The atrium at Wynn Las Vegas is now home to two floral installations by event designer Preston Bailey, a hot air balloon and an animated carousel.
Constructed with a core made of fiber-reinforced plastic, the sculptures are adorned with more than 110,000 flowers.
The hot air balloon stands 20 feet (6 m) tall and weighs 4,000 pounds (1,814 kg), while the carousel is 13 feet (4 m) tall, 16 feet (5 m) wide and weighs 6,000 pounds (2,722 kg). Both installations feature theatrical lighting and are accompanied by music. In total, more than 3,500 hours went into completing the installations.
“We love to have this place constantly changing,” said Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts. “We explore natural things like water, sunshine and beautiful flowers. Preston Bailey is someone who brings life to our ideas and creates new and beautiful things. He is gifted, artistic and one of the most renowned and highly respected designers of floral displays.”
The new floral sculptures complement the existing décor elements within the Wynn atrium, which is home to 50-year-old Ficus trees that are surrounded by 10 different species of dark and light green base plants. Floral sculpture balls, consisting of nearly 50,000 flowers, hang from the Ficus trees in a combination of colors and sizes. Every three weeks, more than 5,000 seasonal flowering plants are replaced in color palettes matching the season.