When Trunk(Hotel) opened two years ago, its contemporary design, buzzy ambiance and creative collaborations filled a much-needed gap in Tokyo’s hotel scene. Now, its entrepreneurial founder Yoshitaka Nojiri has opened Trunk(House), an entirely differen...
Trunk is a new one-room hotel that occupies a former 70-year-old geisha training house in Tokyo
Outside, a pine tree – rather than signage – marks the entrance, while inside a modern riff on traditional Japanese house design – masterminded by in-house team Trunk Atelier and Tokyo-based studio Tripster – opens with an original stone genkan entrance, which leads to smooth grey mortar walls, terrazzo floors, wood panelled ceilings, and a decorative stained glass window.
Elsewhere, other highlights include a tatami mat tearoom with leather cushions, paper artwork by Chiaki Hirano, a George Nelson Cigar Lotus floor lamp and contemporary tea utensils by artist Tom Sachs. Brass lights by Nara-based New Light Pottery are suspended above marble kitchen counters and a long, solid oak dining table
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