Retail Refugees

I got this from the Luxist blog this morning:

All phases of Dal Toro, Lamborghini’s 20,000-sq.-ft., $30 million megaplex showroom / restaurant / boutique / nightclub / art gallery at the Palazzo Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas, are now open for business. Designed by renowned Italian architect Paolo Cortese, the 300-seat restaurant with its backdrop of supercars features black-and-white marble floors, wall-to-wall black leather paneling, silk fabrics, and glass-enclosed wine cellars with private dining tables.

The venue boasts over $2 million worth of artwork including the Charging Bull – the same as the famous one on Wall Street, and identical to the Lamborghini logo – by renowned Italian artist, Arturo di Modica, and paintings by German contemporary artist Horst Kohlem. There’s also a club called the UltraLounge in the lower level, and the world’s first Lamborghini fashion boutique carrying everything from polo shirts to iPod cases. And if you really want, they’ll even sell you a Ferrari or Bugatti instead.

On a personal note, I had the chance to visit the Philips Lighting Innovation lab last week and met with a representative from their daughter company, Modular Lighting who is responsible for all of Lamborghini´s dealerships around the world- great company!