A balloon backdrop behind a glowing bar set the stage for the Institute of Contemporary Art's 75th Anniversary Gala’s after-party in November 2011.
Photo: Liz Linder
A stilt walker outfitted in a balloon spaceship greeted fans at the world premiere of Disney’s Tomorrowland, which took place at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, in May 2015.
Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
At the Friends of the High Line’s opening summer benefit in June 2009, held at the Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers, hundreds of green balloons hung overhead in the cocktail area; the attached strings were intended to look like blades of grass.
Photo: Roger Dong for BizBash
In April, event designers Tinsel & Twine created an ethereal balloon canopy installation for a media party introducing LeSportsac's latest bag collection at the Glasshouses in New York; the balloons were reflected in the mirrored-top tablescape.
Photo: Courtesy of LeSportsac
Balloon Express constructed a floating, multicolored display for the Wildfox pool party in the Boulan South Beach pool during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim in July 2014.
Photo: George Martinez
The cocktail reception at the Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association’s annual Mirror Ball fund-raiser, held in November 2014 at Toronto’s Liberty Grand, included a silent auction and a balloon burst from sponsor Hudson’s Bay; the balloons contained prizes, such as gift cards. The gala benefits two programs—Look Good Feel Better, a workshop for women with cancer that provides makeup and skincare products, and FacingCancer.ca, an online support community for women with cancer.
Photo: George Pimentel
