From the Opulent to Impressive
From the opulent to the impressive. I’m in between my sixth and seventh cities on this tour. I’ve been to ancient Florence; seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa; rolled through the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains; smelled the sweet azaleas and dogwoods of Piedmont North Carolina; and even seen the opulence of Las Vegas. Man what a different world we live in.Just a few days ago, I was wandering through the streets of old Florence viewing some of the most amazing art in all our history. Yesterday I walked through the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where they try to make it look like Italy. Good try…. From a distance anyway. The closer you get, the worse it gets. It just doesn’t quite do it, ……. at least, if ya ever seen the real thing. Maybe it looked this fresh and bright when originally painted or sculpted ………. no, I doubt it.
Our Bolier Showroom in High Point was a great new effort in the fresh and impressive. Designer Michael Vanderbyl planned a new setting that takes advantage of the natural light from the ceiling windows The furniture seems to float: in a blizzard of white, highlighting the wood and veneer to its fullest. It looked spectacular. (See link to photos of Bolier Showroom at right.)
The Decca Hospitality space at HD2006 was equally impressive. I spent two days at the show in Las Vegas. Like in High Point, I ran into many friends from the past and even some from the present – other ex-pats from Dongguan. Some world isn’t it. Travel halfway around the world and see neighbors you seldom see when at your home.
It’s been a great trip. City seven today = Dallas.
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 1:22 AM
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