Las Vegas-Based CLEO Design Earns Best Casino Space at the 2007

HOSPY Awards and Industry Giant Status from Interior Design Magazine

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CLEO Design has once again won recognition from the Las Vegas HOSPY Awards for their contemporary yet sophisticated design of the high-limit gaming area in Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, MS receiving top honors in the Best Casino Space category.

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The HOSPY Awards are an annual event sponsored by NEWH -- The Hospitality Industry Network. The 2007 Awards were held at Wynn Las Vegas on Saturday, November 3 and drew the elite of the architecture, design and development community.

The principles of CLEO Design, Ann Fleming and Ken Kulas, were honored to accept their HOSPY Award for Best Casino Space during an evening celebrated with fellow design industry colleagues and friends.

"We're delighted to be able to accept this award amongst our fellow design professionals, all of whom have contributed significantly to making the interior spaces in the hospitality industry more beautiful," stated Ann Fleming. "To be able to consider everyone in this room tonight as our peers is an incredible compliment, and not one we take lightly."

Their award-winning High Limit Gaming Area project at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino combines not only architectural innovation and unsurpassed style, but also stands as a prime example of what an experienced design firm can produce up against a deadline. CLEO Design accomplished everything the resort was looking for to satisfy their high-limit gaming clientele with panache and on-deadline, delivering such unique elements as an interior-lit onyx-top bar, ivory travertine and glass mosaic art panels adorning the gaming area, and an overall air of sophistication with their use of deep brown and green tones in fabrics and carpeting.

Previously, CLEO has earned HOSPY awards in the Best Timeshare and Best Restaurant categories for outstanding hospitality design accomplishments with their Royal Resort and Fusia Restaurant, Luxor Las Vegas projects respectively.

In addition to their recent HOSPY Awards win, CLEO Design has also been recognized by Interior Design Magazine as one of their Industry Design Giants for 2007. Industry Design Giant status is determined by hospitality design fees for the 12-month period fromJuly 2006 to June 2007. No small accomplishment, as CLEO's designation places them in the top 75 of all hospitality-related design firms worldwide, not just the United States.

A presence in the Las Vegas design realm for over seven years, CLEO Design's cutting-edge concepts consistently capture the attention of the hospitality industry. With a client list that comprises the who's who of the hospitality industry, their innovative projects can be enjoyed not only in multiple Las Vegas Strip casinos and resorts, but as far away as properties in Macau as well.

Ken Kulas states, "Cleo Designs has been ever-evolving its approach to design from our roots with the MGM Mirage to the latest construction trends. We feel it is essential to create architectural spaces that feature state-of-the-art audio and visual components cleverly balanced with comfort, warmth, and magnetism."

CLEO Design, a part of the original design team, recently completed casino interior and public area expansions projects for the Seminole Hardrock Hotel and Casino locations in both Tampa and Hollywood, Florida. Their current projects include the Blue Chip Casino (Michigan City, IN), Majestic Star (Pittsburgh, PA), Cache Creek (Brooks, CA), and Indiana Live! (Shelbyville, IN).

Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, CLEO Design has its finger on the pulse of the latest in gaming and resort innovations. A full-service interior design firm, CLEO's services encompass a broad spectrum of environments: casino and gaming, restaurant, public areas, spa, hospitality-related meeting venues, and complete hospitality concepts from reservation lobbies to guest accommodations. Their client list includes MGM Mirage Las Vegas, MGM Grand Detroit, Project City Center, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Boyd Gaming, Mandalay Place, and Diamond Resorts.

In a period of a few short years, CLEO Design has risen through the ranks of the creative community with their award-winning projects and is now prominently featured side by side with the world's top designers. For more information about CLEO Design and to review a portfolio of their completed and present projects, please visit http://www.cleo-design.com.