Forget Masa, the super-expensive sushi bar in the Time Warner Center. At a joint party celebrating the launch of International Watch Company Schaffhausen's new "Aquatimer" diving watch and the premiere of the Cousteau Society and Roberto Rinaldi's "Engineers of the Sea" exhibition (now on display at the Time Warner Center), the sushi was free.
Produced by Harrison & Shriftman director of production Kristy Tatem and IWC North America's Caroline Dura and Eveline Jones, the event was held in a raw space in the center's third floor—the future home of Charlie Trotter's new restaurant. "It was a really great event to work on, because the theme—"Engineers of the Sea"—was so evident and clear early on," Tatem says. "We hired Van Wyck & Van Wyck to bring that vision to life, to create a sleek, sophisticated, underwater atmosphere."
Bronson van Wyck gave the space a light, airy, beach-house-in-the-Hamptons feel with an appropriate nod to the exhibit and the roster of guests, which included socialites and Cousteau Society members. A sisal rug covered the floor, and white cotton draping covered the exposed support beams—giving the space a cabana atmosphere. Huge white canvas ottomans, couches and chairs were dotted with striped throw pillows in blues and greens and intermixed with dark chocolate leather stools and couches. Potted palms and striped canvas cloth lined the walls. Rows of blue votive candles lined the windows and dotted the tables. Colored aquarium gravel and shells decorated clear Lucite coffee tables and the catering trays.
Urban Events stuck to the theme by providing a sushi bar and a raw bar, as well as seafood-inspired passed hors d'oeuvres that included seared lamb on a seaweed galette and paella cakes with wild mushrooms and.phparagus. For non-seafood lovers, a chef's station served up goat cheese and walnut ravioli with beet cream. Waiters passed trays of wine, champagne, and Caribbean sea-colored drinks called "aquatinis."
—Erika Rasmusson Janes
Produced by Harrison & Shriftman director of production Kristy Tatem and IWC North America's Caroline Dura and Eveline Jones, the event was held in a raw space in the center's third floor—the future home of Charlie Trotter's new restaurant. "It was a really great event to work on, because the theme—"Engineers of the Sea"—was so evident and clear early on," Tatem says. "We hired Van Wyck & Van Wyck to bring that vision to life, to create a sleek, sophisticated, underwater atmosphere."
Bronson van Wyck gave the space a light, airy, beach-house-in-the-Hamptons feel with an appropriate nod to the exhibit and the roster of guests, which included socialites and Cousteau Society members. A sisal rug covered the floor, and white cotton draping covered the exposed support beams—giving the space a cabana atmosphere. Huge white canvas ottomans, couches and chairs were dotted with striped throw pillows in blues and greens and intermixed with dark chocolate leather stools and couches. Potted palms and striped canvas cloth lined the walls. Rows of blue votive candles lined the windows and dotted the tables. Colored aquarium gravel and shells decorated clear Lucite coffee tables and the catering trays.
Urban Events stuck to the theme by providing a sushi bar and a raw bar, as well as seafood-inspired passed hors d'oeuvres that included seared lamb on a seaweed galette and paella cakes with wild mushrooms and.phparagus. For non-seafood lovers, a chef's station served up goat cheese and walnut ravioli with beet cream. Waiters passed trays of wine, champagne, and Caribbean sea-colored drinks called "aquatinis."
—Erika Rasmusson Janes
Blue and green pebbles and sand dollars decorated the insides of the low Lucite tables at the International Watch Company Schaffhausen and the Cousteau Society's party for the "Engineers of the Sea" exhibition at the Time Warner Center.
Lounge seating included white leather couches and low white bed seats covered with throw pillows.
Van Wyck & Van Wyck projected images of watches onto weather balloons suspended from the ceiling.
More lounge seating included black couches paired with Lucite tables.
