From the next steps for WeWork to an alternative approach to biophilic retail, here are last week's top five reads.

‘Some of our spaces have had to grow up’: what’s next for WeWork

WeWork is the company that first made co-working cool. Now it’s evolving to offer a more mature workplace product, explains Ebbie Wisecarver, global head of design. 

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This Milan store shows how showrooms have evolved from sales points to social hubs

A nature-inspired digital installation mediates the retail area and the street at Moose Knuckles' Milan showroom, organically drawing in passersby.

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How this Shenzhen boutique achieves its immersive interior without tech

For the high-end fashion retailer SND’s Shenzhen boutique, Various Associates designed an immersive tech-free retail environment.

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These 8 designs use waste and recycled materials in innovative ways

Metal, plastic, styrofoam, textile. Waste gives designers a huge palette to work from, inspiring new and interesting products by encouraging creators to look at resources in a different light. We've gathered eight designs showing how it's done. 

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Earthy, tactile store interiors offer a new take on biophilic design 

Instead of lush planting and greenscaping, designers are exploring more grounded concepts that offer another way to connect the retail experience to nature.

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