Florals + Table Settings

August 11, 2017

The Rosé Project Event Series

The rosé-inspired, invite-only dinner series from former Style.com and Vogue party reporter Kristin Tice Studeman ran July 7 to 28 at the Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York. For the final dinner, the Popup Florist strung individual flowers in vibrant shades above the table.

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The centerpieces included three-foot-tall white trees from Shop Wild Things wrapped in LED lights and baby’s breath with roses in bud vases.

Photo: Tatiana Valerie

“We focused on a few gorgeous pieces that were lightweight melamine and not the glass or ceramic I would opt for under normal circumstances,” Cowie said. Q Squared provided the white ruffle tableware and Lenox provided the organically-inspired flatware.

Photo: Bìjiao Liu

Similar to branches, stumps are creative replacements for expensive vessels and leave more funds for flowers. Showorks dresses up the humble tree trunk with vibrant roses and gerbera daises.

Photo: Courtesy of Showorks

Collect reclaimed rocks, wood, and seashells to fill apothecary jars of varying sizes, shapes, and heights for displays such as the underwater-inspired design from Blueprint Studios.

Photo: Courtesy of Blue Print Studio

Use unique structural containers to show off a few impactful blooms for a modern, artistic look, like the creation by Blueprint Studios that features butter yellow calla lilies and Billy Ball flowers.

Photo: Michelle Nicole Photography

Blueprint Studios lines up basic votive candles in a mirrored box for a dramatic, low-cost solution.

Photo: Courtesy of Blue Print Studio

Moe’s Southwest Grill’s "Tour de Burrito"

Fast-casual Mexican chain Moe’s Southwest Grill launched its traveling “Tour de Burrito” on November 2. The tour, which is produced by Roots3 Productions, features a branded truck with a wooden table, wood floors, and large windows to create a casual, chic dining space. Six of the hottest peppers in the world are on display—and available to sample—in glass jars down the middle of the table.

Photo: Courtesy of Moe's Southwest Grill

M Moser's table, which was titled Race to Zero, looked at the fight against AIDS as it progressed from a virtual death sentence to a treatable chronic illness.

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Rockwell Group and Ovando built their version of a modern-day potting shed, complete with cacti centerpieces, a vertical garden, and a diffuser that filled the space with a signature scent.

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For the Oh Joy for Target launch party at a private residence in Beverly Hills earlier this year, Caravents turned patterns from the entertaining and party product collection into vinyl appliqués. The team applied them to the backs of ghost chairs to add on-brand pops of color to the event.

Photo: Paige Jones

Instead of hosting a show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week tents in 2011, Lacoste hosted a dinner for 40 at its Fifth Avenue store. The Manhattan space was under construction, so the apparel brand dressed it up with a stained and varnished plywood table under the exposed ceilings and wires, and marked chairs simply with numbers instead of place cards.

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For the Sun Life Global Investments launch in Toronto, tall vases filled with lemons and calla lilies topped bars and food stations throughout the venue.

Photo: BizBash

Public Art Fund’s Spring Benefit

The Public Art Fund hosted its spring benefit in April at Metropolitan West in New York, honoring the artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei. The ribbon-adorned space, which was created by 360 Design Events, included table settings with clock face placements designed by Los Angeles-based artist Amanda Ross-Ho.

Photo: Travis Magee

The Alzheimer’s Association’s Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala

The Alzheimer’s Association celebrated its 31st annual Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala in May at the Hilton Chicago, featuring the theme of “Pure Imagination” as a nod to the late Gene Wilder who died of complications surrounding Alzheimer’s. The event’s whimsical Willy Wonka decor by Kehoe Designs included colorful centerpieces with candy. The gala raised $1.1 million.

Photo: Bill Richert