold geometric furnishings
Architect India Mahdavi has updated six rooms within Rome's 16th-century Villa Medici to feature an array of contemporary and colourful furniture. More
Raúl Sanchez Architects divides Barcelona apartment with 21-metre-long wooden wall
A lengthy walnut-panelled wall runs through the bright white living spaces inside this Barcelona apartment, renovated by local studio Raúl Sanchez Architects. More
Birch Selsdon hotel takes over 19th-century mansion in Croydon
British hotel chain Birch has opened an outpost in south London, with grounds rewilded by designer Sebastian Cox and interiors conceived by local studio A-nrd. More
Boyy flagship in Milan reveals layers of the store's history
Danish artist Thomas Poulsen, also known as FOS, has revamped the flagship store of accessories brand Boyy in Milan, keeping time-worn surfaces left over from the site's former fit-outs. More
Anne Holtrop organises Parisian jewellery boutique around wavy acrylic wall
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has used rippled sheets of acrylic to create a water-like partition inside this Parisian boutique by jewellery designer Charlotte Chesnais. More
Of Architecture builds beachside home for surfer-and-artist couple in Cornwall
London practice Of Architecture has used a fuss-free colour and material palette to create this understated home for a young couple in the town of Newquay in Cornwall. More
Sarit Shani Hay references the outdoors to design indoor playground in Tel Aviv
Tree-like columns and other nature-inspired details feature in this indoor playground, which design studio Sarit Shani Hay has created for the children of employees at an Israeli software company. More