FAZIOLI – Fairmont
Ordered by the famous hotel from Vancouver, Fazioli piano “Fairmont” was created by a team of famous artists / architectural offices Mcfarlane Green Biggar Architecture Design.. The instrument of white color differs with its well-designed volumetric carving on walnut wood inside of the lid. Furthermore elegance and grace are the business card of “Fairmont” model.Among the hotel’s signature suites is one dedicated to piano maker Paolo Fazioli, and has piano parts on display as well as photos of the construction of the Fairmont Pacific Rim’s piano.
The custom made Fairmont Fazioli piano was created as a centerpiece for the lobby of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver, BC. With the cost of $225,000, it features a unique three-dimensional design under the lid. Vancouver-based MGB Architects + Designers created the case for the white piano and the intricate walnut inlay under the lid that echoes a 180 feet-long origami sculpture by Joseph Wu that juts out from Oru Restaurant into the hotel lobby.
All the hinges are plated in the 18K gold with the soundboard from the same forest as the wood of Stradivari’s violins. The piano cover has a slow fall feature. The hotel even has a dedicated Fazioli Suite, designed by Terry Zacharko.
The room features a number of different photographs of the piano making process. It even has some pieces of a piano. All the photos in the suite are hung by the Fazioli piano wire. The suite contains some interesting artwork that relates to Fazioli and the design of pianos in general. Mr. Fazioli was very pleased with such gesture. “To dedicate one suite to one piano maker is really, really something very special,” he commented in an interview.
