Silk Road Restaurant by Karim Rashid

Silk Road is an elaborate multi-cultural vision where Mediterranean

Spice & Trade Market encounters the plush & intimate opulence

of the Merchant Route. Silk Road’s seductive bar invites one to lounge

in its sculptural fiberglass seating that flows to the outside space.

The seating separates the relaxed yet elegant bistro style seating,

intended to create the atmosphere of a Merchant Meeting House,

from the private booths of the intimate dining room. During the day,

natural light will illuminate the vibrant & vivid colors of the room; while

at night, subtle ambient light encourages an intimate yet vivacious ambiance.

Silk Road invites guests to find themselves immerged in a seductive experience

that invites to socialize freely in its sensuous surroundings from breakfast

to diner. There is a curvy wall in 3 different layers that creates a dynamic

effect from day to night.

Before anyone walks into the Vdara restaurant one can immediately

sense the rich history of the Silk Road re-envisioned today. Delicate

reflective patterns remind one of Asian tapestries viewed as never before.

Walking into the ocular entrance fiberglass swags turn into furniture like

a spice traders tent set up for a four star meal. The colors are white,

pink and mirrored gold in glass, metal, light wood ceilings and fiberglass

for an understated opulence.

The exterior high contrast pattern on gold mirror with matching

pink windows and an amorphous opening signal to the dinner

that something incredible is ahead. Upon passing through there

is fiberglass blobject furniture designed by Karim over a reflective

gold glass floor. To the other side is an innovative bar set below

a dimensional representation of the Silk Road itself.

FURNITURE & MATERIALS:
Walls: custom print metallic wallpaper
Ceiling: Plyboo veneer
Lighting: Low energy consuming LED lights
Fixtures: Sike Chandelier by La Murrina, Knit Chandelier by Andromeda
Flooring: Terrazzo, custom carpet, bamboo and custom printed tiles.
Dining Chairs: Eboli chair by Capdell.
Banquette & Lounge seating: custom made fiberglass banquettes

upholstered in custom fabric.
Bar stool: Bonaldo Skip Stool.

*Website : www.vdara.com/amenities/silk-road-
*Location: Vdara, CityCenter, Las Vegas, Nevada
*Client : MGM Mirage
*Floor area : Total restaurant space: 8730sf / 810sm

*Dining & Bar: 6640 sf / 615sm
*Kitchen: 2090sf / 195sm
*Capacity : seats for dining 179: seats for bar: 25: seats

for private dining room 18

*Design period: April 2007-December 2008
*Construction period : December 2008- November 2009
*Budget: Undisclosed
*Team : Designer: Karim Rashid

*Project architects: Camila Tariki, Karim Rashid Inc.
*Evan McCullough, Karim Rashid Inc.
*Architect of Record: Leo A. Daily
*Local Project management: MGM Mirage
*Kitchen Consultant: GEM

Karim Rashid

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