Icon - Arrow LeftAn icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. Icon - Arrow RightAn icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Icon - External LinkAn icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - MessageThe icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - Down ChevronUsed to indicate a dropdown. Icon - CloseUsed to indicate a close action. Icon - Dropdown ArrowUsed to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Location PinUsed to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Zoom OutUsed to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Zoom InUsed to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - SearchUsed to indicate a search action. Icon - EmailUsed to indicate an emai action. Icon - FacebookFacebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - InstagramInstagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - PinterestPinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - TwitterTwitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Check MarkA check mark for checkbox buttons.
You are reading

Hotels & Lodging: Claska Hotel in Japan

Search

Hotels & Lodging: Claska Hotel in Japan

January 11, 2010

We aspire to someday stay at the Claska Hotel in the Meguro district of Tokyo, a boutique hotel with an art gallery and exhibition space done in a spare Nippon style (Claska loosely translates as "how best to live"). Architects Iku Hirose and Yoshitsugu Takemoto, producers at Urban Design System, supervised the renovation of the nondescript 1960s business hotel; the interiors were designed by Tei Shuwa, director of Intentionallies. The eight-story space now houses a restaurant, a bar, a shop, and a gallery with revolving exhibits of cutting-edge Japanese design. N.B. There are only nine guest rooms, so early booking is essential (there are also 23 rooms available for stays of six months or longer).

claska  20  exterior  20  with  20  tree claska  20  exterior  20  with  20  bicycle claska  20  exterior  20  with  20  pot claska  20  bar claska  20  lobby  20  with  20  noguchi claska  20  studio  20  note claska  20  studio  20  note  20  3 claska  20  room  20  with  20  cart claska  20  bedside  20  table claska  20  sink claska  20  bath  20  with  20  shelves claska  20  japan  20  deck

Below: Until we make it to Tokyo, we'll have to be content browsing the hotel's online Do Gallery & Shop, which sells home accessories. Designer and shop curator Takeo Okuma sources simple, utilitarian products from all over Japan.

claska  20  shop  20  1 Hotels  Lodging Claska Hotel in Japan portrait 16 Hotels  Lodging Claska Hotel in Japan portrait 17 Hotels  Lodging Claska Hotel in Japan portrait 18
(Visited 198 times, 1 visits today)
You need to login or register to view and manage your bookmarks.

Have a Question or Comment About This Post?

Join the conversation

v5.0