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  1. Catering & Design
  2. Event Design & Decor

Decor

January 14, 2016
At this year's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Oscar Governors Ball, vertical garden walls by Mark's Garden will provide a dramatic design element.
At this year's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Oscar Governors Ball, vertical garden walls by Mark's Garden will provide a dramatic design element.
Photo: Alesandra Dubin/BizBash
Paper Flower Wall
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.
Photo: Jeeyun Lee/BizBash
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.
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
The step-and-repeat in the museum lobby featured the same oversize flowers used in the pop-up garden at the cocktail hour.
The step-and-repeat in the museum lobby featured the same oversize flowers used in the pop-up garden at the cocktail hour.
Photo: Jessica Torossian for BizBash
Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest After-Party
Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest After-Party

At the TV channel's 2010 music fest in Brooklyn, Ultimate Lighting provided thematic gobos of the event logo and musical notes for the tent ceiling.

Photo:Alberto Vasari/Courtesy of Fresh Wata
'Phantom of the Opera' Anniversary Party
'Phantom of the Opera' Anniversary Party

In 2013, The Phantom of the Opera celebrated its 25th anniversary with a masquerade ball at the New York Public Library. Inside, a projected image of the Phantom mask illuminated drapes. Low lighting in red and blue hues added to the eerie, almost ethereal look.

Photo: Carolyn Curtis/BizBash
'Get on Up' Screening
'Get on Up' Screening

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.

Photo: Courtesy of Andre Wells
Instead of traditional floral centerpieces, designer Bill Fulghum decked tables with giant spools of cotton candy at the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario's annual fund-raising gala in April 2015 at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex.
Instead of traditional floral centerpieces, designer Bill Fulghum decked tables with giant spools of cotton candy at the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario's annual fund-raising gala in April 2015 at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex.
Photo: Photagonist.ca
Sugar Factory Ocean Drive Opening Event
Sugar Factory Ocean Drive Opening Event

An outdoor candy land with whimsical custom decor set the tone at a launch for the opening of the brasserie Sugar Factory Ocean Drive in Miami last July. The step-and-repeat was flanked by a grass-covered wall studded with lollipops and other confections. Live It Productions International produced the event.

Photo: Seth Browarnik/WorldRedEye.com
The setting from architecture and interior design firm Bortolotto let guests feel as if they were dining in a construction site overlooking the city's skyline.
The setting from architecture and interior design firm Bortolotto let guests feel as if they were dining in a construction site overlooking the city's skyline.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Commute Design used its instillation to showcase the beauty of handmade objects. The setting featured a hand-scraped dining table, and there were rules of Victorian dining laser-cut into the installation.
Commute Design used its instillation to showcase the beauty of handmade objects. The setting featured a hand-scraped dining table, and there were rules of Victorian dining laser-cut into the installation.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Guests entered through a passageway decorated with theater-style lighting.
Guests entered through a passageway decorated with theater-style lighting.
Photo: Line 8 Photography. All rights reserved
Lush green palms contrasted the red velvet seating and floor-to-ceiling red velvet drapes at the SAG awards' official after-party, which was held at the Shrine Auditorium this year.
Lush green palms contrasted the red velvet seating and floor-to-ceiling red velvet drapes at the SAG awards' official after-party, which was held at the Shrine Auditorium this year.
Photo: Line 8 Photography. All rights reserved
In a nod to Hollywood's golden age, the party space was given an opulent look, which included glittering chandeliers that hung overhead and gold-framed movie posters on the walls.
In a nod to Hollywood's golden age, the party space was given an opulent look, which included glittering chandeliers that hung overhead and gold-framed movie posters on the walls.
Photo: Line 8 Photography. All rights reserved
Candles and floral arrangements topped golden tables and rich red tufted sofas provided seating. Waitstaff in white tux jackets added to the glam vibe.
Candles and floral arrangements topped golden tables and rich red tufted sofas provided seating. Waitstaff in white tux jackets added to the glam vibe.
Photo: Line 8 Photography. All rights reserved
Images from the period's well-known commercial artist Batiste Madelna and pictures by glamour photographer George Hurell, among others, also decorated the space.
Images from the period's well-known commercial artist Batiste Madelna and pictures by glamour photographer George Hurell, among others, also decorated the space.
Photo: Line 8 Photography. All rights reserved
It was the 20th year that People and the Entertainment Industry Foundation have come together for the party.
It was the 20th year that People and the Entertainment Industry Foundation have come together for the party.
Photo: Line 8 Photography. All rights reserved
Many producer-reviewers praised the ceremony's stage design, citing the use of 21st century technology combined with Old Hollywood elements.
Many producer-reviewers praised the ceremony's stage design, citing the use of 21st century technology combined with Old Hollywood elements.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Diffa's Dining by Design New York 2015
Diffa's Dining by Design New York 2015

Inspired by the ceramics of South African artist Ruan Hoffmann and murals by Rebecca Rebouche, interior designer Alexis Givens created a moonlight feast setting for Anthropologie at Diffa's Dining by Design event in March. The ceiling covering was made from bright blue-painted recycled plastic bottles, and pink flowers decked the tables.

Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
'Modern Luxury Brides' Showcase
'Modern Luxury Brides' Showcase

In 2010, Modern Luxury Brides magazine hosted a showcase at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. The cover of the then-current issue—which showcased pink and peach tones, tulle, and chiffon—inspired the look of the cocktail area. A photo of the Eros statue in London decorated the bar. HMR Designs handled decor.

Photo: Fig Media
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