Bellagio Design Comes Up A Winner
LAS VEGAS — Bostik Inc. announced the winning design for its most recent edition of Bostik Signature Spaces… in stunning style.
Rick Faber, senior graphic designer at Walt Disney Imagineering, won the Grand Prize in “The Art of Stone Flooring Design Contest” for his design of a new 13’-diameter medallion in the main lobby of the Bellagio Hotel & Casino.
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Faber received his prize – a trip for two to Paris — in high fashion on May 3 at Hyde, the “Height of Decadence” nightlife venue at the Bellagio, in front of a crowd of 600 consisting primarily of architects and designers.
Scott Banda, Bostik’s Director of Marketing & Business Development and emcee of the award ceremony, declared, “The focal location of this 13’ diameter, stone-flooring masterpiece is currently being walked on or alongside by over 20,000 Bellagio visitors every single day!”
“This is the fourth competition we’ve staged with our partners at MGM Resorts International in the last three years,” Banda noted. “In all of these, we’ve arranged for a permanent installation to take place at one of their key properties. Everybody involved wins.
“But in particular, those who submitted their designs had great opportunities to showcase their creative talents… and subsequently, receive well-deserved notoriety.
In the latest Bostik competition, North American flooring installation contractors, artists, interior designers and architects with expertise in commercial spaces were encouraged to submit their most-creative realizations of a waterjet cut-and-fabricated round marble medallion
Bostik partnered with MGM Resorts International, the Bellagio’s owner; Creative Edge Master Shop, the waterjet firm producing the winning design; the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA); and Superior Tile & Stone in Las Vegas, the NTCA Five-Star contractor installing the medallion.
“This medallion will provide an enduring focal signature space for the Bellagio,” said Jim Belilove, president/founder of Creative Edge Master Shop, “showing off the elegance of marble, and its combination with other architectural metals. Right after it was unveiled, we were told the medallion’s beauty and workmanship was nothing less than ‘Renaissance quality!’”
“It was an honor to be chosen to work on such a prestigious installation,” said Todd Robinson, director of operations at Superior Tile & Stone. “The waterjet cut-and-fabricated medallion was not only beyond beautiful but was delivered to the jobsite in the most-professional way for our installers to handle the project.
“And of course, we utilized the Bostik system to ensure that the medallion was installed at optimal levels.”
Bostik is a leading global adhesive specialist in construction, consumer and industrial markets. For more than a century, it has been developing innovative adhesive solutions that are smarter and more adaptive to the forces that shape daily lives. With annual sales of €1.95 billion, the company employs 6,000 people and has a presence in more than 50 countries.
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