At the 1960s-theme Emmy receptions, an arrivals and departures board set up over the bars listed the signature cocktails provided by Grey Goose.
At the Emmy receptions, vintage suitcases and clocks sat along the entranceway alongside a “Fly Emmy International” sign. Four menus from Savore Catering & Events represented various airlines and cuisines: Italian Airlines, Island Airways (serving Asian-fusion dishes), Air USA (serving American food), and Mediterranean Air. Waitstaff wore '60s-style attire. Items from the Universal and Warner Brothers property departments added to the vintage look and feel.
Decor at the Bellafortuna awards gifting suite at the Montage Beverly Hills included a giant horse alongside a photo-ready throne-like bench.
For a dramatic award show, take a cue from live music acts and punch up your stage set with wild visuals. "Reflection mapping” is an innovation from V Squared Labs that uses mirrors, light, and sculptural form to dramatic effect—and it's just debuting on the live event scene this month. The visual arts studio teamed up with electronic dance music group Krewella to create the visual technology as a stage set for the band's tour. Dubbed “the Volcano,” the set comprises mapped crystal structures, with crystals made out of one- and two-way mirrored acrylic plastic outfitted with reflective backing to create an interior mapping effect. Each crystal is also equipped with either LED, video LED tape, or both, inside, creating complex reflection effects that appear visually to change the structure from within. V Squared Labs founder Vello Virkhaus and lead designer Amanda Hamilton collaborated with fabricator and technical engineer Stefano Novelli to bring the vision of ”'reflection mapping” from pencil sketches and creative reference point into the real world. Want to try something similar for an award show? Hamilton said there are future applications for the concept: “The effect of contained infinite reflections is a technique we'd love to explore further, as controlling chaos is an exciting challenge.”
