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March 27, 2015
Inspired by the ceramics of South African artist Ruan Hoffmann and murals by Rebecca Rebouche, interior designer Alexis Givens created a moonlight feast setting for Anthropologie with a ceiling covering made from bright blue-painted recycled plastic bottles.
Inspired by the ceramics of South African artist Ruan Hoffmann and murals by Rebecca Rebouche, interior designer Alexis Givens created a moonlight feast setting for Anthropologie with a ceiling covering made from bright blue-painted recycled plastic bottles.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Anthropologie's hot pink and red flowers popped against the rich blue walls and table runners.
Anthropologie's hot pink and red flowers popped against the rich blue walls and table runners.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Inspired by the Art Deco era, designer Antonino Buzzetta created a modern dining space for Michael C. Fina with a reflective gold wall covering and black lacquered chairs. 'I wanted to create a space that was equally as elegant as it is seductive. The Art Deco era is the perfect culmination of my obsession with the fusion of gilded glamour and sublime luxury,' Buzzetta said.
Inspired by the Art Deco era, designer Antonino Buzzetta created a modern dining space for Michael C. Fina with a reflective gold wall covering and black lacquered chairs. "I wanted to create a space that was equally as elegant as it is seductive. The Art Deco era is the perfect culmination of my obsession with the fusion of gilded glamour and sublime luxury," Buzzetta said.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Michael C. Fina's look featured luxe black and gold settings on a glass tabletop.
Michael C. Fina's look featured luxe black and gold settings on a glass tabletop.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Originally set designers, Lydia Marks and Lisa Frantz looked to their favorite period—1940s Hollywood glamour—for inspiration in creating the New York Design Center's vignette. A black-and-white forced perspective image served as the backdrop, while a large chandelier by Arteriors illuminated the space. Bright peacocks by Global Views hung out in the corner.
Originally set designers, Lydia Marks and Lisa Frantz looked to their favorite period—1940s Hollywood glamour—for inspiration in creating the New York Design Center's vignette. A black-and-white forced perspective image served as the backdrop, while a large chandelier by Arteriors illuminated the space. Bright peacocks by Global Views hung out in the corner.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
The opulent look for the New York Design Center's area was designed by Marks & Frantz and featured floral dinnerware by Lenox, glassware by Michael Wainwright, and flatware by Nambe.
The opulent look for the New York Design Center's area was designed by Marks & Frantz and featured floral dinnerware by Lenox, glassware by Michael Wainwright, and flatware by Nambe.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Visitors could go 'backstage' with a vanity mirror, complete with makeup, at the New York Design Center's booth.
Visitors could go "backstage" with a vanity mirror, complete with makeup, at the New York Design Center's booth.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
The students from the New York School of Interior Design built a curved wall structure that mimicked a womb, protecting the diners inside the booth. The young designers said they wanted to 'create a hug.' The rest of the vignette was kept minimal in order to focus attention on the architectural element.
The students from the New York School of Interior Design built a curved wall structure that mimicked a womb, protecting the diners inside the booth. The young designers said they wanted to "create a hug." The rest of the vignette was kept minimal in order to focus attention on the architectural element.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Inspired by Marilyn Monroe, Manhattan magazine and Fendi Casa's booth featured a glamorous table with lots of reflected light and sparkly mesh-covered fixtures.
Inspired by Marilyn Monroe, Manhattan magazine and Fendi Casa's booth featured a glamorous table with lots of reflected light and sparkly mesh-covered fixtures.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Swedish design company Bolon covered every inch of its space with tangerine-colored floor covering, creating a uniform, but expressive, dining area.
Swedish design company Bolon covered every inch of its space with tangerine-colored floor covering, creating a uniform, but expressive, dining area.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Stacy Garcia designed a modern floral fantasy with layers of wallpaper from the new Paper Muse Collection for York Wallcoverings.
Stacy Garcia designed a modern floral fantasy with layers of wallpaper from the new Paper Muse Collection for York Wallcoverings.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Whimsical touches like glass snails on the table settings were featured in Stacy Garcia's garden-theme space.
Whimsical touches like glass snails on the table settings were featured in Stacy Garcia's garden-theme space.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Inspired by the Brutalist movement, in which concrete dominated, furnishings company Arteriors' dining vignette featured repeated geometric and abstract organic forms with rough textures and a dark palette.
Inspired by the Brutalist movement, in which concrete dominated, furnishings company Arteriors' dining vignette featured repeated geometric and abstract organic forms with rough textures and a dark palette.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Hermès celebrated nomadism with a Silk Road-inspired mural and vibrant jewel tones.
Hermès celebrated nomadism with a Silk Road-inspired mural and vibrant jewel tones.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
As part of its tablescape, Hermès debuted brand-new Ikat-patterned porcelain dinnerware.
As part of its tablescape, Hermès debuted brand-new Ikat-patterned porcelain dinnerware.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
With a nod to the movie Garden State, actors dressed in Echo's new spring print were seated at the fabric company's dining table.
With a nod to the movie Garden State, actors dressed in Echo's new spring print were seated at the fabric company's dining table.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Echo's dining space was immersed in the brand's Heirloom India collection of wallpapers and fabrics.
Echo's dining space was immersed in the brand's Heirloom India collection of wallpapers and fabrics.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Venetian masks were created for guests at the dining event, while printed prop masks were available for the general audience to snap selfies. The designer 'wanted to create an art installation where not only the people [in the installation] were lost in print, but also the audience could get lost in print.'
Venetian masks were created for guests at the dining event, while printed prop masks were available for the general audience to snap selfies. The designer "wanted to create an art installation where not only the people [in the installation] were lost in print, but also the audience could get lost in print."
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Designed by world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem, Kravet Inc.'s vignette featured bright paintings of exotic animals and tropical plant life.
Designed by world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem, Kravet Inc.'s vignette featured bright paintings of exotic animals and tropical plant life.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Kravet Inc.'s second vignette included tableware with bold sketches of rabbits.
Kravet Inc.'s second vignette included tableware with bold sketches of rabbits.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Interior designer Marc Blackwell created a vignette with the message, 'Compassion Begets Art,' in honor of Diffa's mission. The dining table included structural curved chairs with woven fabric in different colors.
Interior designer Marc Blackwell created a vignette with the message, "Compassion Begets Art," in honor of Diffa's mission. The dining table included structural curved chairs with woven fabric in different colors.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
A New Orleans garden dinner party, à la Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, was the theme of The New York Times dining space, designed by Robert Passal Interior and Architectural Design. The lush environment, which even included a mossy room spray, featured Passal's dinnerware collaboration with L'objet, along with Bradley Clifford's talon candlesticks and items from Bergdorf Goodman. The 250-year-old dining chairs were retrieved from an assembly hall in England.
A New Orleans garden dinner party, à la Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, was the theme of The New York Times dining space, designed by Robert Passal Interior and Architectural Design. The lush environment, which even included a mossy room spray, featured Passal's dinnerware collaboration with L'objet, along with Bradley Clifford's talon candlesticks and items from Bergdorf Goodman. The 250-year-old dining chairs were retrieved from an assembly hall in England.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
New York City-based design team Dransfield & Ross said the zany style inspiration for Sunbrella's tableau came from the 1967 film Casino Royale. Ornate couture chandeliers popped against the fabric company's graphic stripe patterns.
New York City-based design team Dransfield & Ross said the zany style inspiration for Sunbrella's tableau came from the 1967 film Casino Royale. Ornate couture chandeliers popped against the fabric company's graphic stripe patterns.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
A colorful array of glassware and shag chairs completed the look of Sunbrella's dining space.
A colorful array of glassware and shag chairs completed the look of Sunbrella's dining space.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Smartwater's space aimed to reflect the brand's natural water purification process, which is mirrored after rain clouds. The fluffy fixtures lit up like a storm above the simple table setting.
Smartwater's space aimed to reflect the brand's natural water purification process, which is mirrored after rain clouds. The fluffy fixtures lit up like a storm above the simple table setting.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
The area sponsored by Ralph Lauren Home highlighted the brand's paint collection with paint cans filled with colorful blooms as centerpieces, paint-dipped wooden stirrers as place cards, and drop cloths and paint swatches as wall decor.
The area sponsored by Ralph Lauren Home highlighted the brand's paint collection with paint cans filled with colorful blooms as centerpieces, paint-dipped wooden stirrers as place cards, and drop cloths and paint swatches as wall decor.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Stephen Burks, the designer of Roche Bobois Paris's Traveler chair, also created the company's installation, which was based around his furniture. The chairs evoked a cozy camp-like feel, creating an outdoor pavilion indoors with a projected fire by Levy Lighting.
Stephen Burks, the designer of Roche Bobois Paris's Traveler chair, also created the company's installation, which was based around his furniture. The chairs evoked a cozy camp-like feel, creating an outdoor pavilion indoors with a projected fire by Levy Lighting.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Event planner and Architectural Digest special projects editor Bronson van Wyck created a party tent to celebrate the first days of spring for the magazine's booth.
Event planner and Architectural Digest special projects editor Bronson van Wyck created a party tent to celebrate the first days of spring for the magazine's booth.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Gensler and 3form brought the outdoors in with Astroturf as a floor covering, white wire chairs, and vivid blue tableware. Images of a modern house served as the backdrop.
Gensler and 3form brought the outdoors in with Astroturf as a floor covering, white wire chairs, and vivid blue tableware. Images of a modern house served as the backdrop.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
Inspired by Rio de Janeiro, designer Corey Damen Jenkins created a dining space for Beacon Hill with sophisticated and bohemian elements, including a mix of luxe dining chairs and a colorful mosaic textile for the tabletop.
Inspired by Rio de Janeiro, designer Corey Damen Jenkins created a dining space for Beacon Hill with sophisticated and bohemian elements, including a mix of luxe dining chairs and a colorful mosaic textile for the tabletop.
Photo: Cornelia Stiles/BizBash
The Chicago Flower and Garden Show
The Chicago Flower and Garden Show
Debi Lilly of A Perfect Event also designed a tabletop for the show. Lilly's inspiration was "the new, green Garden of Eden." Her installation used vintage cutlery and glassware and lush, springy floral arrangements. There were also individual flower-topped cakes on each place setting.
Photo: Erika Dufour
A checkerboard table covering and mismatched gold and silver cutlery added to the mad tea party theme at the gala. Guests received mugs and tea strainers as party favors from Canadian tea seller Teaopia, which is now owned by Atlanta-based retailer Teavana.
A checkerboard table covering and mismatched gold and silver cutlery added to the mad tea party theme at the gala. Guests received mugs and tea strainers as party favors from Canadian tea seller Teaopia, which is now owned by Atlanta-based retailer Teavana.
Photo: Gary Beechey
For an event for Munchkin baby products in Los Angeles in November, Jeannie Savage of Details Details used toys on the tabletops to 'evoke childhood memories,' she said, for the bloggers, event planners, and influential mom guests in attendance.
For an event for Munchkin baby products in Los Angeles in November, Jeannie Savage of Details Details used toys on the tabletops to "evoke childhood memories," she said, for the bloggers, event planners, and influential mom guests in attendance.
Photo: Jessica Claire
At a wedding by Brilliant Event Planning, guests were challenged to match the clues on their escort cards to a table chart, which listed different places that were significant to the couple’s relationship.
At a wedding by Brilliant Event Planning, guests were challenged to match the clues on their escort cards to a table chart, which listed different places that were significant to the couple’s relationship.
Photo: Courtesy of Brian Dorsey Studios
Stella Artois "Host Beautifully"
Stella Artois 'Host Beautifully'

For dinner, guests sat at long, farm-style tables decked with clean white floral arrangements and no linens.

Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Stella Artois
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