H&H Throws Yellow, Black, and White Bash

House & Home Media's V.I.P. party on the opening night of the Interior Design Show featured a striking yellow, black, and white colour palette, reflecting both H&H's design sense and the corporate colors of principal sponsor Yellow Pages. H&H president Linda Reeves described yellow as "the new hot colour." Designer Armin Martiros, founder of interior design shop Ma Zone, created the H&H event space in curtained-off area at the back of the trade show floor in the Direct Energy Centre.Two life-sized black model horses with Moooi floor lamps protruding from their heads flanked the entrance. A bright yellow carpet runner with runner with black ornate floor decals bordering each side finished the look. Inside to the immediate right, there were a series of low black coffee tables surrounded by yellow ottomans, all custom designed by Martiros. They were accented with wine glasses filled with yellow sand, a bloom, and a black votive candle. Nearby sat a 33-foot communal table made of three slabs of Canadian black walnut from Broadbent Furniture; each slab was valued at about $15,000. Paper chandeliers, also from Moooi, hung above the table. Further into the space, a yellow-lit acrylic-tile wall was the backdrop for a DJ table, where Geoff Kelleway performed all evening. Stunning tall black-and-white vases filled with unique decorative pieces and yellow blooms accented the Martini Club-staffed bar, where two yellow pillars with ornate decals flanked a white honeycomb backdrop. Contemporary Furniture Rentals provided black Philippe Starck Ghost chairs and small glass coffee tables topped by white doily-style decals and flowers in thin black vases. The table and chair arrangements lined the outskirts of the main area, which featured a large yellow rug with subtle patterns of roses, custom made for the event by Interface Flor.

Celebrity guests included Jeanne Beker, host of City TV's Fashion Television, designer Brian Gluckstein of Gluckstein Design Planning, and international design expert India Hicks. 10tation Event Catering supplied endless fare, such as mini tenderloin wrapped in bacon with black truffle oil, wonton cones with avocado salsa and micro greens, and mac 'n' cheese in mini parmesan cups. Lighter passed hors d'oeuvres included polenta crostini with wild mushrooms and gorgonzola cheese and parmesan crisps topped with port poached pears and ch?vre.

H&H sold $10 and $20 raffle tickets to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Prizewinners took home mirrors from Umbra and a set of chairs from HomeSense and other choice items. The Interior Design Show's opening night party took place at the same time as the H&H bash. V.I.P. guests were free to wander back and forth.

—Robyn Small

Posted 04.05.07

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