Schemata Architects inserts coffee shop and roastery into a Tokyo warehouse
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old warehouse in Tokyo into a cafe and roastery for a Californian coffee company (+ slideshow). More
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Tokujin Yoshioka installs giant red triangles for Tokyo Issey Miyake store
Crimson aluminium triangles hang above garments and in front of windows at Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's latest store for Issey Miyake in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Neri&Hu's design for a Shanghai punch bar references the city's old alleyways
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has added bamboo-lined booths and green glass lampshades to a Shanghai bar that specialises in one drink – punch (+ slideshow). More
Fumihiko Sano creates ritualistic spaces for a members-only gift wrapping service
Members of a private club pay to exchange elaborately wrapped presents in ceremonies held inside this dimly lit, wood-lined room in Paris (+ slideshow). More
Hem opens first physical store in Berlin
Online furniture brand Hem has opened its first physical shop, occupying the ground floor of the company's headquarters on Berlin's Friedrichstrasse (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Benjamin Hubert creates exhibition design for Designs of the Year 2015
Benjamin Hubert's studio developed a modular system of display plinths and wall mounts for this year's Designs of the Year exhibition at the Design Museum in London (+ slideshow). More
Nendo presents chocolate bars like paint swatches in Tokyo shop
Colourful chocolate bars are displayed in a transparent chest of drawers in this Tokyo shop designed by Japanese studio Nendo for a Belgian chocolatier (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
AOC combines a reading room with a gallery for London's Wellcome Collection
Architecture studio AOC has created an interactive gallery space at London's Wellcome Collection museum, featuring a grand stairway lined with cushions where visitors are invited to sit and read (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Candy Crush offices are designed as a cartoon "kingdom"
Carousel dining tables and trampoline seats are among the cartoonish fittings in the Stockholm offices for King, the company behind popular video game Candy Crush Saga (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
G Studio Architects creates unfinished aesthetic in Tokyo loft apartment
Japanese office G Studio added swathes of white paint to the walls of this loft apartment in Tokyo, making it look like the space is unfinished (+ slideshow). More
Suspended tables display bespoke fragrances at experimental perfume shop Ex Nihilo
French designer Christophe Pillet has created the first store for a new fragrance brand on Paris' prestigious Rue Saint-Honoré, with a royal blue and marble interior and modular fittings (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Curtains replace walls inside renovated Osaka townhouse by Kazuteru Matumura
Japanese architect Kazuteru Matumura has gutted the interior of an old townhouse in Osaka, creating a minimal two-storey home that can be partitioned with curtains (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Smoking room designed by Hiroyuki Ogawa to offer clean air instead of fumes
Japanese studio Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects has created a smoking room that is designed to never be smoky inside a shopping centre on the outskirts of Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Aesop's first shop in Seoul features recycled pine and blackened-steel fittings
A slice of reclaimed pine, patterned by knots and cracks in the ageing wood, forms a counter top for Aesop's first South Korean flagship store by local studio Wise Architecture. More
Interiors
Interiors
Schemata Architects converts Tokyo factory into artist's studio with an indoor garden
A chipboard shed and a herb garden occupy the top floor of this former factory in Tokyo that Schemata Architects has converted into a workshop for a kimono designer (+ slideshow). More
Nendo fills Camper's Stockholm store with paper-thin spirals
Shoes appear to rest on huge rolls of white paper inside this Camper store in Stockholm – the third interior design concept that Japanese studio Nendo has developed for the Spanish shoe brand (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Restored Adolf Loos-designed interiors open to the public in Pilsen
News: from April visitors to the Czech city of Pilsen will be able to visit three restored interiors designed by influential Modernist architect Adolf Loos in the early 20th century (+ slideshow). More
30,000 red shoelaces hang from the ceiling of Melbourne's Camper store
Brazilian architect Marko Brajovic has fixed thousands of bright red shoelaces to the undulating ceiling of this Camper footwear shop in Melbourne (+ slideshow). More
John Pawson designs interior for Christopher Kane's first store
John Pawson has applied his signature Minimalist style to the interior of British fashion designer Christopher Kane's first physical retail space (+ slideshow). More
Fiii Fun House cafe by Íris Cantante features wooden swing seats
Small wooden houses contain play areas and swinging furniture at this Buenos Aires cafe for both adults and children by architect Íris Cantante (+ slideshow). More