Creative pop-up concept: Marimekko x Common Ground, Hong Kong

Finnish interiors brand Marimekko redecorated Hong Kong's Common Ground tea show as a Finland-themed pop-up cafe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its Unikko print. The combination of branding and hospitality created a surprising experience that generated word-of-mouth.

Homebuildlife subscribers can see our full report on creative pop-up concepts in Asia here.

Unboxed by Made.com

Interiors e-tailer Made.com has launched its very own social network, Unboxed. The online community enables users to connect with other Made.com customers in their area, and take a virtual house tour to see how they've styled the products purchased from the website.

Salon de Parfums: Harrods to launch new fragrance space

High-end British department store Harrods will unveil a brand new fragrance retail concept in September. Salon de Parfums will feature exclusive bespoke perfumes and personalised services in an elegant, immersive retail space.

Homebuildlife subscribers can read our preview of the space here and see our report on how the fragrance retail experience is evolving here.

Funfair VM: A/W 14/15 trend

Oasis

Traditional summer themes were reworked for the forthcoming season at this month's autumn/winter press previews, where the funfair emerged as a key trend for VM.

Patchwork Present: crowdfunding gifts

Gifting company Patchwork Present applies the idea of crowdfunding to buying gifts. Users create a goal that their friends and family can all contribute money to, so that instead of getting lots of little presents, they can save up for the one big thing they really want.

Miniature art gallery: Saks Fifth Avenue, New York

New York department store Saks Fifth Avenue has transformed its windows into an art gallery, where miniature 2D figures peer at photographs of luxury products.

Design Reunion by Habitat

Simon Pengelly for Habitat

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Habitat will launch Design Reunion, a collection of six pieces created by acclaimed designers who have previously collaborated with the brand. Shin Azumi, Tord Boontje, Sarah Campbell, Claire Norcross, Simon Pengelly and Aaron Probyn worked closely with the brand's creative director Polly Dickens to develop a range of statement pieces.

Jacky Tsai for Shanghai Tang

Chinese luxury fashion and home brand Shanghai Tang has collaborated with contemporary artist Jacky Tsai to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Shanghai-born Tsai created a series of original artworks which were applied to a capsule collection of limited edition products, including tableware and candles.

Meet The Makers: behind-the-scenes at Selfridges' food halls

Selfridges has announced an eight-week summer campaign that will introduce customers to the artisans and producers behind the delicacies available in its Food Hall.

Launching on Monday, Meet The Makers will include special food tours and demonstrations as well as Meet the Michelin, a dinner series hosted by Michelin-starred chefs, and Make My Magnum, a dessert bar in which you'll be able to customise your own Magnum by dipping it into chocolate and applying a range of coatings such as chilli and rosebuds.

HEMA opens in London

Dutch interiors and lifestyle chain HEMA has opened its first shop in London near Victoria station, offering a range of affordable homewares, fashion, beauty and food products.

Moskva: Urban Space at Venice Architecture Biennale 2014

Moscow's installation at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale highlights elementary shifts in architecture throughout the city's past, and reveals new urban possibilities. The exhibition features inverted prisms that hang from the ceiling with photographs of familiar buildings attached to them.

Cath Kidston autumn/winter 14/15

For its autumn/winter 2014/15 home collection, British brand Cath Kidston has developed a range of products using the concept of time, literally and metaphorically.

A Scandinavian Midsummer by designjunction

Habitat's Platform Gallery in London is currently hosting A Scandinavian Midsummer, an exhibition and pop-up café created by designjunction and curated by Michael Sodeau Studio.

New Wave collection by Graham and Brown

Alien Crowd by Kev Munday

British wall coverings brand Graham and Brown has launched New Wave, a wallpaper collection made in collaboration with thirteen up-and-coming designers.

My Crazy Pop: Popcorn in Paris

Parisian concept store My Crazy Pop specialises in gourmet popcorn. Available in 15 different flavours, both salty and sweet, the popcorn is freshly made in a mini factory behind the shop, and ties into the rise of childhood food flavours, revisited for grown-ups.

Tesco S/S 2014 homewares collection

Tesco has launched its spring/summer 2014 home collection, with 2000 new products divided between five key trends across home, garden, electrical and stationery.

Selfridges launches Fragrance Lab

Photo by Hufton+Crow

Selfridges today launched The Beauty Project, a ten-week celebration of all definitions of beauty, which includes an experiential in-store installation called Fragrance Lab that promises to match customers with their own character, distilled into scent.

Spring/summer 2014 rugs by Bluebellgray

Bluebellgray's spring/summer 2014 rug collection, Somerset, features an array of largescale florals in striking, saturated colours, bringing a sense of fresh wildflowers in to the home.

La Trésorerie: Paris' new concept store

Literally named "the place of treasures", Parisian concept store La Trésorerie just opened its doors in the 10th arrondissement. Faithful to the beliefs of its three founders, it offers "beautiful, useful and respectful" objects for the home, made with love, sold at fair prices and environmentally conscious.

Parachuting food by Jafflechutes

Melbourne-based food pop up Jafflechutes delivers its grilled cheese sandwiches to customers by attaching them to parachutes and dropping them out of the window of its fifth floor location.