From BIG’s new digs in DUMBO to Valerio Olgiati’s austere Swiss lair, the workspaces of today’s busiest architects and designers are as distinctive and inspiring as the buildings, interiors and products conceived therein. Here’s a globe-spanning gallery featuring the unique creative environments of seven exceptional firms.

From established talents including Pelle and Luca Nichetto to newcomers Chapel Petrassi and Studio Ini, these 20 designers, artists and creatives shone with new furniture and lighting launches – and immersive installations – at NYCxDesign.

From Broken Nature to mycelium architecture, from Magis’s flat-pack innovation to Starck’s whimsical mirror, and from Rossana Orlandi’s plastic rehab project to the rise of glass, Azure’s editors saw and loved a lot at this year’s Milan Design Week. Here are our 40 favourite moments.