Wrocław-based COI Studio chose swathes of vividly-coloured wood, velvet and silk to create this "sculptural, sensual, slightly surreal" apartment in Poznań, Poland. More about Colour-drenched Poznań apartment highlights "powerful and poetic" Polish design scene
Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has put her characteristic maximalist spin on PoMo, a contemporary art museum in Trondheim, Norway, with a salmon-pink gift shop and a mandarin-hued staircase. More about India Mahdavi completes first museum project in Norway
Designer and curator Kirsten Visdal has filled a former smoking room at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris with Norwegian furniture, objects and sculptures. More about Kirsten Visdal explores the maximalist side of Norwegian design at Musée d'Orsay
The founders of Spanish studio Masquespacio have transformed a traditional Valencian farmhouse into their self-designed home and studio, with maximalist interiors that nod to the Memphis movement. More about Masquespacio founders create home and office where "everything revolves around play"
Designer Maria Vittoria Paggini has used colourful wallpaper and murals depicting nude bodies concealed behind peepholes to transform her home for Milan design week. More about Maria Vittoria Paggini gives her home "porno-chic" makeover for Milan design week
Texas studio Method Architecture has completed an office for itself in Houston with maximalist design, vibrant colours and a mural at its centre. More about Method Architecture outfits its Houston office with vibrant mural
Australian interiors studio YSG has updated a holiday home in Sydney's Palm Beach suburb, layering it with a maximalist mix of colours, patterns and textures. More about YSG draws on beach clubs of Ibiza and Cancun for redesign of Sydney coastal home
Warm saturated colours and maximalist touches are combined inside Locke Hotels' latest outpost in west London, designed by local studios Atelier Ochre and House of Dré. More about Ember Locke hotel channels Kensington's decadent heyday
As the most important design event of the year has come to a close, we look back at the biggest industry trends from Milan design week 2023, including everything from maximalism to algorithmic design. More about Six key trends from Milan design week 2023
Minimalist British designer John Pawson has ditched his pared-back aesthetic in favour of full-blown maximalism, Dezeen understands. More about Curtains for minimalism as John Pawson goes maximalist
A return to the frivolous aesthetics of the British Empire tells us that all is not right in the world, writes Samuel Johnson-Schlee, author of the book Living Rooms. More about "Maximalism is a manifestation of a desire for a different world"
Clashing colours, statement furnishings and mismatched patterns feature in this lookbook, which rounds up ten flamboyant interiors that embody the maximalist aesthetic. More about Ten maximalist interiors that are saturated with colours and patterns
References to Dutch culture and history are woven throughout the VIP centre of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, which has undergone a maximalist revamp by designer Marcel Wanders. More about Marcel Wanders draws on Dutch history for overhaul of Schiphol airport lounge
Designers Romain Coppin and Alexis Bondoux, who collaborate as Messgewand, have created a maximalist collection of furniture made from collages of found objects. More about Messgewand makes maximalist furniture from waste and found objects
From millennial pink bathrooms to totems in clashing multi-colours, maximalist design is on the rise, says Claire Bingham, author of More is More. Here she picks out five contemporary designers piling on the pattern. More about Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion
Eight miles of mirror-polished steel trim creates a glistening finish inside Bob Bob Cité, a maximalist French restaurant in the City of London designed by BradyWilliams. More about "Ultra-camp meets ultra-luxury" in London's Bob Bob Cité restaurant
Paint-splattered surfaces, spaghetti-print bed sheets and maximalist wall art all feature in Studio Job's new base in Antwerp, Belgium, in a design that founder Job Smeets describes as being "like a visual assault". More about Studio Job opts for maximalism inside new Antwerp headquarters
Skull-shaped vases and horse candleholders feature in a maximalist collection of accessories designed for IKEA by Swedish ceramic and glass artist Per B Sundberg. More about IKEA swaps minimalism for maximalism with accessories designed by Per B Sundberg