Fostering Discovery – Softer Volumes Launches Hardcover Publication

Softer Volumes: Cafés is the first hardcover publication by Australian design and lifestyle publisher Softer Volumes.

Fostering discovery, Softer Volumes explores modern and considered design that both delights and enriches travel experiences around the globe. The special release coffee table book Softer Volumes: Cafés showcases exceptionally designed cafés both locally and internationally. The publisher endeavours to encourage travel and exploration through a celebration of inspirational and creative destinations, spaces and intriguing interiors.

Fostering discovery, Softer Volumes explores modern and considered design that both delights and enriches travel experiences around the globe.

Softer Volumes: Cafés is printed in locally in Sydney and finished with a natural fabric cover with debossed foil letting. The 350-page publication includes over 100 hand-selected coffee shops from across more than 70 cities. Each chosen café is distinctive in its appeal and charm – from minimalistic interiors that exude a calming ambiance to contemporary, vibrant spaces that allow for a more memorable experience.

Each featured café contains significant information on the design, including who designed the space, the inspiration behind it, notes on the atmosphere and the motivation behind each menu. Likewise, the coffee table book also showcases some of the world’s best architecture and interior photographers.

Softer Volumes fosters discovery, exploring modern and considered design that both delights and enriches travel experiences around the globe.

Inside the hardcover book, at the end of each region’s section, there is also a list of additional recommendations for travellers, including specialty coffee shops and more design-focused cafés; even in your own city, this allows exploration to remain at the forefront of the readers’ mind.

Softer Volumes: Cafés features work by multiple Australian architecture and design studios, including DesignOffice, Sans-Arc, Therefore, Ritz & Ghougassian, Studio Esteta, Foolscap Studio, Ewert Leaf and more. The special release is now available to order online through Softer Volumes.