Centerpieces

The Catalina Island Conservancy celebrated its 22nd annual ball in April 2017 at the Avalon Casino Ballroom. The 500-attendee event had a “Taking Flight” theme, which documented the conservancy’s work to monitor the Southern California island’s seabirds. Centerpieces were made from tall twig-like wires, which had a table number on top in the shape of a bird wing. The conservancy designed the event and the centerpieces in-house.

In January 2016, 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, on the walls, and more. Tabletops were decked with miniature renderings of the Toronto skyline, created in paper by artist Kalpna Patel.

The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's Butterfly Ball, held in Chicago in May 2013, had a farm-like atmosphere. Playing off the event's “Savour Nature” theme, which highlighted the new exhibition “Food: The Nature of Eating,” Event Creative brought in vegetable-centric decor. Tables were decked with miniature gardens potted with tomatoes, colorful peppers, asparagus, and kale; around the centerpieces, fairy lights in miniature Mason jars added to the elegant yard-party vibe.

"Andy Warhol—FROM A to B and Back Again," a retrospective of the Pop Art pioneer, opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York on November 12. For the exhibition’s opening party, Tinsel Experiential Design created minimalist poppy centerpieces as a nod to Warhol’s flower Pop Art series. The exhibition will be on display through March 31, 2019.

In March, the National Audubon Society hosted its annual gala, honoring Sir David Attenborough, environmental justice leader Peggy Shepard, and conservation expert Dave Morine, at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in New York. The event’s theme was the “Year of the Bird” and featured faux birds nestled throughout the space, including nest-inspired centerpieces.