Throughout the hotel, the design is centred around encouraging social connections and building authentic relationships — an idea fostered by the hotel’s founder Yoshitaka Nojiri.
A complex cultural scene brimming with eccentricity, coupled with historic neighbourhoods, stunning natural vistas, and farm-fresh produce has come to define Tasmania's capital of Hobart, and the surrounds are becoming equally as appealing.
Softer Volumes caught up with agave-liquor specialist and bar manager of The Lounge by Frogmore Creek in Tasmania, Alexander Chaplin, to learn more about this multifaceted spirit.
Terence Chin is an interiors and lifestyle photographer with over 20 years of experience under his belt. He’s travelled around Australia and the world shooting for a range of notable clients including Saturdays NYC, bassike, Incu, IN BED, and Assembly Label.
Softer Volumes visited KINTO's headquarters in Ebisu, just south of Shibuya in Tokyo, to chat with the product design team and find out more about the brand's collection of everyday objects.
Intrinsic to Scandinavian design are the principles of minimalism, simplicity, and functionality. When it comes to homewares, there's no shortage of stellar brands who practice these. Softer Volumes has gathered some of the top Scandinavian homewares brands offering furniture pieces and small goods ideal for modern homes.
Softer Volumes caught up with passionate saké Master and Australian-based importer Toshi Maeda to better understand the drink, which is widely known in Japan as Nihonshu (literally translated to mean 'Japanese Liquor').
Around the city, entrepreneurs are embracing Japanese tradition (think slow, unique brewing methods), as well as experimenting with modern flavours and roasting techniques to create an offering unseen anywhere else. Enjoy exploring our selection of the best coffee shops in Tokyo.