At its 2014 fall fashion event in Los Angeles, Macy's erected a step-and-repeat that featured albums from the '70s and '80s, as well as suspended records. The entrance underscored the event's overarching rock 'n' roll theme.
At a screening of the James Brown biopic Get on Up in Washington in 2014, André Wells incorporated such objects as old-school-style microphones and records into floral centerpieces to channel the movie’s musical premise.
A cake stand made of wood slabs and terra-cotta pots displayed tiers of heirloom tomatoes at the Pure Leaf Farm to Table Brunch presented by Whole Foods Market at Essensia at the Palms.
A sand castle topped by a whole hog—complete with an apple in its mouth—met guests as they entered Thrillist's Barbecue & the Blues at Eden Roc. "This year we really wanted to bring the humor and irreverence of Thrillist's editorial to life," Thrillist events producer Adrienne Wright said. "By having a model spraying guests with a barbecue-scented cologne—a product we wrote about on Thrillist—as well as creating a Thirst-Aid Station slinging [craft beer] the Heimlich Maneuver, guests could leave with a better sense of what Thrillist is all about. And also smelling like ribs."
“The focal point of the cocktail space is a four-sided ice bar with a 20-foot gleaming ice- and crystal-flocked tree at the center. A vodka expert provides guests with educational information and samples served in carved ice shot glasses.” Ice bar and shot glasses from USAICE
