To
celebrate the summer months, the floral and horticulture teams at The Venetian®
and The Palazzo® Las Vegas will embark on creating a spectacular floral
installation that is the first of its kind at The Palazzo. The new display,
which can be seen May 22 through September 1, was inspired by an image of a
traditionally-dressed Venetian woman during the celebrations of Carnivale di
Venezia, a festival known for its elaborate dresses and decorative masks.
From
inception to completion, the project has taken about two years to complete.
Hundreds of hours went into design and art direction, with the computer model
alone taking three months to build. The focal point of the installations in the
Waterfall Atrium and Gardens and in The Palazzo Lobby will be Venetian women
topiaries that will stand approximately nine feet tall. The topiaries were
created by a 3-D computer, similar to CG models used in movies.
Melding
the world of art and mechanics, the bodies of the topiaries were built with
aluminum pieces cut using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) and then
hand-finished by a sculptor. The dresses of the topiaries will be built
entirely by aluminum plates with slots to hold florist foam and the tens of
thousands of flowers that will make the Venetian-style dresses.
A
team of 20 floral designers, gardeners, and engineers will contribute a total
of 1,200 hours toward the installation of the summer floral display. The
installation can be seen May 22 through September 1, with the décor and colors
changing throughout the summer months:
For
June, a touch of wedding glamour will be seen throughout the display with
shades of white, pinks, peaches, and creams.
In
July, hot summer nights transform the gardens with jewel tones in hot pinks,
purples, and reds.
And
in August, to finish up the three-month show, the gardens and topiaries will
begin to show the transition into autumn with orange, yellows, reds, and
browns.
Located
in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian Las Vegas features all-suite
accommodations, exquisite restaurants by celebrity chefs and world-class
entertainment and shopping. The luxury resort offers 4,028 elegant suites,
including standard suites that are nearly double the size of the average Las
Vegas hotel room. The Venetian is home to restaurants from celebrated chefs
including Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali, Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, Emeril
Lagasse and Buddy “Cake Boss” Valastro. The resort also features Canyon Ranch
SpaClub; a five-acre pool and garden deck; TAO nightclub; the Grand Canal
Shoppes retail and dining mecca; a 120,000-square-foot casino and The Strip’s
largest poker room; and more than 2.25 million square feet of meeting and
convention space. Dynamic live
entertainment includes concert headliners at The Venetian Theatre; ‘80s rock musical “ROCK OF AGES;” Motown
favorites from the multi-platinum quartet Human Nature; and the all-female
comedy series LIPSHTICK – THE PERFECT SHADE OF STAND UP. For more information,
visit venetian.com, @venetianvegas and facebook.com/venetianlasvegas.
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