Out of the hundreds of events we covered in 2007, certain ideas stand out from the rest. Here's a look at 10 of the most memorable and innovative concepts we're still talking about.We'll post 10 more next Thursday.
Manned dinosaur puppets interacted with guests at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Dinosaur Ball.
Photo: Lee Salem Photography
A large chalk mural by artists Ernest Concepcion and Mike Estabrook helped spiff up the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Downtown Dinner.
Photo: Dan Hallman for BizBash
Amid the many art installations at a Tiger Beer party in New York, produced by Joao and ReadyMade Projects, was James Clar's LED art installation on the elevator, which flickered when viewed with 3-D glasses.
Photo: Jennifer Warren
At Robert Wilson's Watermill Center gala in the Hamptons, artist Andrey Bartenev designed a living step-and-repeat, with actors interacting with posing guests.
Photo: Patrick McMullan Company
Bloomberg L.P.'s White House Correspondents Association dinner after-party featured a curtain by Design Cuisine of more than 700 custom lightbulbs, each with a filament in the shape of a Bloomberg terminal.
Photo: imagelinkphoto.com
For T-Mobile's Sidekick ID launch, organizers catered to a young L.A. crowd with edgy haircuts by Floyd's 99 Barbershop.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
At Diffa's Dining by Design benefit in New York, student designers from the Academy of Art suspended glass globes from a mirror that showed reflections of the entire dining environment.
Photo: Andrew Bicknell for BizBash
Instead of the usual floral centerpieces, Van Wyck & Van Wyck created a fragrant wall of roses for the launch of Bulgari's women's perfume Omnia Amethyste in New York.
Photo: Francine Daveta for BizBash
For the Horticultural Society of New York's annual Flowers & Design gala, Prudence Designs turned its table into a color-by-numbers piece, with watercolor sets and outlines on white canvas.
Photo: Marina Fragoso Senra for BizBash
