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At an AOL event in New York in April, hors d’oeuvres by Pinch Food Design were presented on platters that hung from helium-filled balloons.

At an Art Institute of Chicago gala in May, Kehoe Designs covered the ceiling of an all-white lounge area with hundreds of clear balloons.

New Museum of Contemporary Art director Lisa Phillips and gala coordinators Cybele Maylone and Livet Richard commissioned artist Jason Hackenwerth to design balloon sculptures for the museum's annual gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. His whimsical, colorful balloon sculptures, modeled after animals and sea creatures, hung from the ceiling.