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10. Wood dominates
the interiors of Yardbird
Southern Table & Bar,
found on the expansive
bar, floors, and window
shutters.

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8. A playful wall graphic
in Oasis' poolside
restroom further
enhances the property's
retro vibe.

9. Green accents and
overscaled shutters
that span Andiron's
perimeter evoke the feel
of a seaside residence.

wallcovering. For Bin 702 she mixed "natural
colors with black in the woodwork and a custom
mural in a sepia tone."

Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar

Glitzy celeb chef restaurants will always fill
a Vegas itinerary, but increasingly, diners are
finding themselves drawn to more subdued
affairs. West of the Strip at Red Rock Casino
Resort & Spa, veteran restaurateur Andy Masi
opened Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar to put
the spotlight on rustic, seasonal cooking. To
delineate this, he turned to Toronto-based
Munge Leung for the design. "We wanted
a warm and inviting space that had a nice
feminine touch but still had an elegant feel.
We built it for the local community where we
believe women are the influencers and wanted
to create something they would enjoy," says
Masi, former CEO and founder of the Light
Group and current founder of Clique Hospitality.
Inspired by Napa Valley restaurants that "are
food and wine driven but also have an extremely
comfortable and homey feel," reclaimed wood
and bricks prevail because "when you want to
make something feel authentic, then you need
to use authentic materials," he says. Dual woodburning ovens, a charcuterie station, shellfish
bar, and counter dining all instill "a great deal of
energy in the room," Masi points out.

Andiron Steak & Sea

In nearby Summerlin at Andiron Steak & Sea,
Thomas Schlesser, founder and principal of New
York-based Design Bureaux, wanted to unveil
a steakhouse that was "lighter, brighter, and

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airier." Because it also boasts a strong seafood
component, he turned to coastal environments,
such as the Hamptons, for design cues rather
than the desert, with a color palette of green and
cream accents. "Although not necessarily rustic,
it's what you might see in a seaside residence,"
he says. "The banquettes even feel like you're
sitting on a sofa." Overscaled shutter elements
around the perimeter reinforce this aesthetic,
as does the floating backbar. The key feature, he
says, is the suspended ceiling with a collage of
dramatic lights that establishes "an open feeling
and a sense of intimacy."

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar

Back on the Strip, the Venetian is where 50
Eggs chose to open its second installment of
hit Miami restaurant Yardbird Southern Table
& Bar. With a footprint twice the size of the
original, the in-house design team was able
to expand its vision, turning to materials like
white brick, barn doors, and chicken wire. The
dining room highlight is the custom chandelier
fashioned from mason jars and Edison bulbs.
"The tables, with their concrete legs, are
designed to look more industrial but still feature

natural textures. Everything was handpicked
from the woods," says John Kunkel, 50 Eggs'
CEO and founder. "The floor tile pattern
represents Southern quilting and the restaurant
features more than 80 vintage Western images
loaned to us by the John Wayne estate."

Omnia

In Vegas, of course, nightlife prevails, and
recently it's taken the form of Hakkasan Group's
gracefully kinetic Omnia, set in the former
PURE Nightclub space at Caesars Palace.
Designed by New York-based Rockwell Group,
it welcomes guests into a vestibule sheathed
in stone tile and LCD portals embedded in
black one-way mirrors on all four sides. Los
Angeles-based visual art production studio V
Squared Labs created real-time visuals for the
space's more than 80 LCD TV screens, as well
as custom animation that enlivens the LED
displays that span the club's balcony. The ground
floor has an impressive 60-foot-tall domed
ceiling, but the chandelier, weighing 22,000
pounds and comprising eight concentric circles
with theatrical lighting effects, video projections,
and LED strips, steals the show. hd

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