decor

August 5, 2016

Alex and Ani at Lollapalooza

Alex and Ani, an eco-friendly jewelry line, was another sponsor this year.

Photo: Barry Brecheisen

It's So Miami Lounge

The brunch, held within walking distance of Grant Park, fueled guests with mimosas and snacks such as sliders and fries. There was also a photo opportunity in front of a wall of colored lifesavers, as well as a braid bar, cabanas to lounge in, and live acoustic sets from Lollapalooza acts including the Secret Weapons (pictured). Apart from daytime parties, there were several late-night events officially or unofficially related to the festival. There were 70 official "after-shows" featuring Lollapalooza talent at venues throughout the city. There were also late-night bashes with DJ sets and surprise performances at spots such as Soho House Chicago and Virgin Hotels Chicago.

Photo: David Miller

Ideal for poolside events where you want to send a message, Melbourne, Florida-based Aqua Art Enterprises makes custom mats in the shape of corporate logos (or other images) that sink to the bottom of a swimming pool for a painted-on look.

Photo: Courtesy of Aqua Art Enterprises

Nike "Sneakeasy"

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Air Max shoe design, Nike hosted four "Sneakeasy" consumer activations at event spaces in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto from March 20 to 26. The Chicago Sneakeasy took place March 25 at a former distillery factory. Decor included a ceiling installation that featured shoes in transparent boxes.

Photo: Courtesy of Nike

Like the decor, the entertainment for the Primetime Emmy Awards' Governors Ball will match the theme. The American Heart Association had the same idea in 2006 when it put a model in a dress with a 30-foot-long skirt over the entrance to the New York Public Library.

Photo: Courtesy of American Heart Association

For the 2011 Museum of Modern Art’s film benefit in New York, the celebrity arrivals backdrop wasn’t a step-and-repeat of logos, but rather a wall of 20,000 fresh crimson-colored roses designed by Raul Avila.

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Washing a space in red lights is a simple but effective statement, which is what Stoelt Productions did at New York's American Museum of Natural History for this year's Clio Awards.

Photo: Vero Image

To emulate the bright red color that marks a number of comic book superheroes, Sublime Catering served beef tartare with beet-dyed horseradish served in an heirloom tomato at Toronto's Rawstrip event in June.

Photo: Kyle Burton

Target's contribution to the Read Across America campaign in 2011 came via shelves filled with iconic Dr. Seuss books. The bright-red-colored structures placed in the New York Public Library doubled as the tables for the buffet stations.

Photo: Jika González/BizBash

Tall white trees surrounded by, and decorated with, candy canes, candy apples, and gingerbread men formed the festive decor at Capital C's 2009 holiday party in Toronto.

Photo: Nikki Leigh McKean for BizBash

Flowers are a quick and simple way to add the color of your choice to event decor. At the Target Leukemia Ball in Washington in 2009, Exquisite Design Studio created oversize arrangements for some of the dining room tables.

Photo: Tony Brown/imijphoto.com for BizBash

To add some branding to the Z100 & Coca-Cola All-Access Lounge at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York last December, sponsor Coca-Cola fashioned a chandelier from aluminum bottles of Coke.

Photo: Jeeyun Lee/BizBash

Exposed lighting adds to the color and the decor. At the Robin Hood Foundation's gala in 2003, event designer Avi Adler hung red tubular fluorescent lightbulbs over the cocktail area inside New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

Photo: Courtesy of Robin Hood Foundation

If your event calls for a certain type of decor that doesn't typically come in red—like these birdcages from the Target Leukemia Ball in Washington—spray paint will do the trick.

Photo: Tony Brown/imijphoto.com for BizBash

The American Heart Association brought attention to their Go Red for Women campaign in New York with a giant red flower- and fabric-covered dome constructed with 2,500 rosebuds, aged vines, and hanging amaranths hung above a circular stage.

Photo: Courtesy of American Heart Association