Beginning her career in 2005, Holly Nixon joined V Starr in early 2018 as Design Director.
She began her career in Sydney, Australia as an Interior Designer for a multi-disciplinary global architecture company gaining experience on all aspects of the design process and focusing on concepts and developing designs for large-scale retail and mega-mall projects across Australia, the Philippines, and China. Her desire to expand on an international level saw her move to the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas, to undertake an extensive mix of casino, hospitality, and entertainment projects across the US and Asia.
She has worked with an extensive range of clients and is comfortable on projects of all sizes, from those with tiny budgets to those with budgets that are limitless. Her belief is that all projects can and should look beautiful regardless of the budget and her satisfaction is in finding that balance. Holly’s expertise is in her ability to execute concepts into built form, with strengths in conceptual story development and space planning.
Holly takes great interest in branding and graphic design and how it relates to every design project she oversees and is a key player in the business development of the company.
Her design philosophy is that the greatest designers are the greatest storytellers. Each project she undertakes she is sure to weave the story into the client’s vision and in turn create spaces that charge emotions and memories.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Adv. Dip of Interior Design – The Design Centre Enmore (DCE), Australia, 2001
AWARDS
2019 Hospitality Design Wave of the Future – V Starr
2018 HD Gold Key Finalist Best Suite
2018 NEWH Gold Palm Best Guest Room
2018 NEWH Gold Palm Best Spa & Wellness
2016 BDNY Gold Key Award “Judges So Cool” – Top Golf
2016 NEWH HOSPYS Award “Best Spa” – Sandia Casino Resort Spa
2015 Boutique Design Magazine “Boutique 18” Award
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Watertower Commons: Lantana, FL
West Half Lounge @ 1205 Collection: Washington, DC
Cascata: Parkland, FL
Modera Metro II Tower: Miami, FL
Waterstone Resort & Marina: Boca Raton, FL
Carona Resort & Casino: Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Yauatcha Restaurant (Hakkasan): Waikiki, HI
Yauatcha Restaurant (Hakkasan): Houston, TX
Thunder Valley Casino Guestroom & Corridor Remodel: Sacramento, CA
Top Golf Las Vegas: Las Vegas, NV
China Tang: Las Vegas, NV
Hakkasan VIP Lounge (MGM Grand): Las Vegas, NV
Four Seasons Pool Deck Renovation: Las Vegas, NV
Sandia Spa & Pavilion, Sandia Casino Resort: Albuquerque, NM
Kansas Star Casino: Wichita, KS
Raffles City Chengdu Mall: Chengdu, China
Raffles City Changning Mall: Changning, China
Marquee Mall: Angeles City, Philippines
Stockland Shellharbour: Shellharbour, Australia
Under Construction:
PGA National Spa: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Hilton Palm Beach Airport: West Palm Beach, FL
Sunset Lounge: West Palm Beach, FL
PUBLICATIONS
Interior Design – 2020
CN Traveller – October 2019
HD Expo – May 2019
Business of Home – June 2018
Office Insight – May 2018
Hospitality Design – May 2018
Hotel Business – May 2018
Boutique Design – 2018
Boutique Design, 2016 Judge’s So Cool – Dec 2016
Boutique Design, Boutique 18 Designers of the Next Generation – April 2016
