Cultural Impact: Transportation
As transportation evolves, how we get to a place is just as important as the final destination
As transportation evolves, how we get to a place is just as important as the final destination. The romanticism of train travel takes the basic tenets of hospitality and transforms them into convivial spaces for long-haul trips or short commutes.
Cultural Impact: Transportation
As transportation evolves, how we get to a place is just as important as the final destination
As transportation evolves, how we get to a place is just as important as the final destination. The romanticism of train travel takes the basic tenets of hospitality and transforms them into convivial spaces for long-haul trips or short commutes.
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Industrial designer Ken Okuyama looked to the future to craft Tokyo’s luxury train suite Shiki-Shima, which includes a lounge area, slightly darker dining car, and 17 private suites that offer Japanese design cues like shoji windows.
Luxury Train Suite Shiki-Shima
Tokyo
Ken Okuyama
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Luxury Train Suite Shiki-Shima
Tokyo
Ken Okuyama
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Luxury Train Suite Shiki-Shima
Tokyo
Ken Okuyama
Online Exclusive
Wimberly Interiors channeled the 1920s and ’30s in the sumptuous redesign of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express’ grand suites (named after the cities it travels to—Istanbul, Paris, and Venice and set for a March 2018 debut) where ornate detailing, head-beaded embroidery, and lavish fabrics reflect each suite’s unique character.
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