Part of our list of New York's Top 10 Event Designers.
Company: Ron Wendt Designs
Why He's Here: While many designers would use twigs, branches, and the less pretty parts of plants and flowers as backdrop, Wendt showcases them in dramatic, startling ways that bring extraordinary texture and life to his environments.
What He Does: High-end clients include Chanel, the Frick Collection, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and the Central Park Conservancy. For a dinner to celebrate the opening of a Cartier exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Wendt flooded the dining room with vibrant violet light, and decked tables with candle towers.
Trademarks: Wendt often incorporates unusual elements, such as bare, wintry branches, into his decor for a stark, dramatic look. “I enjoy much more modern, clean-line things now. The look is definitely garden-inspired. The immediacy of working with color and texture is very rewarding.”
Background: Originally from Texas, Wendt studied garden design at the University of Oxford in Britain. After moving to New York, he started designing parties for Tiffany. His work is often inspired by the textural.phpects of gardens.
His Style, His Words: “I like texture, I like fullness, but I also love simplicity. I enjoy the process of interpreting my clients through flowers.”
His Style, Our Words: It’s not just pretty flowers that mark Wendt’s work—he brings out the textures and natural beauty of plants that other designers often neglect.
—Suzanne Ito
Posted 04.06.05
Photos: Larry Fagala Photography (Cartier), Jeff Thomas/Image Capture (Frick)
This story originally appeared in the February/March 2005 issue of the BiZBash Event Style Reporter.
Company: Ron Wendt Designs
Why He's Here: While many designers would use twigs, branches, and the less pretty parts of plants and flowers as backdrop, Wendt showcases them in dramatic, startling ways that bring extraordinary texture and life to his environments.
What He Does: High-end clients include Chanel, the Frick Collection, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and the Central Park Conservancy. For a dinner to celebrate the opening of a Cartier exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Wendt flooded the dining room with vibrant violet light, and decked tables with candle towers.
Trademarks: Wendt often incorporates unusual elements, such as bare, wintry branches, into his decor for a stark, dramatic look. “I enjoy much more modern, clean-line things now. The look is definitely garden-inspired. The immediacy of working with color and texture is very rewarding.”
Background: Originally from Texas, Wendt studied garden design at the University of Oxford in Britain. After moving to New York, he started designing parties for Tiffany. His work is often inspired by the textural.phpects of gardens.
His Style, His Words: “I like texture, I like fullness, but I also love simplicity. I enjoy the process of interpreting my clients through flowers.”
His Style, Our Words: It’s not just pretty flowers that mark Wendt’s work—he brings out the textures and natural beauty of plants that other designers often neglect.
—Suzanne Ito
Posted 04.06.05
Photos: Larry Fagala Photography (Cartier), Jeff Thomas/Image Capture (Frick)
This story originally appeared in the February/March 2005 issue of the BiZBash Event Style Reporter.