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Wynn - 2015 - Issue 3 - Winter

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photography by rebek ah johnson (curry); barbara kraft (all others) 1. the fabrics "Wynn and Encore utilize soft materials throughout, and this is extraordinarily rare within public spaces. These rich and inviting surfaces are found in valances, lighting fixtures, and wall coverings. Mr. Wynn and Roger Thomas [Executive Vice President of Design for Wynn Design and Development] accomplish this beautifully. The use of fabrics is really tough in interior surfaces, because they drape differently over their time, and they're fairly transient in terms of color fading. They're tricky and require fastidious clean- ing and maintenance. What's really amazing at Wynn is that all the interior soft goods are impeccable. They're maintained to the point that they look like they did the day they were installed. Other indi- viduals would make the choice to not use them—they would do hard surfaces that would be cleaned with some caustic cleaner. But Mr. Wynn is a designer's designer, as is Roger Thomas. And they offer that familiarity—that you can trust that you're gonna go in and it looks and smells and feels exactly like it should, like it was intended, like the day we opened. And so what happens is, it makes you feel as excited every time." 3. the base "What's so hard in today's world of so much information is establishing simplicity and a wholistic clarity to what one is trying to do. And Mr. Wynn has this—there's a feeling that surrounds the choices he makes. There's a familiarity to it, but he's always surprising you. Mr. Wynn has a very specific chocolate brown used in various ways throughout his properties. This brown is rich and strong, like his voice. To me it's his use of the nuance of brown through the interiors that is really gor- geous. It's become familiar and is a strong base to support the vivid use of rich primary colors. Like Rembrandt would use this brown and then build on it—he was famous for it. But it's a misunderstood color, and one of the most varied in the spectrum. It can be warm, it can be cool, it can be light, it can be rich. It is actu- ally a very tricky color. But it's a good base, like the velvet that Tiffany puts their jewels on." 2. the escaLatOrs "I never tire of the incredible experience of descending the spiral escalators into Parasol Down. The animation of the stairs and parasols is poetry in motion. Many people don't realize they move. I helped consult on that, and we didn't want to make it overly active.... But in natural environ- ments—in a forest, in an ocean—there are cycles—the way the sky is moving and shadows are changing—so it gives an organic story to the room. When there's motion around you, it kicks in your cerebral cortex to a slightly heightened awareness. It makes it exciting and stimulates the envi- ronment to have those opposing motions. You have these parasols slowly shifting up and down like clouds, and then you have this movement of the escalator.... If you walked down the stairs, it would still be grand, but there's something about this smooth glid- ing motion. It always makes me feel giddy and slightly royal." "As ExcITED EVERY TIME" Production designer Michael Curry shares a few of the aspects of Wynn and Encore that he most admires. s pecializing in transformational scenery, large-scale puppetry, costuming, and character design, Tony Award– winning production designer Michael curry has enjoyed a working relationship with steve Wynn for more than 20 years. His designs can be seen in Le Rêve—The Dream as well as the show on Wynn's Lake of Dreams, and he is currently developing an intimate theatrical experience for The Wynn steakhouse at the soon-to-open Wynn Palace in Macau. "Mr. Wynn is a modern-day Medici," curry says. "He wants great artists to be able to confer with, and I enjoy that he really values my opinion. It's been a trusting, great relationship, and it's helped me grow as an artist—and I hope I've helped him." Here curry shares a few examples of ways in which, as he says, "Mr. Wynn has created a bunch of stage sets where the guest gets to be the performer." 46 Wynn 46 Wynn DIscOVERIEs

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