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Animals Dot the Designs at Orchid Dinner
Amid nods to antiquity and to other cultures, animal references popped up at more than a few tables at the New York Botanical Garden's designer showcase.
Every year, the New York Botanical Garden fills the Rainbow Room with top talents from the floral, interior, and fashion design communities who devise individual tables for the garden’s Orchid Dinner. With a room full of works running the gamut from wild and whimsical to traditional and austere, it’s a challenge to select a handful to highlight.
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More Photos From the Orchid Dinner

What stuck out this year were a variety of animal-driven designs. There were butterflies (under a bell jar at the Douglas Little table), dogs (statuettes at the Blair Delmonico table), and live goldfish (part of the Valentino setting). Robert Couturier and Zezé Flowers each featured birds, and Gotham Gardens’ dining surface was decorated with beautifully patterned brown-and-white feathers. And Slatkin & Company and Sarah Ferguson, the duchess of York, had an antler light fixture and flower containers adorned with stag heads.

A number of creations defied an obvious category: One highlight was the lamplike design from Robert Willson of Los Angeles’s Downtown—crafted from found objects, it took on a surreal feel. Le Décor Français put a miniature bed on the table, and guests could peer through tie-back curtains at little silk pillows (and orchids, too, of course). Eastern influences showed up in the use of paper lanterns (Tiffany & Company) and in a clear, gracefully proportioned pagoda (Amanda Nisbet Design) laden with white blossoms.

The event raised $645,000 for the garden’s orchid collection and scientific research. NYBG associate vice president for individual giving and special events Jennifer Rominiecki oversaw the gala, along with director of special events development Monica Reischmann and special events manager Lauren Malang. The garden’s team worked in conjunction with Charlotte Frieze, garden editor at House & Garden (a sponsor, along with Tiffany & Company and the Bank of New York). Dan Dahl of Gotham Gardens served as design coordinator for the event.

—Mark Mavrigian

Posted 02.12.07

Photos: Marina Senra for BiZBash

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New York Botanical Garden's Orchid Dinner
Rainbow Room
Tuesday, 02.06.07, 7:30 PM to 11 PM

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