Yves Saint Laurent-VIP Lounge

ok, lovelies! here are the Before/After photos you've been waiting for!

|the space was a mezzanine level overlooking both the main entrance to the Denver Art Museum as well as the entrance to the Yves Exhibit. Prime real estate!|

Before Shot 1: Notice all the cool architectural angles and lighting in the space.

Some furniture that was removed before we began the install. Isn't the wall mural really stark and graphic. Love it in this space!

|The museum closed at 2pm which allowed us to move freely through the space {amidst a million other people doing their own prep work!}. Four of our delivery associates were so generous to give their time towards this. I am so grateful because it was seamless; they are amazing!|

 

Laying down the cowhides...

This is Brooke! She is our Room & Board liaison extraordinaire. :) She got us this opportunity and was an invaluable part of the coordination and planning!

Here comes the furniture!

Large sofas stacked on each other.

Our amazing team! I owe them big time: Kirke, Brian, Jeff and Ted.

|While we were working on our installation, the atrium installation was taking place. This is the longest, most amazing balloon garland I've ever seen! It wound up the staircase to the top! I was able to talk to the artist to hear his inspiration; he was inspired by Yves' ground breaking decision to introduce black models to the runway. So he used black balloons to emulate a draped string of pearls through the space. Pretty amazing, right?!|

There were only a few pops of exploding balloons. Pretty impressive given the level of risk for this art installation!

See the draping effect?

|The event is showcased around one of Yves' famous gowns that has a giant pink bow on the back. They asked that we do all black and white in this VIP area because there are pink lights, pink walls, pink carpet, etc...everywhere else. So we did a black, white, grey design.|

 

Cowhide rugs at some nice contrast on the slate floor. White leather chairs with grey-smoked glass side tables. Sheepskin and mohair pillows. Natural wood shapes to soften the blunt ends of the sofas.

I decided to break this long space up with back to back sectionals. This maximizes the seating and we chose a tight-back, tight-seat piece so it would feel very modern and clean. I really like the visual statement it makes with the strong architecture all around.

A small seating area to fill a corner with great lighting. Black leather, stainless steel and white marble.

Our discreetly placed GIANT sign. :) The wall you see actually has a pitch to it that causes it to "lean into" the room; in other words, it doesn't go straight up...so I picked a bench to snug up to the lower part of the wall. I am also quite in love with this cocktail table-so sleek!

The whole space.

See the big pink bow in the background?! That is the main entrance to the exhibit. Pretty spectacular.

The two sets of tower lights on either side of the sofas really anchor the space. If only we had access to some plugs...

|This is the pink carpet entrance! This will be swarming with paparazzi tonight as dignitaries, celebrities, etc...descend on the party. How dreamy to walk the "pink carpet"!

Lovely light post banners announcing the event.

Spotlights with colored films on them...I'm sure this will be stunning at night!

The Big Picture! Gorgeous architecture down here. Truly, this is a one-of-a-kind event!

This was such a great experience! I am hoping some of the professional photos of the space come floating in soon too...I'll share if they do!