Holloway Li’s gentle refresh has given an advertising agency new heart and soul

By giving the communal areas of the well-known advertising agency a gentle refresh rather than an all-out revamp, design consultancy Holloway Li added a new heart to Mother’s soul

Buckley Gray Yeoman and White Red give former workshops of The Heal’s Building on Tottenham Court Road a new lease of life

Ready to turn their historic past into a bright future, the rambling craftsmen’s workshops behind the Tottenham Court Road frontage of the Heal’s Building have been reimagined for 21st-century creatives

The offices for The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity and its archive are ready to keep the designers’ dreams alive

The Eames Institute’s newly transformed offices are continuing to reflect the far-reaching vision of architecture and design duo Ray and Charles Eames – shining a light on the mindset of the legendary couple and their enduring relevance in an ever-changing world

Hato’s new Toogood-designed studio, shop and café feeds the company’s creativity

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

The modern, minimal and magical El Fant Café & Bar in Helsinki by Yatofu Creatives

At El Fant Café & Bar in Helsinki’s old town, an unapologetically modern aesthetic packs a punch

A workspace with a sense of community for Relaxound from Ester Bruzkus Architekten

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

How fragrance company Earl of East has gone from strength to strength over the past decade

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

Helsinki design firm Fyra curates the décor of Bistro Gina that is full of quiet charm

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

Kanpo Arquitectos bring light, greenery and dashes of colour to an industrial space in Spain

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

From the Archives: How Neiheiser Argyros gave a tired office building in the Athenian suburbs a new lease of life

Neiheiser Argyros has reinvented an unloved commercial property in Athens as a sharp new office building that plays with colour and volume

London firm ao-ft unveils first project of their home and studio Spruce House

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 welcoming office

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

A Mexico City Art Deco gem is reimagined as a workspace, showroom and venue

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

The Wilmina hotel in Berlin is brought back to life after the building served as a women’s prison for close to a century

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

Hotel Hana draws on craftsmanship and materiality for its luxurious interior decor

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