Rental Trend: The Ghost Chair
The Ghost Chair's armless version, the Victoria Ghost, was used at MoCA Chicago's Art Edge gala in February.
Photo: Rick Aguilar Studios
Rental Trend: LED-Lit Furniture
LED-lit tables provided a colorful glow at the BET Honors after-party in Washington in January.
Photo: Mark Phelan
Bacardi U.S.A.'s Founders Awards
The Bacardi brand colors filled the room with red rose arrangements, gold linens, black chair covers, tall archways lit in gold and amber, and Venetian drapery covering existing finishes.
Photo: Manny Hernandez
A 1920s-Style Setup From Revel Decor
Revel Decor recently brought in 1920s-style decor for a photo shoot with Carasco Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago. BBJ provided Art Deco-style linens while Okyne Medialab brought in sepia-hued lighting.
Photo: Carasco Photography
The Mint Agency used sand, shells, and bowls holding live fish as centerpieces at the September premiere dinner for Spring Breakers during the Toronto International Film Festival.
Photo: Jennifer Meriano
For the Clean the World gala, held at the Peabody Orlando in 2011, Special Event Floral filled fishbowls with blue marbles, then added battery-operated lights. The Peabody Orlando's duck soap appeared to float on top of each centerpiece.
Photo: Mitra Sorrells/BizBash
Held on March 9, the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s annual Galaxy Gala had an aquatic theme inspired by the museum’s new facility now under construction, which includes a 500,000-gallon aquarium. Produced by Jose Dans and held at the JW Marriott Marquis, the various centerpiece designs by Wow Factor included stacked fishbowls filled with sand, lichen, pincushion proteas, and red branches.
Photo: Meg Pukel
Dinner at the California Science Center’s Discovery Ball, held in Los Angeles in March, took place underneath the wings of the Endeavour space shuttle. Reflecting the space theme, illuminated tables were topped with mini solar systems and tropical flowers in glass bowls.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
For New York Design Center's table at Diffa’s Dining by Design in New York in 2011, Coffinier Ku Design folded red napkins into flower shapes and topped each one with a flower- and water-filled glass bowl.
Photo: Emily Gilbert for BizBash
Rachel Laxer Interiors' table settings included moss-covered chargers and—similar to the Kinky Boots table—corseted napkin holders.
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Kenneth Cobonpue's table was enclosed inside a sort of wicker birdcage. At the center of the organic wooden table was a mound of moss topped with bowls that held live Betta fish; directly above was a chandelier composed of glass jars holding faux fireflies.
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Echo Design’s table celebrated nature by encasing artfully arranged insects, butterflies, and shells inside a clear tabletop. Several of the company’s patterned scarves were backlit on the surrounding walls.
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
A cute touch at Michael Amini's Old Hollywood-themed table: film canisters serving as chargers.
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
Resembling a canopy bed, Croscill's table was covered in a bright pink quilted tablecloth and surrounded by clear Chiavari chairs.
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
BET Honors Dinner by André Wells
"I like the chic simplicity of it. We used crystal and glass elements to make the historic building more modern and fun." —André Wells
Photo: David De Pas
Discover Kazakhstan Anniversary Dinner by Colin Cowie
"My favorite part about the design was the research trip to Kazakhstan. Since the national color is blue, I created a palette of blue and grey and used elements like cobalt blue mirrors to showcase a modern Kazakhstan, and yellow miniature calla lilies for the bright future they have ahead of them." —Colin Cowie
Photo: Colin Miller
Private Event by David Beahm
"We were influenced by our surroundings. We let the decor of Blue Hill at Stone Barns rule our aesthetic, letting nature dictate the design. The hand-hammered copper urn visually grounded the design." —David Beahm
Photo: Brian Dorsey Studios
New Museum Client Dinner by Garin Baura
"We designed a sunset dinner to showcase the New Museum’s Sky Room venue. Top-tier clients mingled in a space designed to convey the experience of watching the summer sunset from a field of foxtail millet." —Garin Baura
Photo: Christian Grattan
Corporate Holiday Party by Marc Hall
"The use of bamboo dipped in 18-karat gold with thousands of purple orchids imported from the Netherlands spilling out from crevices drilled into the bamboo all made for one explosive visual." —Marc Hall
Photo: Allison Evans
Karla Dascal
Karla Conceptual Event Experiences
In 1992, after earning her degree in architecture and design, Dascal opened a floral import and delivery service. As demand for her sculptural arrangements grew, she expanded her services into event design with a full-service, Miami-based venture. Dascal is known for creating architecturally minded looks for clients such as Bulgari, Chopard, Merrill Lynch, and Valentino.
On Twitter: @karladascal
In 1992, after earning her degree in architecture and design, Dascal opened a floral import and delivery service. As demand for her sculptural arrangements grew, she expanded her services into event design with a full-service, Miami-based venture. Dascal is known for creating architecturally minded looks for clients such as Bulgari, Chopard, Merrill Lynch, and Valentino.
On Twitter: @karladascal
Photo: Sonja Garnitschnig
American Museum of Natural History Winter Showcase
To show off renovations to the Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Rotunda and North American Mammals Hall, the museum hosted a 1920s-themed event last month. Highboy tables were dressed in gold-hued sequined tablecloths from the Finishing Touch. Invision Events designed the gathering, which drew event and conference clients.
Photo: Denis Finnin/American Museum of Natural History
Matthew David Hopkins of 360 Design Events placed bowls of floating candles atop vegetative green roofing tiles at the 9/11 Memorial benefit.
Photo: Courtesy of 360 Design Events
Clover Chadwick of Dandelion Ranch in Los Angeles created a sculptural arrangement using succulents.
Photo: Courtesy of Dandelion Ranch
Van Wyck & Van Wyck produced this year's Friends of the High Line benefit in New York. The centerpieces consisted of small burlap sacks filled with air ferns and other plants, which guests could take home with them.
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
In September, Los Angeles floral designer Eric Buterbaugh set topiary balls on beds of wheatgrass at the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Research Foundation luncheon celebrating the Nancy Short lecture series.
Photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages
Fox celebrated its fall television lineup with a casino-style event in Los Angeles. YourBash! and Sada's Flowers collaborated on the event's shabby chic look, which included simple arrangements of succulents decorating the tables.
Photo: Sean Twomey/2me Studios
Unique Centerpiece Design in Los Angeles
Little World Design specializes in sculptural, botanical objects and installations. Owners Heather Pando and Manuel Acosta favor long-lasting materials, like branches, seed pods, feathers, moss, stones, linen, and even real butterfly wings.
Photo: Manuel Acosta
The Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup, the unofficial end to the thoroughbred-racing season, took over Santa Anita Park on November 2 and 3. Kicking off all the festivities and welcoming the event back to the region was a reception at the mayor's residence, the Getty House, on Halloween night. Brown Hot Events' deep purple, masquerade-inspired design for the affair included a welcome table at the entrance with 300 designer masks from which guests could select.
Photo: Claire Barrett
The International Contemporary Furniture Fair
The 25th incarnation of I.C.F.F. ran May 18 to 21 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. A great place for event professionals to get ideas and inspiration, the show displayed items such as Toyko-based Oodesign's tiny floating vases. The vessels hold individual buds and submerge their stems in water.Â
Photo: Nadia Chaudhury/BizBash
58th Annual Corcoran Ball
Vibrant colors reverberated throughout the themed rooms of the Corcoran Gallery of Art for the Corcoran Ball in Washington in April. The Rotunda had a Mexican-themed look with white and gold linens accented by tall centerpieces filled with green, yellow, and red tulips.
Photo: Tony Brown/imijphoto.com for BizBash
Opera Atelier Versailles Gala
The May 29 fund-raiser at the Ritz-Carlton, Toronto had a Versailles theme; naturally, the sweets table was rife with gilded, opulent confections. The table was designed by Ashley Elizabeth of Made With Luv cakes and Natalia Fernandez of Velvet Rope Floral.
Photo: Tom Sandler
The Bal de la Rose du Rocher
Karl Lagerfeld designed the Bal de la Rose du Rocher, a fund-raiser for the Foundation Princesse Grace that took place at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo on March 23. In the dining room, Lagerfeld evoked the casino of Monaco's famous Hôtel Hermitage. Tables were draped in cotton sateen printed with a game-table motif, then topped with dice and custom gaming chips. Gold and silver vessels held red Baccara roses, peonies, and poppies.
Photo: Pierre Villard/Monte-Carlo SBM
NACE Capital Style Gala
The event was designed after the theme Once Upon a Time, featuring details from storybook tales. As a nod to the poisoned apple in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, escort cards by Meant to be Calligraphy were attached to red apples from Edge Floral.
Photo: Evelyn Alas
