Guess the Decade: Small Space Hotel Style - The Answer

...when they guessed the 70s - it is from 1975 and is a room in a capsule hotel (The BC25) in Tokyo, Japan. 130 readers hit it right on the nose (the electronics were the big giveaway for this design savvy bunch), with the 80s and 60s pretty evenly split with 55 and 51 votes, respectively. A few people (6) guessed the 50s and the 90s got a single vote. The 40s and Now both stayed at zero.

Some interesting comments from the original post:

The consumer grade calculator is the best indicator that it's from the 1970s. This was the macbook air of its time. - JoeyBrill

Looks like early 80s late 70s, it has a very space 2001 look to it. The use of white and neutral colours in the decor makes me want to lean towards the 80s but not completely out of the 70s yet as we see the orange tint to the windows on the door. - SJwashere

If that's a smoke detector then it's not the 60's, plus the calculator is sooooo 70's - they were crazy popular. The oatmeal colored fabrics makes me think it's not the 80's. - cleanlines

So that's what happened to my TV that I donated to Goodwill...definitely 70's. - alexis

my dad was into techie stuff... he loved his pocket calculator circa 1975-ish? Maybe 1976...When we moved into our new home, we had all of the posh 1975 amenities... including all push-button phones. However, many of our neighbors still had rotaries well into the late 70's. - modern on long island

I immediately thought "it's either Space 1999 or Earth 1970" - idon'tdobeige

When I first looked at this, I thought the tv was a microwave! - Pixie

Thanks for playing along!

Image: Thanks to Glen H

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The desk lamp was the final clue. Had one just like it in my dorm room.

posted by txbelle on July 8th 2009 at 9:09pm
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It's a rotary dial phone.

posted by Team Decor on July 8th 2009 at 10:29pm
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This totally reminds me of where Bruce Willis lived in The Fifth Element.

Love it.

posted by decor8Holly on July 8th 2009 at 10:32pm
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its the nakagin capsule tower, tokyo. 1972, metabolism.

slated for destruction as of 2008.

posted by sajolt on July 8th 2009 at 10:54pm
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That was a lot of fun. I hope you guys do this more often.

posted by SJwashere on July 9th 2009 at 12:13am
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Aside from the "high tech" - this looks like my 70s home (all whites and oatmeal, similar ceiling and black chrome edged TV) Sigh... I miss those days... remember "What will we be singing in the 80s?" The walkman was just around the corner... What will be around the ipod corner I wonder?

posted by TaniaTingel on July 9th 2009 at 6:11am
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The TV looks like one I used to have as a child - I guess that's proof how far hand-me-downs get (I grew up in the early 90's).

posted by ChrisGal on July 9th 2009 at 7:00am
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Too bad that plans are to doze it. Anybody know the current status?

posted by sciteach on July 9th 2009 at 10:13am
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