Decor Ideas

July 16, 2015

The arrivals backdrop—featuring the Cartier and MoMA logos rendered in neon and marquee lights—echoed the dense arrangements of tropical greenery found inside the dinner space.

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Before heading into the museum for dinner, guests gathered in the sculpture garden for a cocktail reception. Neon tubes lined the ceiling of the clear-top tent.

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Neon tubes—interspersed with tropical foliage and ferns—also covered the front of the garden's elevated stage.

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Inside the lobby and atrium, the museum’s planning team delivered a streamlined, modern affair that showcased exotic, lush greenery and pops of neon against a stark white background.

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Slabs of neon green Lucite seemed to glow atop the clear rectangular dinner tables, while potted plants in green ceramic vases served as minimalist centerpieces.

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Overhead, dense arrangements of tropical plants were suspended between white pillars, creating a jungle-like canopy effect.

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Lighting company Bentley Meeker projected images of greenery onto the museum's walls. Clear Victoria Ghost chairs provided by Taylor Creative Inc. added a modern edge to the look.

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Guests dined on a first course of salamis and prosciutto, heirloom tomatoes and burrata, shrimp in lemon sauce, and roasted peppers, as well as bowls of Parmesan reggiano. The main course included sliced grilled marinated hanger steak, grilled summer vegetables, and pommes gaufrettes. For dessert: lemon squares, cheesecake brownies, carrot cupcakes, pecan sandies, macarons, and strawberry tartlets.

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After-party guests began streaming into the sculpture garden around 9 p.m., where Bentley Meeker set the tone with colorful, graphic lighting projections.

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At the after-party, the previously plain white bar façades began glowing with a rainbow of colors. Taylor Creative Inc. provided the bars and highboys.

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Like last year, the walls in the garden featured projected images tagged with #PITG2013 from guests’ Instagram feeds.

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Buzzy band Fun hit the stage at 10:30 p.m. to give an energetic performance that included crowd-pleasing hits like "We Are Young" and "Carry On."

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XO laptops replaced flowers as centerpieces in the dining room, flashing images of bouquets and alerting diners to their next course.

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The iPad centerpieces from Keep Interacting can be customized for events.

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David Stark used 6,000 pounds of recycled paper to create topiary centerpieces, oversize chandeliers, and a podium backdrop.

Photo: Alison Whittington for BizBash

New York Fashion Week: Men's

The inaugural New York Fashion Week: Men's took place at Skylight Clarkson Square in SoHo July 13 to 16. John Varvatos moved his men's show from Milan to New York to close the week and celebrated the occasion with a show that put the emphasis on the pinstripe. Produced by Jay Arcos for Moda Tech in Platform 1 at Skylight Clarkson Square, guests were met by 350 umbrellas hung upside down and a custom-made runway with striped fabric covering a one-inch MDF floor.

Photo: Jim Shi

New York Fashion Week: Men's

Event sponsor DreamWorks Animation unveiled a limited-edition "Character Clash" collection showcasing five classic characters in designs by menswear designers ranging from Billy Reid to Ovadia & Sons to Todd Snyder. The product was displayed in a graffiti-esque space that was devoid of any corporate branding.

Photo: Isabella Bejarano

Cantina La Veinte Anniversary Party

Cantina La Veinte, a Mexican waterfront restaurant and bar in Miami, celebrated its two-year anniversary with a party on August 31. The event featured a branded miniature truck display of Don Julio, the tequila used to make margaritas that were served to 600 guests.

Photo: World Red Eye

Excel Academy's Celebration of Excellence

For a back-to-school or academic-theme decor idea, AE Events designed sunflower centerpieces wrapped with a row of pencils for Excel Academy's 10th annual Celebration of Excellence, which took place June 2 in Boston. Table numbers were created with new covers on old books, which were then used in classrooms and libraries.

Photo: Russ Campbell

Green: Nature, Health, Renewal, Growth, Healing, Harmony

Lush canopies of natural greenery popped against neon green Lucite tabletops at the Museum of Modern Art’s 2013 Party in the Garden benefit in New York.

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Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2013 Show

One million flowers blanketed the walls of Christian Dior's July show during Paris Fashion Week. The Bureau Betak-event included a room covered with red roses.

Photo: Courtesy of Dior

2012 Met Ball Photos

A total of 200,000 stems of red and white roses, shipped in from Colombia and Ecuador, decorated the event. A team of 150 staffers worked to prepare the floral decor.

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Inside, the entrance was covered with orange flowers and decorated with letter decals to spell out the event's official name, PRE.

Photo: Davide De Pas

The arch for the Marc Jacobs' runway show was created using thousands flowers and designed by Raul Avila. The white backdrop folded open to allow guests to enter the after-party space. (Photo by Tom Kletecka)

Paper Flower Wall

Luxe Event Rentals & Décor's handmade paper-flower walls, showcased at last year's BizBash New York Expo, can be customized in different colors and function as room dividers, stage backdrops, and back-bar displays.

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After much research, the event's organizers chose to create a striking topiary at the entrance to the garden, incorporating MoMa's logo alongside sponsor Cartier's into a simple backdrop for the arrivals area.

Photo: Jika González for BizBash