Slow Beam passion-project hotel opens in Hobart

Bedroom featuring black-stained walls, white bedspread, and views over Hobart

(Image credit: Emily Weaving)

last updated 7 October 2022

Nestled within the rugged hills of West Hobart, Slow Beam is a hedonistic design-savvy passion project from couple Lauren Bamford and Keith Mason who saw an opportunity to champion Australian artistry.

Joining forces with Melbourne-based design practice Hearth Studio, they drew upon the linearity of Gio Ponti’s architecture for the building, which comprises two box-like charred-wood pavilions that both complements and contrasts the untamed bushland.

Interior cues from 1970s modernist design results in a playful retro-imbued space with a milieu of black-stained ply walls that provide a moody backdrop for a kaleidoscopic range of Australian-designed furniture and art. This includes an arresting painting by Melbourne artist Ali McCann in the bedroom, and, in the living room, Grant Featherston chairs that sit on a vibrant, geometric rug by Esther Stewart. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer bucolic views over Hobart, best enjoyed while imbibing on complimentary Knocklofty gin.

Seating area featuring a blue velour sofa, coffee table and chair with a vibrant geometric rug

Black-stained walls and a cream two-tone chair next to an archway

Dining room with black-stained walls, bench and stools, and a simple fireplace

Dining area with a bench, two cream-coloured stools and black-stained walls with black tiles

Alternative view of the dining room to show another table with chairs, and views into the garden

View of the exterior of the building surrounded by trees

ADDRESS

Liverpool Crescent
West Hobart
Tasmania

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