Full of nostalgic touches and modernist accessories, Tonen Agency’s inspired design for Copenhagen Food Collective’s new Hotel Bella Grande is pure fantasy
From a coffee bar covered in thick road paint to a room divider inspired by Japanese landscape paintings, Faye Toogood’s design for the new Hato studio, shop and café on the Golden Lane Estate in the City of London inspires with the unexpected
At El Fant Café & Bar in Helsinki’s old town, an unapologetically modern aesthetic packs a punch
When the innovators at Relaxound, who create boxes that play sounds from nature, were looking for a new office environment, they naturally turned to Ester Bruzkus Architekten for help. The design team’s plan for a variety of working atmospheres and a sense of community was music to their ears
From its market-stall roots to an east London factory, home fragrance brand Earl of East has seen significant change over the past decade. Founders Niko Dafkos and Paul Firmin look back on the journey so far
The elegant and understated décor of Helsinki’s Bistro Gina may be infused with Italian nostalgia and 1960s glamour, but Fyra’s subtle design is nothing less than timeless
Tasked with redesigning the HQ of Midegasa, a raw materials distributor, Kanpo Arquitectos looked beyond the industrial estate, taking inspiration from its picturesque surroundings. The result is an office that is calm, full of daylight and feels linked to nature
Neiheiser Argyros has reinvented an unloved commercial property in Athens as a sharp new office building that plays with colour and volume
If great design begins at home, ao-ft (Architecture Office Fluker Tatarintseva) is officially ahead of the game. As a first project, the pair created their own home and studio space, and their choice of materials and layout show the advantages of starting as you mean to go on
Finnish studio Fyra has transformed two mid-century buildings in Helsinki into a warm and welcoming yet future-looking office for global auditing firm EY
What was once a dilapidated Art Deco house in Mexico City has been transformed into Arco Compañía Cultural: a hybrid showroom and studio that is home to Worc architects and furniture designers Veta – not to mention events, workshops, exhibitions and some brilliant house parties
It’s no crime to covet luxury. Step into one of the 44 warm and welcoming rooms at the Wilmina in Berlin’s Charlottenburg and you will be begging reception to lock you up and throw away the key
At Hotel Hana in Paris, the newest member of the Adresses Hotels collection, interior designer Laura Gonzalez used pattern, texture and craftsmanship to create the best of both worlds
Briefed with reimagining eight floors of flexible office space in London’s Knightsbridge, architect Jonathan Tuckey looked to the building’s former use as a residence and its Arts and Craft heritage for inspiration. The result is a home-from-home that’s every bit as smart as its neighbourhood
In central Mexico, the practice known as GOMA Taller de Arquitectura has sensitively repurposed part of a 19th-century textile factory into a luxurious hotel by highlighting its beauty and pared-back grandeur