Decor

December 11, 2015

Professional Convention Management Association Event

For a P.C.M.A. event in Chicago in January 2015, Kehoe Designs created a mirrored bar with a backdrop in the shape of the Chicago skyline. Pink and blue lights bathed the structure. The event took place at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Photo: Ryan Sjostrom

In 2012, HMR Designs gave an event at the Harris Theater all-white decor with large transparent cubes that were suspended from the ceiling in the dining area. White will also be on-trend for galas this spring.

Photo: Fandl Photography

Design Agency built a whimsical setting filled with neon lights and mirrors. The goal of the installation, according to a company rep, was to let diners "experience many other angles of each other."

Photo: Ryan Emberley

Recording Academy's "Grammy Celebration" After-Party

The Recording Academy’s official Grammy after-party, known as the Grammy Celebration, followed the awards next door to Staples at the Los Angeles Convention Center’s West Hall. Produced by the Recording Academy’s Brandon Chapman and Rex Supa, working with Angel City Designs, the event drew its traditionally massive crowd of 5,000.

Photo: Sean Twomey/2me Studios

Recording Academy's "Grammy Celebration" After-Party

Angel City Designs' look for the huge bash was a modernist take on Shakespeare’s classic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The party’s production used three distinct lighting and scenic looks: silhouettes of trees through the morning mist, followed by warming color hues to evoke a day getting brighter, and then a sunset through a forest, which included a diffused lighting glow meant to represent the Aurora Borealis. ShowPro handled the lighting and video projection.

Photo: Sean Twomey/2me Studios

In January, W magazine hosted its It Girls event, hosted by Lynn Hirschberg in partnership with Stuart Weitzman. The event took place at Los Angeles’s A.O.C., where rustic chairs lined a simple, white-clothed table, topped with squat arrangements of colorful blooms and little else.

Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for W Magazine

At the Recording Academy's "Grammy Celebration" after-party in Los Angeles in February, a neon-green outline of the recognizable shape of an Absolut bottle—no brand name needed—served as an entrance into a raised bar designed and produced by MKG.

Photo: Sean Twomey/2Me Studios

In March, nonprofit organization Urban Arts Partnership celebrated its 25th anniversary in New York. The event, which supports the group’s mission to advance the development of underserved public school students, featured neon sign centerpieces with words of inspiration.

Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Urban Arts Partnership

The Medair New York gala in March included famous street artists such as Shepard Fairey, as well as well-known subway performers, as part of an overall urban vibe at the fund-raiser. HL Group produced, and Raven Hollow Guild created a neon sign atop corrugated metals as part of the decor.

Photo: Kent Miller

Neon cacti were part of the desert-theme decor at the H&M Loves Coachella collection launch at the H&M store in Times Square. The Atomics, who are performing at the music festival, played at the event for 200 people.

Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for H&M

Coach and Rodarte celebrated their collaboration on March 30 at Musso & Frank in Los Angeles. There, neon signage in graphic white announced the two brands' names.

Photo: Donato Sardella

Months earlier, Coach marked its 75th anniversary in December in New York with a high-energy runway show on a set that took inspiration from a motel parking lot. Cartoonish neon representations of a gritty urban landscape created the backdrop.

Photo: Courtesy of Coach

At IP Soft's holiday party in New York in December, event designer Tinsel & Twine created a masquerade ball full of surprises—such as real performative hands distributing masks and beckoning guests to continue forward as they entered. Other key details included a modern gothic photo booth with a fallen chandelier, black leather chaise, graffiti portraits, and an eye-catching neon sign bearing the IP Soft logo.

Photo: Courtesy of Tinsel & Twine

Prior to the inaugural Girlboss Rally in Los Angeles in March, Girlboss and American Express invited a select group of tastemakers to a feminine but edgy dinner, where spherical lighting fixtures and their cords, plus a branded neon sign, were among the design elements.

Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Girlboss

A neon "G." represented a short version of the brand's name, amid painted tropical foliage.

Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Girlboss

At a Vogue Eyewear launch party, which was held at a private home in Los Angeles in March 2013, a wall of colorful branded Mylar balloons served as an eye-catching step-and-repeat.

Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Vogue Eyewear