Commemorating THE GROOVE STORE’s 1st Anniversary
Take your hotel memories with art magnets
Commemorating THE GROOVE STORE’s 1st Anniversary
Take your hotel memories with art magnets
Art magnets are sold through capsule toy machines at our antenna shop THE GROOVE STORE. We hope that hotel guests will take these magnets home along with fond memories of their hotel stay.
Enjoy the thrill and excitement of not knowing which design you’ll get!
Hotel picks
As an ethical product, the art magnets feature a tactile embossed design and are made using tiles upcycled from Mino ware pottery waste products. The capsules they come in use earth-friendly biodegradable plastic that will break down naturally in the environment.
On the magnets, which you can feel the unevenness with your fingertips, two artists actually stayed in the area and drew scenes that left a lasting impression.
Nao Tatsumi: 4 designs
*Artist comments in quotes
Good morning
Room-inspired designs
“It’s quite a luxurious and blissful thing to wake up naturally to the morning light, then doze off while thinking about your plans for the day.”
LAUNDRY & SUNDRY
From the 20th-floor vending/laundry area
“The retro furnishings in a modern space gave me the feeling that I was not only travelling physically but in time, too. Combined with the unique smell of laundry, this is one memory I feel will stay with me forever.”
Mid-century modern
Where nostalgia meets the new
“Amenities used during stays leave lasting memories. When attention to detail is evident, it makes guests feel valued and cared for.”
Welcome to Shinjuku
18th-floor lobby area
“It is always a bit sad to leave the hotel’s comfort for my next destination, but finding new places worth returning to enriches my life.”
Nao Tatsumi
Artist
Born in Fukushima Prefecture, Nao received her BFA in 2005 from the University of Tsukuba, majoring in the architectural design of art. Using acrylics and oils, she paints commonplace yet poignant scenes she has collected from the backstreets and street corners of the world on her virtual journey around the globe using online maps. In addition to holding numerous exhibitions in Japan and overseas, her broad range of work includes producing advertising creatives and wall art for restaurants and hotels.
Yunosuke: 4 designs
*Artist comments in quotes
Coffee & Kabukicho
With views from the rooms
“It’s truly inspiring being able to see Shinjuku and the rest of Tokyo from your room. I focused on including the room’s cool furniture and interior in a compositionally sound way.”
Nightwear & Toothbrush
Hotel original amenities
“I thought combining the room’s original loungewear with tile textures would create something simple yet interesting. I included the colorful toothbrushes too since they matched so nicely.”
See You In Shinjuku!
Room essentials
“I drew a desk scene featuring items that show the hotel’s personality, like notepads, along with key cards and speakers that add a lived-in feel to the stay.”
Fully enjoying the town of Kabukicho
Integrating hotel picks and logo
“From the DJ booth to the record jackets on display, I got a sense of the hotel’s passion for music. In this piece I drew the moment a groove is about to be played and included the hotel’s rainbow logo on the record label.”
Yunosuke
Illustrator & Graphic Designer
Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Yunosuke now lives in Tokyo. After graduating from a sport university in the metropolitan area, he worked for five years at a graphic design firm. He became a freelancer when he went to study on the US west coast and is currently involved in both illustration and graphic design in a wide range of areas that include advertising, apparel, CD artwork and logo design.
Product Information
- Hours
- 10:00-22:00
- Location
- THE GROOVE STORE,
18th-floor lobby - Price
- 1,000 yen/per game
- Description
- Miniature art magnet (8 designs total)
*Photos are for illustrative purposes.
*All prices shown include consumption tax.
*Hours of operation and other information contained in this page are subject to change.
*As these are capsule toys, each capsule contains one random design and cannot be selected.