Top event, interior and fashion designers went wild in Hammerstein Ballroom when decorating the space for Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS' annual Dining by Design benefit. Each designer was allotted an 11-by-11 foot space—and, for most of them, cash and accessories for the table from a corporate backer—to create an eye-catching environment through tabletop design and surrounding decor. The result was a room full of design inspirations for event planners.
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At Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS' annual Dining by Design benefit at Hammerstein Ballroom, Ralph Lauren Home's table paired country elements like wicker chairs and a gravel floor with an extravagant beaded chandelier. (Photo by Stillman Jefferson Thomas Digital Photography)
Furniture company West Elm went without traditional tables and chairs, opting instead for small square cubes with quilted pillows to serve as single-seat tables. The tables had circles cut out of them for easy access to the champagne bottles chilling inside.
Jack Lenor Larsen infused nature into his design with non-traditional wood ottomans for chairs and earth-toned tableware, including textured charcoal-colored plates and tall white vases with simple flower arrangements. (Photo by Stillman Jefferson Thomas Digital Photography)
David Rockwell opted for benches—covered in Astroturf creating the feeling of sitting on a mini golf course—to accompany his long retro-style booth. (Photo by Stillman Jefferson Thomas Digital Photography)
