Stepping into the lobby of BlueSky Hotel, every corner here is not just a decoration, but a real story that has existed and has been recognized by time.
Objects from different eras and origins meet quietly here. Some of them come from faraway Europe, some of them have witnessed Taiwan's post-war years, and some of them are traces of the 1969 building itself.
They are not nostalgic decorations put together on purpose, but real history that has existed, only in a different place, and continues to be seen.
Walking into the lobby of BlueSky Hotel, you will find that it is worth your while to stay here for a while. Each piece of collection has its own history, waiting for you to read it slowly.
BlueSky Chitose Wall｜Luggage Memory
The designers have constructed a magnificent wall of objects with 198 vintage suitcases, each of which has moved with someone - the
I have traveled by train, across the Taiwan Strait, and through the most turbulent years of post-war Taiwan.
They are the real containers of the common people's life and mobile culture in the middle of the 20th century, containing clothes, thoughts, as well as those countless sorrows and expectations.
Now they are gathered here, transformed into a large-scale installation art, quietly telling the collective memory of migration.Every traveler who passes by can see on this wall his or her departure or return at one time or another.
Crystal Chandelier｜1930s Art Statement
A large crystal chandelier hangs in the high ceiling of the hall.
The first glance catches the eye.
It's not just lighting, it's a statement of the times. It speaks of the 1930s and 1940s at the height of the Art Deco era - a time of refinement, symmetry and splendor, when beauty was an attitude in itself. The refracted light from the crystals seems to frame the proudest moments of that era in the center of the hall.
The moment I looked up, the years came back quietly.
Stained Glass Window｜Light from Italy
This window is from a distant Italian church.
Stained glass is the most representative craft of European Gothic architecture, in which colored glass is inlaid with lead strips so that the light itself becomes the brush. Each piece of color is carefully designed and kiln-fired by staff, and on the high walls of the church, it has guided the eyes of countless people upward to feel the encounter between light and the sacred.
Now that it is located in Taichung's Central District, the moment the sunlight penetrates the stained glass, scattering colored light all over the floor, it is the most spiritual moment of the whole space. Without any words, the light has already told all the stories.
Boiler Counter｜Echoes of the Past
The reception counter was formerly a large boiler that burned hot water in the 1970s.
It used to be the busiest presence in the whole building, burning and heating day after day, sending the temperature to every room, regardless of summer or winter, rain or shine. In those days, there was no instantaneous water heater, a building of hot water, all rely on it to boil out one stove after another.
Now it no longer burns, but remains in place in a different form. Every patina is a proof that this 1969 building has lived.
The form of temperature has changed, but the idea of continuity has never disappeared.
