Hardwood Floors April May 2018

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“Together with the National Wood Flooring Association, MGMResorts International, Oshkosh Designs, Eagle Bay Hardwood Flooring, and MasterCra Flooring, we openly invited those within the wood sector to create their very own masterpiece using wood ooring. A panel of judges, all with leading credentials in wood ooring, architectural design, or both, chose the winning design,” said Sco Banda, Bostik’s Director of Marketing and Business Development. is expert panel selected the work of Jennifer Sheets, an interior designer at Studio R Interiors, a Colorado-based rm specializing in hospitality design and procurement. Her winning design was installed in Bave e’s lobby. Additionally, she will receive a trip for two to Paris, France, courtesy of Bostik. “I’ve been fortunate to be in this industry for 10 years, with a wide range of various commercial and hospitality projects that I designed and/or managed from concept to completion. is is, by far, one of my most exciting achievements, at a soon-to-be globally recognized, upscale hospitality venue,” said Sheets.

Oshkosh Designs, a Wisconsin-based rm, which has built a reputation for fashioning exquisite hardwood medallions, wood oor borders, and designer parquet ooring, was selected to custom fabricate the winning design. Oshkosh transformed Sheet’s winning design into a ready-for- installation, 550-square-foot reality. “ e nal installation is a visual masterpiece that is in sync with the overall theme of the restaurant. We are so proud to be featuring our premium cra smanship for this ultra-high visibility hospitality space,” said Oshkosh Designs President/CEO, Brenda Kubasta. Joyen Vakil, Senior Vice President of Design and Development at MGM Resorts International, added, “ e winning design is just remarkable. It makes a powerful statement to our guests that no detail has been overlooked at the steakhouse and that their experience will be nothing

short of wonderful.” Eagle Bay Hardwood Flooring, the exclusive

brand produced by Delta Hardwood Flooring, of Boonville, New York, was selected to provide wood ooring material from its soon-to-be-launched Frank Lloyd Wright Collection for the remainder of the restaurant, speci ed to complement the lobby work of Oshkosh Designs. e commercial-grade product chosen met intricate speci cations set forth by the venue’s design rm, MBDS (Martin Brudnizki Design Studios) of London and New York. According to Randy Bowers, President/ Founder of Delta/Eagle Bay, “A er reaching a licensing

When asked about her vision for the winning design entry, she replied, “My concept was inspired by the Art Noir movement; interlocking geometric shapes and stylized symmetry, which were speci ed in the contest guidelines as a prerequisite of the project. e pa ern depicts an array of interchanging shapes that harmoniously t within a symmetrical

“Winning this high-profile design

competition for a client such as

MGM Resorts, the largest hospitality and entertainment corporation in the world, is one the proudest moments of my career.”

medallion. I created my ‘Array’ design to complement, as well as enhance, the herringbone featured oors throughout the main restaurant space.”

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