Cipriani 42nd Street's ballroom was in fragrant, full bloom for the Horticultural Society of New York's Flowers & Design: A Floral Symphony benefit, which brought together a group of floral designers to create different table designs. Cathy Knowles, the society's director of special events, placed 430 dinner guests at 47 uniquely designed dinner tables, many of which incorporated the musical theme into the table decor. "Music and flowers are so similar in the ways they inspire people," said Knowles, who credited HSNY development director Jennifer Klopp with the event's theme and title.
—Suzanne Ito
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Mille Fiori's stark, simple table featured a towering vase of white calla lilies in the center of the table with glass pebbles scattered around the center.
Meredith Waga Perez of Belle Fleur incorporated an antique music stand into her centerpiece, which featured a wild arrangement of fiery orange poppies and striped tulips.
Lilies appeared to float in thin air with Les Marrons' slender plastic tube stem receptacles that decorated the event's bar.
Antony Todd created a dining environment with a long banquet table paired with overstuffed cushions and a canopy of vines dotted with bunches of pink peonies. The table featured dense arrangements of more pink peonies dotted with orange flowers.
