Kehoe Designs handled decor for the 2013 gala for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, Midwest region. The event honored Tom Ricketts, owner of the Chicago Cubs, and had a baseball theme. At the cocktail reception, information about the institute was printed on a prop scoreboard above a food station. The station was decked with tufts of grass and baseballs.
For a 2010 social event in Chicago, Event Creative designed a table that was shaped like a ballpark's home plate.
In New York, Scoozi Events hosted a dinner with a "childhood memory" theme in 2014. Nostalgic dishes included miniature Kobe hot dogs served in a baseball mitt with a side of tater tots in a batting helmet.
In 2009, the American Bar Association hosted a welcome reception for its annual meeting at Chicago's Soldier Field. Baseballs and a replica of Wrigley Field's ivy-covered brick wall decorated a station serving hot dogs.
For a recent event at the Perot Museum of Science and Nature in Dallas, Wolfgang Puck Catering employed a "chef shadowbox." Meant to provide a strong visual behind a more standard food station, a chef in a shadowbox prepared appetizers as guests looked on.
Inspired by a recent viral news story involving a rat carrying pizza in an underground subway stop, a "pizza rat" mascot walked around offering guests standard New York cheese pizza slices.
Stark predicts that frosty grays and cement, winter whites, dusty roses, olive greens, deep purples, and metallics will be popular colors in event decor in the new year. And Pantone's colors of the year—Rose Quartz and Serenity—may inspire more than just baby showers. The company said that the tranquil, soothing hues represent a cultural desire for “colors that psychologically fulfill our yearning for reassurance and security.” The company also said the colors reflect a cultural shift toward blurring gender lines in fashion.
From a decor standpoint, Stark predicts a hybrid of two trends—natural and industrial—will be big in 2016. Think weathered meets smooth, bohemian meets organized, Coachella meets C.E.S.
The California College of the Arts hosted its gala celebration, which honored designer Stanlee R. Gatti, on March 23 at the Nave of its San Francisco campus. The event, which was designed by Gatti's team, featured felt-dipped Sansevieria succulent centerpieces.
The Television Academy's Governors Ball Committee and Sequoia Productions chose a “Nature's Elegance” theme for the two Creative Arts Balls as well as the Governors Ball at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It was the 19th year Cheryl Cecchetto and the Sequoia team have worked the events, and the first year two events expanded to three nights.
The National Ballet School hosted its annual fund-raising gala in March at the Carlu in Toronto. The event theme, Canadiana, celebrated the country’s 150th anniversary with decor inspired by Canada’s four seasons. The dining hall was inspired by winter and featured frosted branches at each table. Candice & Alison designed the event.
The red carpet area featured a ceiling installation of golden maple leafs, along with black cutouts of moose silhouettes.
Other decor elements included a giant illuminated moose.
The 11th edition of Toronto’s Luminato Festival took place June 14 to 25 downtown. Starbucks Canada hosted a live art event in David Pecaut Square, where local artist Leyland Adams spray-painted people’s wishes for Canada’s future as part of the national #150PlusWishes campaign, which celebrates the country's 150th anniversary.
