| EVENT REPORT 05.05.04 12:00 AM |
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| Day-Glo Colors Brighten Henry Street Benefit |
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| Pier Sixty was awash in Day-Glo green and orange for Henry Street Settlement's 3-D-themed spring benefit. Inspired by the colored lenses of 3-D glasses, decor designer Bardin Palomo used the bright hues throughout the event space to create a refined retro look. Henry Street chief administrator for development and communications Kathy Gupta oversaw the event, which drew 350 guests and raised $570,000. |
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 | | A giant bouquet of green and orange flowers decorated the cocktail area at Henry Street Settlement's spring benefit at Pier Sixty. |
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 | | The lots in the silent auction sat atop green underlit tables. |
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 | | Caterwaiters passed Abigail Kirsch's wild mushroom or foie gras hors d'oeuvres from wooden cigar boxes. |
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 | | Bardin Palomo's tabletops alternated between green and orange. |
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After picking up a pair of souvenir 3-D glasses from the registration table, guests proceeded to the cocktail hour where backlit bars glowed green or orange and silent auction lots sat atop green underlit tables. Sheer panels of fabric printed with abstract green and orange patterns hung from the ceiling, and the focus of the cocktail space was a giant green and orange floral arrangement in a metallic vase on the floor. Caterwaiters passed Abigail Kirsch's wild mushroom or foie gras hors d'oeuvres from wooden cigar boxes.
In the dining room, Bardin Palomo's tabletops alternated between green and orange. Short centerpieces overflowing with tulips on the orange-clothed tables contrasted with mixed floral arrangements in tall vases filled with green gel on the green-clothed tables. At each setting sat a card designed by John Muscara Design with the names of the benefit committee members on one side, and a 3-D graphic that seemed to pop from the page when viewed from an angle on the reverse side; the invitations featured the same 3-D image.
—Alesandra Dubin
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