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Dynamic Duo
Roger Thomas and Steve Wynn deliver
the keynote address tomorrow in South
Pacific Ballroom E
Sponsored by WALTERS, hospitality icons Roger Thomas,
executive vice president of design for Wynn Design and
Development, and Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts,
join HD Editorial Director Michael Adams tomorrow, May
4th, at 12:30 p.m. in South Pacific Ballroom E to discuss
their decades-long working relationship, the challenges of
exceeding their own high standards, and Wynn's robust
portfolio, including the $4.2 billion, 1,706-room Wynn Palace
Cotai in China. Here, Thomas talks more about the brand's
future plans:

Describe the Wynn Palace.

We were asked to honor China, so we decided to reinvent
chinoiserie for the 21st century. Really a handful of
decorative elements that came to Europe inspired one of the
most important design influences of 200 years in the 17th,
18th, and 19th centuries. It established this kind of romantic
charm, and we have the advantage of reinventing chinoiserie
in the 21st century with the internet, with extraordinary
scholarship, and with the world travel that I've been able to
do to look at collections and be inspired.

How do you approach a project of this scale?

We get to build a full-scale model of every guestroom and
every suite in Las Vegas. We get to hammer on it for two or
three years, testing ourselves. We have a great time with
trying different fabrics, different carpets, different paint
colors, and different light fittings.

When rethinking the guestrooms and suites,
what did you do differently?

We've always excelled at guest comfort and convenience,
but we were able to take it a step further. Every single
drawer you open is completely fitted with whatever goes
in it. If there's a stemware glass, it's nestled in a suede
receptacle of exactly its dimensions-and that goes

for every teacup, every sugar packet. Along the way, I
completely reinvented a line of plumbing because I don't
want anybody to see anything that's in there and say, 'Oh,
look, that's just like when we were staying at...' It can be
the most elevated reference in the world, but it still doesn't
make it a unique set of dramatic experiences, which is
what I want.

What can you tell us about the Wynn Boston
Harbor, set to open in 2019?

It's just north of downtown on the Mystic River, and it's
going to be beautiful. Alex [Woogmaster, Wynn Design
& Development's creative director] is taking the lead; I'm
the éminence grise for this project. It's a new expression
in casino design that we haven't done before but will have
some of our favorite Wynn amenities.

What else do you have planned?

We've got an enormous new race and sports book restaurant
coming into Wynn Las Vegas. We're reinventing a new
gaming area for Encore Las Vegas. We're adding the Wynn
Plaza retail esplanade in Las Vegas. It's constant and forever.
We're completely rethinking our Italian restaurant at Wynn
Macau. We're the painters of the Golden Gate Bridge-the
minute we get done, we have to start over.

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