There's a new wave of design interest gathering momentum in Hobart and this groovy little passageway, more cupboard than store, is the city lunchtime hangout for those leading the charge.

Owned by furniture designers Ben Blakebrough and Sara King, you might mistake Arp for a personal library of art, design and landscape titles, if they weren't for sale. There's also small range of objets and gadgets, and examples of Blakebrough and King's own furniture, such as simple stools and chairs in metal and striking colours.