It’s not carpet, but it does have to do with what you walk on in a casino. This little bit was in the latest Wynn Newsletter, and I thought it was interesting:
Wynn Las Vegas is a visual feast unlike any other on the Strip. There is so much to take in, so much care and thought put into design, that it would be understandable if guests took the space beneath their feet for granted. But Steve Wynn and Executive Vice President of Design Roger Thomas are visionaries who make sure nothing is taken for granted when it comes to the guest experience, so its no surprise to see eyes cast downward while people walk around the premises, fingers pointing, or young people posing for photos while lying on their backs in the middle of a field of flowers made of thousands of pieces of hand-carved, colored glass.”When you create a space, you have big ideas and then you work toward detail,” says Thomas, who created one of the most intricately detailed features at Wynn Las Vegas after envisioning impressionistic floral mosaics spread throughout the property;s walkways. The flowers come in all shapes and sizes, looking as if they were pressed in a giant book owned by French master Henri Matisse, with vivid hues culled from a palette of 35 different colors.
via Wynn Las Vegas & Encore Newsletter – 2009 September – The Glass Menagerie.
I never thought about taking pictures of people laying on casino carpet. Depending on who was posing and what they were wearing, that could take my gallery in a whole different direction–and not necessarily a good one. No, it’s best to remain a purist and focus on all carpet, all the time.
Click through and read the whole article–it really made me appreciate the work that goes into such a seemingly minor thing, and you may feel the same way.