In the city of mostly brick-red, Hotel Fox stands strikingly with white walls and the colorful eaves in each window. Going inside, a work by Pandarosa covering the whole face of a front wall grabbed my attention, lit-up with sunlight from a skylight. Regardless of size, it doesn’t give an oppressive feeling as if it is floating somewhere. It seemed as if it would change its shape if I moved my eyes away, and is exactly suited to a lobby, which is for both arrival and departure.

Pandarosa

Since November 2004, Pandarosa has been traveling in Europe. He reflected his inspiration from food, history, people, weather and feelings he met on his journey into the Hotel, and created the lovely space.

Hallways are covered by specially designed carpet, and also the walls in the landings are filled with exhibits. Moreover, each artist designed the doors facing the hallway. Therefore, you can see a part of other works, not only the room you are staying in. It is exciting just to walk around watching the doors as if there are 61 pieces in one big exhibition place called a hotel.

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Some artists took 3 or 4 weeks to draw or paint directly onto the wall, and each artist approached the work in various ways. It is like an unusually plentiful treasure house of ideas; a room that you can feel as if you are in a garden on a fine day, a room which has characters hanged from the ceiling, a room based on all white color, etc.

Speto

Among these, there was a room, which had a tent instead of a bed, by Rilla from the design group Rinzen. Woods with many animals are painted on the wall, and people who stay in the room will turn off a lamp inside the tent when they sleep, as if when they go camping.

Steve and Rilla (Rinzen)

“I almost went crazy wearing painted clothes for four weeks,” said Rilla. “But after finishing everything, I am very happy now. I myself want to stay in this room.” She said the idea of a tent came out afterward. “While taking such a long time to make each room, we artists gave inspiration to each other by exchanging ideas.” A curtain and a bed cover were handmade by her mother. “My mother likes to help me,” Rilla laughed with impish eyes. Her room is warming and you experience tender feelings. After this project, Steve and Rilla from Rinzen are planning to move from Australia to Berlin.