Decor and Design

Zellers threw a farewell party produced by Candice & Alison in November as the Toronto retailer got ready to shutter all its stores after 61 years of business. A massive, four-sided bar was covered in enlarged newspaper clippings from 1951, the company's opening year.

At the Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual Art Party in New York, producers MKG hung black and white lanterns over the main bar.

Also at the Whitney Art Party in June, the hallway bars had illuminated displays composed of hundreds of individual lightbulbs that served as backdrops.

Turner Broadcasting Latin America presented its newest lineup at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center in October. At the preshow cocktail reception, Triton Productions cloaked the space with LED backdrops and placed a 40-foot-long bar made of ice on one side of the room. Behind the bar, a performer on a platform acted as the focal point.

For the launch for Absolut's new sparking wine-infused vodka in New York, event designer Nicky Balestrieri of ExtraExtra tapped Confetti System to create silver Mylar installations spelling out the product's name to hang over the bar area.

Target hosted hundreds of shoppers at a pop-up store for its Shops at Target program in New York in September. As a whimsical way to incorporate a bar into the event, the production team at ExtraExtra built a diner-style coffee shop set.

Showtime hosted the second-season premiere of its drama series Homeland aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York in September. Glowing lanterns made the central outdoor bar easy to spot from afar.

One of the bars at the Design Exchange’s DX Intersection event in Toronto had an eclectic decoupaged look.

Following the premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man in Los Angeles in June, guests headed to an outdoor party designed by 15/40 Productions. The premiere party's central bar in the round got a reptilian look inspired by the film's villain.

Samsung launched its Galaxy Note II in Los Angeles with an event at interior designer Kelly Wearstler's private home. Event Eleven constructed a futuristic-looking bar and food buffet that sat on an LED-lit platform.

The theme of the Emmys Governors Ball in September was "A Romantic Rhapsody in Red" and saw the Los Angeles Convention Center's West Hall designed to look like the inside of a red rose. Red rose petals were suspended in the sculpted ice bars, sponsored by Grey Goose.

BrownHot Events partnered with Mille Fiori Floral Design to create an 8- by 20-foot paper flower backdrop for the V.I.P. tent bar at the third annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Los Angeles in October.

At a Cort Event Furnishings preview event at Washington's Four Seasons Hotel in March, designer Richard Carbotti used some of the company's rentals to create an Asian-themed bar area.

Food festival Chicago Gourmet took over Chicago's Millennium Park in September. Event Creative was tasked with building out the tents that housed tasting bars for brands, including Constellations Brands' "Passport to Wine" tent, where the designers accented the white bar with faux boxwood hedges.

For the grand opening of Mariano's newest Chicago location in October, Kehoe Designs arranged for a disco-themed soiree inside the supermarket. To bring a Studio 54 vibe to the space, the designers used shimmering bars and disco balls for the decor.

At the welcome reception for the BIO International convention at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center in June, Kehoe Designs created various themed areas including a Japanese-inspired space, where the bar was covered in koi pond imagery and live greenery.

The Ghost Chair's armless version, the Victoria Ghost, was used at MoCA Chicago's Art Edge gala in February.

At Clarks' annual meeting in July, held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, guests were seated in Ghost Chairs rented from Peterson Party Center Inc.

For the Samsung Galaxy SIII launch in New York in June, event producers used Ghost barstools rented from Taylor Creative Inc. for seating.

The ever-popular white leather sofa was spotted at the Bacardi 150th anniversary event in Miami in February.

An all-white lounge area set the scene at the the Boca Bacchanal held in Miami in April.

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance’s Fleurotica benefit took place at Chicago’s Venue One, where guests sat on white leather banquettes.

LED-lit tables provided a colorful glow at the BET Honors after-party in Washington in January.

In May, Rogers Communication's International Telecom Week party in Chicago included a glowing red bar and cocktail tables, courtesy of A Perfect Event.

In 2007, The Royal Ontario Museum celebrated a recently completed renovation with a gala fund-raiser. The after-party unfolded in five separate rooms all furnished by Contemporary Furniture Rentals. One of the rooms featured a lounge with emerald-colored couches.

Miami's Junior Achievement celebrated the opening of its new experiential learning center in 2009 with a street-fair-style party held throughout the facility's three indoor miniature cities. In the green-hued dessert room, Jack Hammer Live Audio projected a gobo in the same pattern as the table linens.