#111 Living With Design: A Conversation with Roger Thomas

Saturday, November 22nd Live on Zoom

7pm Florence, 10am Los Angeles, 1pm New York

Roger Thomas, an internationally influential interior designer, is the visionary behind iconic Las Vegas properties for Wynn Hotels and Resorts as well as the company’s emeritus Executive Vice President of Design and Development and Founder of The Roger Thomas Collection. Adding flourishes of beauty and opulence to interiors around the world, he has a beautiful home on the Grand Canal in Venice, to which he often retreats.

Roger helped shape modern Las Vegas in a long partnership with resort impresario Steve Wynn, offering guests a new, unique vision. He recently published Resort Style: Spaces of Celebration (Rizzoli, 2024), which explores what he calls his “evoca-tecture” design philosophy developed during his work on Wynn Resorts (The Mirage, Bellagio, Wynn Las Vegas, Encore Las Vegas, and Wynn Macau). His designs often feature grand entrances, meticulously crafted lobbies, luxurious suites, and carefully curated art collections. In addition to a host of former civic roles in the development of arts and culture in Las Vegas, Thomas is a former member of the Board of Trustees for The Neon Museum of Las Vegas and a founding member of the Board of the Las Vegas Museum of Art.  Thomas was elected five times to the Architectural Digest AD100. He is a member of the Italian Board of Directors of Venetian Heritage , a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Venice’s cultural legacy.

Thomas received a BFA in Art History from Tufts University and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, as well as an honorary Master’s Degree from the Interior Design Institute. Born in Salt Lake City, he still has a home in Las Vegas resident, but spends most of his time in Venice.

To RSVP: Paola50122@gmail.com

Minimum suggested donation: $28

This talk is free for Friends of Paola's Studiolo!

Look forward to seeing you on Zoom!