This epoxy design on top and stainless card case was adapted from Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was built in 1915 and the Annex was built in 1919. The hotel was demolished in 1968 but the entrance, lobby and pool were reconstructed at Meiji Village near Nagoya, Japan, 1976. The Annex was demolished in 1923. The hotal was known for its floating foundation and steel-reinforced construction permitted it to survive with little damage, the great Kanto earthquake of September 1st, 1923, the day of the hotel's completion ceremony.
Born in Wisconsin, USA, in 1867, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT grew up to be America’s greatest and most innovative Architect. His legacy is one of America’s foremost cultural treasures. In 1940, he established The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to protect, preserve and administer his life’s work. In 1991, Architectural Record magazine published a list of the 100 most significant buildings in the world - 11 were by Frank Lloyd Wright.