Bottega Veneta's Tomas Maier Continues the Campaign for Tokyo's Hotel Okura

Tokyo saw the end of an era last week with the long-dreaded closing of the main wing of the perennial Hotel Okura which, in its 53 years of operation, saw such distinguished guests such as Presidents Ford, Reagan, Nixon, and Obama, and royalty such as Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and Japan's own Emperor Hirohito. Since last year, news of the hotel's imminent closure and the eradication of one more beautifully preserved icon of mid-century modernism has struck a deep chord with many people ...