
For a client-appreciation event hosted by investment firm Financial Harvest in Florida in 2009, producer Encore Creations created a luminaria display from the paper bags at each place setting, where guests jotted things that made them feel thankful.
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A discreet entrance to the official SAG awards after-party hosted by People magazine was designed to recall the days of private speakeasies (although no password was required for party access).
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Wooden-beam grid ceilings lent a sense of intimacy in the space.
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The centerpiece of the party space was a 50-foot-long octagonal bar.
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Flowers popped against geometric golden tabletops, which sat amid seating groups in jade and emerald greens as well as grey tones.
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Tufted sofas and framed photos of past SAG award winners gave the space an elegant, residential feel.
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Curving chainmail chandeliers imparted a sense of opulence, a nod to the hidden venues of the Prohibition era.
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Green cocktails matched the decor.
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Guests created greetings for active military members at a card-making station at a wonderland-theme holiday party, held at 26 Bridge in December 2014 and designed by New York-based event firm Rock Paper Scissors Events.
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