BEST OVERALL CATERING
Brooklyn Museum of Art's Brooklyn Ball
Submitted by Great Performances
The Brooklyn Ball celebrates the spirit, taste and art of Brooklyn, so Great Performances created a menu representing cuisines from the borough's different neighborhoods. Dishes were served against bright, colorful decor, and included peasant bread pizza from Bensonhurst served in individual pizza boxes stamped with a "BMA pizza" logo, sliced filet of beef tenderloin from Williamsburg, and chocolate cream pie and egg creams from Midwood.
BEST OVERALL EVENT DECOR
GQ Men of the Year Awards
Submitted by EventQuest
EventQuest created an inviting space at Hammerstein Ballroom with lots of lights, spandex and branding for GQ's annual Men of the Year Awards. Guests entered the building via a spandex tunnel decorated with GQ branding on the carpet and walls. Inside, tables were covered with silver cloths to reflect the moving lights, and metal and wood veneer sculptures with bouquets of red, yellow and orange roses served as centerpieces. Read our coverage of this event...
BEST TABLETOP DESIGN
Horticultural Society Benefit (Antony Todd table)
Submitted by Antony Todd Inc.
For the Horticultural Society of New York's spring fund-raiser at the Sony Atrium, Antony Todd designed a table using an outdoor garden theme with vibrant turquoise and apple green dupioni silk cloth and natural elements on the tables. Todd floated gardenias and votive candles in a water moat in the middle of the table, then lined the perimeter with wheatgrass and rocks to resemble a hedge. Read our coverage of this event...
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
HBO's Sex and the City Season Premiere Party
Submitted by Bentley Meeker Lighting & Staging
Bentley Meeker used deep blues and pinks throughout hallways and stairwells at the American Museum of Natural History's Powerhouse event space for Sex and the City's premiere party. As guests ascended the grand staircase, slowly rotating pink constellations and galaxy patterns lit the space to complement the venue's science-friendly theme. Read our coverage of this event...
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Brooklyn Museum of Art's Brooklyn Ball
Submitted by Great Performances
The Brooklyn Ball celebrates the spirit, taste and art of Brooklyn, so Great Performances created a menu representing cuisines from the borough's different neighborhoods. Dishes were served against bright, colorful decor, and included peasant bread pizza from Bensonhurst served in individual pizza boxes stamped with a "BMA pizza" logo, sliced filet of beef tenderloin from Williamsburg, and chocolate cream pie and egg creams from Midwood.
BEST OVERALL EVENT DECOR
GQ Men of the Year Awards
Submitted by EventQuest
EventQuest created an inviting space at Hammerstein Ballroom with lots of lights, spandex and branding for GQ's annual Men of the Year Awards. Guests entered the building via a spandex tunnel decorated with GQ branding on the carpet and walls. Inside, tables were covered with silver cloths to reflect the moving lights, and metal and wood veneer sculptures with bouquets of red, yellow and orange roses served as centerpieces. Read our coverage of this event...
BEST TABLETOP DESIGN
Horticultural Society Benefit (Antony Todd table)
Submitted by Antony Todd Inc.
For the Horticultural Society of New York's spring fund-raiser at the Sony Atrium, Antony Todd designed a table using an outdoor garden theme with vibrant turquoise and apple green dupioni silk cloth and natural elements on the tables. Todd floated gardenias and votive candles in a water moat in the middle of the table, then lined the perimeter with wheatgrass and rocks to resemble a hedge. Read our coverage of this event...
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
HBO's Sex and the City Season Premiere Party
Submitted by Bentley Meeker Lighting & Staging
Bentley Meeker used deep blues and pinks throughout hallways and stairwells at the American Museum of Natural History's Powerhouse event space for Sex and the City's premiere party. As guests ascended the grand staircase, slowly rotating pink constellations and galaxy patterns lit the space to complement the venue's science-friendly theme. Read our coverage of this event...
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Best Overall Catering
Best Overall Event Decor
Best Tabletop Design
Best Lighting Design
