Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
The Oz Big Eye, The Oz Barrel Eye by Yang Mao-Lin.
Taiwanese artist Yang Mao Lin's "The Oz Big Eye" and "The Oz Barrel Eye" owe their inspirations to The Wizard of Oz, a familiar story focusing on “journey,” which also symbolizes the artist’s anticipation of life. The two works are fish-shaped copper sculptures, with polish treatment and dyed matte surface, respectively. Equipped with LED lamps, the glass fish eyes gleam, and the Doris dolls hidden inside the sculptures were happy to be protected.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
The Moonlight by Yang Yongliang.
Chinese photographic artist Yang Yongliang's "Moonlight" video recording series and The Day of Perpetual Night" is presented in four screens. They illustrate the subtle flow of time, conveying the complexity of time and space. Look into the video, and you will see an illuminating urban night expanding vastly.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Tea ceremony.
A tea ceremony is scheduled in early evenings for guests to experience a traditional Taiwanese culture.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Spiral Staircase.
The spiral staircase connecting reception floor and grand ballroom floor is a work of art itself.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Peony by Sugiura Yasuyoshi.
Japanese artist Sugiura Yasuyoshi's "Peony" enlarges the subject plant to reveal its rich and complex appearance, coaxing forth an even stronger sense of actual existence than the genuine article and piquing your curiosity, compelling you to get closer to actual plants and experience the joy of communing with nature.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
The outdoor pool.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Nature Tower by Zadok Ben-David.
Israeli artist Zadok Ben-David's "Natural Tower" gracefully pirouetting posture of dancers bestowed with butterfly wings. The artwork evokes a delightful sense of carefree leisure.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
La Farfalla restaurant.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Guest room.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
The lobby.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Espace Beauté EB Spa.
Humble House's Espace Beaute EB Spa.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Design Hotels XXL BOOK.
Design Hotels collector's edition of its annual book - The XXL BOOK.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Crazy Ball by Paola Pivi.
Italian artist Paola Pivi's "Crazy Ball" has comprised of miniaturized classical designer chairs, combined them with lighting effect to create a flashy work of lighted installation art that takes you into a splendedly skewed world that transcends in visual space.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Butterfly by Alexander James.
English artist Alexander James' "Butterfly" is displayed in every single room of the hotel. The series employs high resolution photography to capture images of butterflies underwater. Upon enlargement, the creature's physical details present a strangely jarring effect on the view, imbuing an elegantly fantastical sensation on the viewing public while conveying the finest of wishes for humanity.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Bourrasque by Paul Cocksedge.
UK's Paul Cocksedge created "Bourrasque" which was constructed by electroluminescent sheets suspended in the air and appear to have been caught in a sudden gust of wind, twisting and flapping to and fro, producing a poetic sensation akin to a state of illusion. The large-scale installation was custom-created for the hotel and is Cocksedge's exclusive piece to go on permanent exhibition in the world.
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Humble House Taipei Is The Art & Hotel Worlds’ Pretty Darling
Ah by Tsai Charwei.
Taiwanese artist Tsai Charwei's "Ah" piece is an ink calligraphic representation of the letters "Ah" as endless melding with repetitious background sounds of the word's enunciation. "Ah" alludes to a number of sacred aspects of numerous religions, such as "Allah," "Amen," "Amitabah," "alleluia," and "A-om." This artwork appropriates the resonance of sound and imagery to emphasize the symbiotic relationship between one's surroundings and spirituality.
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Situated in Xinyi District is a design boutique hotel catering to creatives.
Traveling artists and designers making a pitstop in Taipei have already heard about Humble House. Word on the street is, if they’ve stayed here, they don’t want to leave. If they haven’t experienced the newest design hotel in the city, the anticipation awaits. Situated in the bustling Xinyi District is a design boutique gem catering to the creatives in all of us.
In recent years, where we choose to stay is no longer defined by the notoriety of a commercial brand. Often than not, the cool factors that illustrate a stylish hotel are: design, boutique and luxury. Because what these choices say about us are: cultured wanderlusts knowing where to go for the best without emulating other travelers. Right beside two massive brands: W Hotel Taipei and Le Meridien; Humble House defines that bigger sometimes isn’t better. In fact, it’s the modern blend of world-class service and aesthetic artistry. Art gallery meets boutique luxury.
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Here at Jetset Times, we’re suckers for concepts that truly incorporate the world. Global vision gets to us, especially when portrayed in art. Humble House’s philosophy is inspired by renowned Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore’s quote: “Let life be beautiful like summer flowers…” thus the entire hotel (and we truly mean: entire) is embellished by art collected from different parts of the world, created by international artists.
From local Taiwanese artist Charwei Tsai’sink calligraphy next to the reception, Chinese photographic artist Yang Yongliang’s video recording series across from the elevators, Israeli artist Zadok Ben-David’s butterfly sculpture on the terrace, to Italian artist Paola Pivi’s lighted installation in La Farfalla restaurant; every corner of the hotel celebrates boundless imagination and genius creativity.
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While the hotel characterizes a sophisticated urban jungle, each of its 235 rooms depicts Humble House Group’s inventive taste, “art in life, life in art.” Contemporary rooms, including 10 suites, provide a clear view of Taipei. We fell in love with high-quality wooden decor, stylish yet relaxing lighting, top quality carpet, custom-made sofa and unbelievably cozy beds. A basic superior room starts at USD $393 (NT$12,000.)
General Manager, Hugo Sheng, spoke to us:
In the begging, our philosophy was always to use international standards to build and open this hotel. But Humble House is also a representation of Taiwan’s rise of local culture. That local culture, in this moment, is a lifestyle of east and west. It’s about having wine glasses and chopsticks on the same table. Collecting art pieces discovered from all over the world but maintaining a MIT (Made in Taiwan) brand.
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Other lush features include The Terrace which whisked us away from downtown scurry to a relaxed open garden, all the while accompanied by glasses of tasty cocktails. La Farfalla is where we indulged in quail confit and oven-roasted dover sole with Hokkaido scallops and caper sauce. Needless to say, deliciously gratifying.
As a recent member of Design Hotels, the green-living Humble House beckons international attention to Taipei as a rising dynamo in the hospitality space. From the gorgeous outdoor pool to whimsical artworks galore, Humble House is the most instagram-worthy hotel in Taipei and inspiring our inner artist.
As the founder of Jetset Times, Wendy is an avid traveler and fluent in five languages. When she's not traveling, Wendy calls Paris and Taipei home. Her favorite countries so far from her travels have been: Bhutan, Iran, and St. Bart's because they were all so different!
