This week's roundup includes a tugboat dressed as Rudolph the Reindeer in New York, a Christmas tree made of engraved Lucite in Washington, customizable temporary tattoos (made with vegetable ink), and a centerpiece that doubled as performance art.
On December 9, Circle Line Cruises and World Yacht hosted the first "Lighting of the Ships" at Piers 81/83 in New York. Providing specialty cruises for two local nonprofits, the event included a boat procession led by a tugboat that was decorated as Rudolph. The boats sailed to the Statue of Liberty and back.
On a chilly night in New York, Visit Savannah, the city in Georgia's official convention and visitors bureau, hosted an event dubbed the Savannah Soiree. The media event at the Lofts at Prince in SoHo sought to highlight the city's upcoming events, restaurant and dining scene, and cultural activities.The buffet, anchored by a festive centerpiece, contained a spread from Leoci's Fine Foods, an offshoot of Leoci's Trattoria in Savannah. The menu included items such as salumi and raspberry jalapeño jam.
Holiday garlands that included gingham fabric strips decorated the mantel for a warm holiday tableau. Frames of various shapes and sizes completed the hearth.
As a way to honor its origins—the beer was originally brewed as a holiday gift to the people of Leuven, Belgium—and showcase its limited-edition crystal chalice, Stella Artois unveiled a window installation in New York's meatpacking district on December 4. The seasonal display was designed and produced by HL:Creative.
At a 50th anniversary party for Dior Nails, 2013 BizBash Innovator Garin Baura created a performance art-style centerpiece inspired by artist Holten Rower’s layered, colorful poured paintings: As various courses came out, staffers also served platters of brightly hued flowers which were scattered onto the all-white table.
When Spain's Ushuaia Ibiza Beach Hotel planned its opening party for the 2013 season, the team brought in French production company High Scream to make the 12-hour party memorable—and highly visual. High Scream’s Romain Pissenem worked with XL Video's Ian Woodall to develop an idea for a projection mapped onto the hotel’s 30- by 20-meter swimming pool, which would become the largest-ever projection screen in Ibiza.
At the showcase of creative Christmas trees at the Four Season Georgetown on Sunday, Syzygy Events pieced together panels of engraved routed Lucite to create an unconventional tree. Individual frames carved into the panels served to highlight the gold, white, and bronze ornaments, and to provide a space for them to move naturally within the rigid panels.
The Great Gatsby came to life in Edge Floral Event Designers' white, gold, and black tree. Bill Enright used glitter, black feathers, gold and silver ornaments, and sparkling white lights to capture the revelry from the 1920s in New York.
The elevator that travels up to the restaurant Sixteen has become the "Gingerbread Express" this season. Created by Sixteen's then-executive pastry chef Patrick Fahy and his team, the elevator is paved with 1,000 gingerbread bricks. Inside, a window box provides a view of a snowy Alpine Valley, and an active train set circles overhead. The activation was built in five days with a seven-member crew.
Temporary tattoos have long been a staple at launches, trade shows, and events, but Tattly is stepping up the fake-ink game with designs created by trendsetting graphic designers and illustrators—no clip-art butterflies, glittery dolphins, or tribal armbands here. Printed with vegetable-based inks, the ready-to-wear collection includes 313 options, such as hand-drawn vintage cameras, friendship bracelets, and black-and-white typography.
