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FOOD AND DRINK IDEAS A New Source for Tea-Centric Gifts Slake Specializes in Handcrafted Drinks, Cocktail History Yummy Stuff Opens Queen Street Pastry Shop New Pastry Shop Specializes in Custom Cakes Big Flavors on a Budget 10 New Cocktails to Toast the Summer New Alternatives to Mini Burgers An Attention-Grabbing Cupcake Server   GET INSPIRED Diffa's 10 Most-Steal-Able Ideas Diffa to Bring Tabletop Design Fund-Raiser to L.A. This Fall Diffa Showcases Big Tabletop Designs in Smaller Venue Diffa's Place Settings That Popped Diffa's Color Trend: Yellow Diffa's Sparkling Chandeliers Diffa's Paint Swatch Decor   DECOR AND RENTAL IDEAS 8 Fashion-Forward Plaid Table Linens A New Take on Fancy Draping An Iconic Modern Chair, Now for Rent Gnome-Shaped Stools—or Tables 10 Fancy Forks 10 Innovative Lighting Ideas New Illuminated Gaming Tables 6 Sleek Cocktail Tables   GIFT IDEAS 7 Noteworthy Pad-and-Pen Sets for Meetings A Gift to Motivate Staffers Eco-Friendly Gift Bags An Antioxidant-Packed Gift for Tea Lovers Planners' Picks From the New York International Gift Fair Travel-Friendly Gift Ideas     Influences Archive 09.29.09 9:00 AM Two New Photography Shows Explore the Culture of Celebrity Hilary Swank by Norman Jean Roy Photo: © Norman Jean Roy Iconic celebrity images are on display as part of two complementary photography exhibitions now under way at the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario. The ROM’s presentation of “Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs From 1913-2008” includes close to 150 photographs of stars such as Madonna, Tom Cruise, Bette Davis, Ernest Hemingway, Louis Armstrong, and Cary Grant. The exhibit, created to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Vanity Fair’s founding in 1913, includes works by photographers Cecil Beaton, Edward Steichen, Mary Ellen Mark, Mario Testino, and Annie Leibovitz. The exhibit is a collaboration between Vanity Fair and the National Portrait Gallery, London. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Vanity Fair, Condé Nast 09.22.09 9:00 AM New Louis Vuitton Book Focuses on Integrating the Brand and Art Jun Aoki & Associates' terrazzo façade of the Louis Vuitton Ginza boutique in Tokyo is embedded with translucent marble squares. Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion, and Architecture documents the iconic French luxury brand’s collaborations with leading international artists, architects, designers, and photographers. The 400-page anthology (with 400 color illustrations), out today from Rizzoli New York, includes an A-to-Z list of those who have worked with the company over the years—Vanessa Beecroft, Frank Gehry, David LaChapelle, Takashi Murakami, Stephen Sprouse, and Zaha Hadid, among others—on advertising, fashions, boutique designs, and commissioned art projects. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Louis Vuitton 08.10.09 10:00 AM Exploring the Latest in Green Design Ellen Lupton in the "Design for a Living World" exhibition galleries Photo: John Madere FROM NEW YORK The exhibit “Design for a Living World” at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York focuses on the work of 10 top designers (including Yves Behar, Maya Lin, Isaac Mizrahi, and Hella Jongerius), who were commissioned to create products made from sustainable materials from various regions. Even the show's installation makes use of green practices. We talked with co-curator Ellen Lupton about what eco-friendly design really means. The exhibit is on view at the museum through January 4, 2010, and then it travels to additional U.S. locations. What are some common misconceptions about green design? Green design has become a huge term that encompasses nearly anything—from herbal shampoo in a green plastic bottle to genuine innovations in solar energy. Designers, marketers, manufacturers, and inventors are looking at sustainability from every possible angle. Some of it's legitimate, and some of it's just green-washing. Almost all of it involves compromise, and I believe that the future of sustainability will necessitate give and take. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Going Green, Ellen Lupton, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Isaac Mizrahi, Maya Lin 07.27.09 9:00 AM Reality vs. TV: The Events of Gossip Girl The runway for the Eleanor Waldorf fashion show Photo: Warner Bros. Television Entertainment/Giovanni Rufino For fans of Gossip Girl, what the show’s characters are wearing and where they’re going can be as important as whom they’re sleeping with or scheming against. That focus on the visual creates the challenge and the charm of the job for Loren Weeks, production designer for the CW’s ratings-challenged but much-obsessed-over chronicle of pretty private-school kids on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. It seems like every other episode has a reference to “the social event of the season,” so some of the show’s most lavish and labor-intensive sets are for events: school dances that likely don’t look anything like your prom or uptown benefits that could pass for the real thing. “They’re important to the show because we’re portraying a group of people who live in high society, in which there are lots of events,” Weeks says. These gatherings also spark pivotal scenes, when characters fight, kiss, or get caught doing one or the other. “Everyone needs a reason to get dressed up and come to one place,” says art director Malchus Janocko. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS The CW, Gossip Girl, Warner Brothers 06.15.09 6:12 PM A Look at Viral Marketing and Media Culture From the Creator of Flash Mobs Bill Wasik's book These days information comes at us from all directions, and constantly—what's new seems old quickly. In And Then There's This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture, out this week from Viking Press, Bill Wasik, senior editor at Harper's Magazine, takes a look at the very young history of new media culture and its effects on society and marketing. As one of his case studies, the author explains how he originated the 2003 flash mob phenomenon, discussing how he sent a mass email directing a large group to form, spawning a fad and copycat mobs. Wasik also digs into examples of how companies and organizations go viral in the quest for buzz, from Ford's appropriation of the flash mob for a concert to promote a new vehicle to consumer-involved campaigns from companies like Diesel, Nike, and Procter & Gamble.   —Mark Mavrigian 05.18.09 9:00 AM 10 Insightful and Inspiring New Art and Design Books New Treehouses of the World, from Abrams Photo: Pete Nelson/Courtesy of Abrams MORE >> 05.06.09 9:30 AM New A.G.O. Exhibit Explores the Impact of Surrealism Salvador Dali's "Ruby Lips" brooch © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí/SODRAC (2009) On Saturday, the Art Gallery of Ontario unveils a new show entitled "Surreal Things"—an exhibit organized by London's Victoria and Albert Museum that examines the influence of Surrealism on the fields of design, fashion, advertising, architecture, film, and theatre. The exhibition, which includes more than 180 items and features the work of artists such as Salvador Dali and Meret Oppenheim, is divided into five themes—Protest: the Ballet, Surrealism and the Object, the Illusory Interior, Nature Made Strange, and Displaying the Body. The show, which makes its only Canadian stop at the A.G.O., includes various mediums such as painting, sculpture, architecture, works on paper, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, furniture, fashion, film, and photography. Admission for corporate groups (of 15 or more) is $14.40 per person, which includes access to the entire gallery. Guided audio tours of the show are available at an additional cost of $5 each. The exhibit runs through August 30. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Art Gallery of Ontario 03.03.09 9:00 AM Talking to Doug Jaeger, the Adventurous Marketer Who Ticked Off MoMA Last Week Doug Jaeger Photo: Gary Sloan Last week Doug Jaeger teamed up with New York graffiti artist Poster Boy to reimagine a Museum of Modern Art marketing campaign he had helped conceptualize—but the ordeal didn't sit well with MoMA. Before all this, and Jaeger lost his position with the museum, we interviewed him for our next magazine issue. Here's what he had to say. As founder, C.E.O., and creative director of New York-based branding and marketing firm TheHappyCorp and its offshoot LVHRD (pronounced “live hard”), Doug Jaeger generates unique ideas for events that explore new ways for people to interact and think creatively. Funded by a mix of sponsorship and ticket sales, his events include competitions that pit people from fields like fashion and architecture against each other and “cell phone lockdowns,” where guests either surrender their phones for the evening or rely solely on text messages to communicate. In March, an “un-conference” called WRK/PLY will explore the intersection of work and recreation. Jaeger is also the recently installed president of the Art Directors Club, and works with the Museum of Modern Art’s marketing advisory committee to help attract young, creative audiences to the museum. You seem to do these events just for fun. What do guests take away from your events? What we’re trying to do is inspire people by getting them connected to others in different fields. We’re trying to cultivate a cross-pollination between various disciplines in a way where one of those professions is showcased. The formula overall that we used to get where we are was to create competitions for people who were innovative in their fields, that got people who are the best at what they do to socialize; and from there, we built our audience. MORE >> RELATED TOPICS Museum of Modern Art 01.22.09 8:00 AM Festival Showcases Variety of Dance Styles The Chimera Project Photo: David Hou The Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre hosts three days of dance performances from 29 companies at Dance Ontario's DanceWeekend '09, taking place Friday through Sunday. The festival, presented in association with Harbourfront's NextSteps Series, features live music and hundreds of dancers performing jazz, tap, contemporary, hip-hop, aerial, ballet, and modern dance. There are two commissioned pieces being presented, including "Water Mud Air Smoke" by Barbara Pallomina and Lucy Rupert, which takes inspiration from the paintings and principles of the Japanese Gutai art movement. The festival's roster changes every 30 minutes and audiences can stay for as long as they like. Dance films will also be shown in the lobby.   —Susan O'Neill RELATED TOPICS Dance Ontario 01.19.09 9:00 AM Faythe Levine Examines the Indie Art and Craft Phenomenon Faythe Levine Photo: C. Taylor Faythe Levine is the co-author of Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design, a new book published by Princeton Architectural Press that she co-wrote with fellow crafter Cortney Heimerl. A polymath in the craft field—and a champion of indie artisans and designers—Levine operates Paper Boat, a boutique-gallery in Milwaukee, which specializes in handcrafted objects. A designer of postcards, accessories, and curious artistic objects, she set up the large-scale craft fair Art vs. Craft in 2004 and then got inspired to document the movement on film. The documentary Handmade Nation showcases more than 30 artists breathing new life into the craft community. How would you describe the craft phenomenon? I guess what I consider the D.I.Y. indie craft movement is a community of people who have the common goal of being creatively motivated and wanting to do things themselves, share information, network, and have an open dialogue about making. Why do you think there’s been such interest among artists and even untrained crafters to get involved in the movement? Sites like Etsy have made it incredibly simple for someone with access to a computer and a digital camera to have a Web shop. The accessibility and user-friendly aspect of that is a big part of it. People see artists and other makers doing things that they have the ability or skill [to do], or maybe feel like they want to try, and the whole point of the D.I.Y. movement is “Well, I can do that, too.” MORE >> MORE NEWS Search for Suppliers Activities/Experiences Catering/Food Services Decor/Design/Flowers Entertainment Event Planning & Marketing/Meeting Planning/PR Event Production/Audiovisual Services Gifts/Premiums/Awards Industry Resources Invitations/Name Tags Photography/Videography Planning Tools/Software Rentals/Props Security/Fire Services/Insurance Signage/Banners/Printing Special Effects Staffing Trade Show Services Transportation/Parking Services Search for Venues By Type All Types Activity Venues Ballrooms (All Venues) Banquet Halls Bars/Clubs/Lounges Boats/Yachts Casinos Conference Centers, Convention Centers & Auditoriums Entertainment Venues/Performance Spaces Golf Courses/Clubs Hotels Independent Event Spaces Lofts/Photo Studios/Raw Spaces Mansions/Houses Movie Studios/Sound Stages Museums/Cultural Spaces Outdoor Spaces Private Clubs Quick Trips Religious Spaces Restaurants Retail Venues Spas/Relaxation Places Stadiums/Arenas Terraces/Roofs/Gardens (All Venues) By Neighborhood/Location All Neighborhoods Annex Baldwin St. Area Beaches Bloor St. West Bloor West Village Cabbagetown Chinatown Church St. Village Danforth/Greektown Downtown Core Downtown East Downtown West Entertainment District Etobicoke Financial District Little Italy/College St. Midtown North York Queen St. West Rosedale Scarborough Theatre District Yorkville Markham Mississauga Niagara Niagara-on-the-Lake Other Areas Richmond Hill Stratford Thornhill Bloor/Yorkville Forest Hill Harbourfront High Park King West Leaside Leslieville Liberty Village Muskoka North Toronto Old Town Toronto Parkdale Show Only New Venues Search Our Venue Directory PREMIUM SPONSORED SUPPLIERS BizBash SCHED* Mondu Floral Design LaRouge Entertainment National Flag & Display Co. 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