The Museum of Modern Art’s annual Party in the Garden took place on May 21. Overhead, dense arrangements of tropical plants were suspended between white pillars, creating a jungle-like canopy effect.
Billed as the most successful cancer-related fund-raising gala in Canada, the Daffodil Ball on April 18 had a Great Gatsby theme that brought the 1920s to life at Windsor Station in Montreal. In the cocktail space, a living fountain twirled around slowly.
Stephanie Goto also skipped a centerpiece, instead creating what she called a "chan-dine-lier." Designed to feel like dining inside of a chandelier, the quirky table was encircled by fluorescent PVC strips. Inside, a circular bench surrounding the table was interrupted every few feet with a 2-D cut-out of a seated person.Â
National linen rental company Creative Coverings has implemented new sustainable components to its manufacturing, shipping, and laundry departments. Initiatives include recycling damaged linens into alternate size coverings or swatch samples; teaming up with U.P.S. to design reusable canvas shipping bags for returning linens; and using eco-friendly product lines in the laundering process.
To play off the height of the giant new (air-conditioned! Yahoo! See the vents in the upper left corner!) tent, Southampton Hospital created towers of candles. Very chic. But being clumsy, I always steer clear of things like this...
Also ditching the tents this year was Parrish Art Museum. Since it moved from its Grosvenor Atterbury Beaux Arts-style mansion on Job’s Lane to the ultra-modern Herzog & de Meuron palace in Water Mill, the museum’s barnlike entryways served as a runway of sorts at the event.
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Super-long tables ran the lengths of the outdoor corridors, giving diners the sense they were floating above the former potato fields that surrounded them.
The Holiday Chic Suite, a lush pop-up space at the 900 Shops on Chicago's Michigan Avenue, is rife with ideas for D.I.Y. office gatherings or home entertaining this season. Overseen by Debi Lilly of A Perfect Event, the setup features place cards tacked onto green apples with bejeweled pins.
At the Retreat at Sparrows Lodge, guests dined on healthy fare from New York's Fat Radish at a long, bohemian-style table. Steph Sciré and Isaac Ferry, who were behind the event, said they were motivated to create a place where they and their friends would want to be. Jeff Consoletti of JJ-LA produced, along with tour and event producer Tanya Slater. Taylor & Taylor managed the production design, which included antique Persian rugs, Native American artifacts, succulents, whimsical floral arrangements, oversize and kilim pillows, leather, and a silk patchwork canopy.
Rachel Zoe hosted an intimate brunch with DVF and Moët & Chandon Ice Imperial at the dFm House in Palm Springs. Fare Trade and Workshop Kitchen & Bar provided food.
