The rooms located on the upper floors welcome guests with two lanterns, in an atmosphere evoking the Japanese tea ceremony. The bed alcove is defined by wooden wainscoting with a small upper overhang hosting decorative pillars made in the typical local Kitayamasugi wood. The bed headboards are enveloped in Nishijin-ori textile from Hosoo and resemble the slightly rippled lakeshore water surface. Each environment distinguishes itself with a specific and carefully studied décor. Co-created with GO ON, an organisation composed by six craftsmen specialised in traditional arts, the hotel is lit up by the presence of their valuable works in wood, lacquer, tin, glass, and ceramics. The walls are decorated with the paintings of Japanese painter Tokuro Kojima. The MARCEL Chairs, which are combined with comfortable sofas in fabric inside the restaurant, and the CLAUDE Armchairs and BLAVA Easy Chairs in the common areas and guest rooms add quality to any space. “A choice – as the designers specify – dictated by the elegant and discrete aesthetics of the brand derived from the Japanese Wabi-sabi philosophy and the knowledge of Higashiyama culture which the project is inspired on”. Each element perfectly matches the concept of the hotel, which is aimed at offering its clients maximum comfort with high-quality furniture pieces that are a harmonious part of the spaces that host them.
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Architect: Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc.
Design: Nomura Co., Ltd. Rens Ryutaro Matsuura www.rens-design.jp
Photography: Nacasa&Partners
Products: MARCEL Chair, CLAUDE Armchair, BLAVA Easy Chair