Local design teams create vignettes at Coverings

Attendees look at the sustainable accessible bath vignette, designed by Daniel Huard, during the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

An attendee walks by the UNLV Tiled Bench Exhibit at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The benches displayed were created by UNLV architecture students in the "Mediations on Making - Exploring Furniture Design" class taught by professor Jonathon Anderson. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Stephen Leon, designer of the bar vignette, center, talks about the project during the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A bench titled "Desert Plateau" designed and created by students Brenda Tena, Brandon Wetzel and David McCredo is seen as part of the UNLV Tiled Bench Exhibit at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The benches displayed were created by UNLV architecture students in the "Mediations on Making - Exploring Furniture Design" class taught by professor Jonathon Anderson. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Daniel Huard, designer of the sustainable accessible bath vignette, right, talks about the project with Christopher Fischer during the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Sevan Gatsby of Ceramics of Italy raises her champagne glass to toast during the Installation Design Showcase reception at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Daniel Huard, designer of the sustainable accessible bath vignette, right, talks about the project with, from left, Marissa DePiero, Nikki Sakosits, and Christopher Fischer during the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV architecture professor Jonathon Anderson, designer of the indoor courtyard vignette, center, talks about the project at the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

James Woelfel of Artcraft Granite Marble & Tile Company speaks as Daniel Huard, designer of the sustainable accessible bath vignettes, center, and Sevan Gatsby of Ceramics of Italy, who helped facilitate the design, clap during the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

UNLV architecture professor Jonathon Anderson, designer of the indoor courtyard vignette, talks about the project at the Installation Design Showcase at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The showcase featured four different vignettes installed by local designers partnered with tile manufacturers. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A bench titled "Binoc" designed and created by students John Gassaway and Taylor Wolak is seen as part of the UNLV Tiled Bench Exhibit at Coverings, a tile and stone exposition, at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The benches displayed were created by UNLV architecture students in the "Mediations on Making - Exploring Furniture Design" class taught by professor Jonathon Anderson. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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SPECIAL TO HOME

May 8, 2014 - 5:05 am

Attendees of Coverings, the largest tile and stone exposition and conference, held April 29-May 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, saw the visions of four Southern Nevada design teams come to life during the show’s Installation Design Showcase. In its fifth year, the live-action demonstration and exhibit paired representatives from regional design organizations with tile and stone manufacturers and installers to create full-scale, conceptual vignettes.

The four designers spearheading each vignette represented the Las Vegas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the California Central/Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers, the Nevada Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Architecture. An installer with five-star recognition from the National Tile Contractors Association and certification from the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation executed the vision of each team.

The four spaces of Installation Design Showcase were an indoor courtyard, bar, retail space and a sustainable bath.

Indoor Courtyard

Led by designer Jonathon Anderson, assistant professor of architecture, the team representing the UNLV School of Architecture brought the outdoors inside in this vignette, with the creation of an indoor courtyard composed of materials designed to evoke nature indoors in a clean, contemporary, monochromatic design.

Retail Space

Tile and stone were the focal point of a warm and welcoming atmosphere in the retail environment envisioned by Eric Roberts of SH-Architecture, who represents the Las Vegas Chapter of AIA and his firm along with colleagues Dennis Panars and Jeni Panars.

Bar

Designer Stephen Leon, participating on behalf of the ASID Central California-Nevada Chapter, created a vision of a bar unlike any other. Leon’s vision featured tall obelisks in dark hues surrounding a bar composed of materials that create the appearance of exotic onyx with a glowing effect. Complementary stone treatments created swirling patterns on the floors and walls to add visual drama and excitement.

Sustainable, Accessible Bathroom

The USGBC Nevada Chapter presented an open concept bathroom to showcase the marriage of universal access and sustainable design practices in a warm, contemporary, natural space, envisioned by Chapter President Daniel Huard. Three-time Installation Design Showcase participant James Woelfel of Artcraft Granite, Marble &Tile Co. used tiles provided by Ceramics of Italy featuring eco-conscious attributes that are sustainable from start to finish.