In Washington, Occasions Caterers recently unveiled its "Welcome to Washington" food station at an event at the United States Institute of Peace. Occasions worked with the sculpture artist AJ Strasser to create the custom display, which was inspired by the National Mall.
The "Welcome to Washington" food station holds intricate replicas of iconic Washington monuments, including the U.S. Capitol building. Occasions created a spread that contained traditional regional snacks, including Maryland crab cakes, Senate bean soup, and half smokes (or sausages).
On February 24, the H&M flagship store at Toronto Eaton Centre unveiled its new look with an event for 1,400 guests. Invitations were decked with silvery outlines of the Toronto skyline, and the same graphic appeared on staffers' custom T-shirts. Candice & Alison produced the event.
The skyline graphic also appeared on the wall behind the DJ both at the H&M event, where Orange is the New Black star Taryn Manning played a set. Jay Strut and Olen Only also spun at the event.
On February 3, the Canadian Film Centre hosted its 22nd annual auction and gala at the Carlu in Toronto. The event's theme was inspired by the Norman Jewison film Moonstruck, which is set in New York. Guests posed against photo backdrop bearing the New York skyline and a giant moon.
In January, the Walrus Foundation hosted its annual gala at the Fermenting Cellar in Toronto. The event paid homage to the Canadian city, and the skyline appeared in imagery at the bar.
At the Walrus Foundation gala, the shape of the city skyline also appeared in lights along one wall of the venue.
At the Walrus Foundation Gala, tabletops were decked with miniature renderings of the Toronto skyline, created in paper by artist Kalpna Patel.
In September, Ben Bourgeois produced the inaugural celebration for Los Angeles's new contemporary art museum, the Broad. Laser-cut paper foldouts used as tabletop centerpieces were meant to represent the building's architecture.
Screens printed with the New York City skyline enclosed the entry hallway that led to the reception space at the 2014 Robin Hood Foundation Benefit in New York. David Stark Design and Production designed the event.
For a P.C.M.A. event in Chicago in January 2015, Kehoe Designs created a mirrored bar with a backdrop in the shape of the Chicago skyline. Pink and blue lights bathed the structure. The event took place at the Museum of Science and Industry.
In 2011, the opening of Chicago's Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Gold featured a 3,000-pound cake. Baker Buddy Valastro's enormous dessert had replicas of city landmarks, a mini deep-dish pizza, and the Rolls-Royce hood ornament. Forklift operators helped unload the cake from its delivery truck, and the setup process took 30 minutes.
In 2008, the 23rd annual Odyssey Ball took place in Los Angeles, but had a Broadway theme. Trees, a park bench, and a 13-foot tall clock decorated the stage at the Beverly Hilton, and a painting of New York buildings and scenery formed a backdrop.
