This week's roundup includes a greenhouse-like showroom at a trade show in Florence, Italy, a kids-only press conference in Chicago, toys decking tabletops in Los Angeles, and a geodesic dome that housed an after-party in Miami.
Presented by Louis Vuitton, the PĂ©rez Art Museum Miami gala took place on January 17. The museum's Geodesic dome was illuminated in the museum's West Portico, doubling as a photo backdrop for guests interested in printed souvenirs at Remix, the samba-theme dessert party.
The January 10 event took place at the Miami headquarters of the National YoungArts Foundation. Stephen Starr Events catered the benefit, and menu items included tri-colored cauliflower, French beans, and French breakfast radish with house-made lemon hummus and roasted artichokes.
At the PGA Merchandise Show, held this week in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center, Puma erected an inflatable cube instead of a traditional expo booth. The cube had various sporty goods displayed inside.
Paper silhouettes were a whimsical decor touch and became popular takeaways at the evening's two dinner parties.
The 30th annual Cubs Convention took over Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers January 16 to 18. During the "Kids Only Press Conference," kids could ask questions of Cubs players Anthony Rizzo, Justin Grimm, Kyle Hendricks, and Travis Wood.
Chef Michael Mina celebrated the grand opening of Bardot Brasserie at Las Vegas’s Aria Resort & Casino earlier this month. Parisian-inspired cuisine, cocktails, and entertainment marked the evening, which included a photo booth fit for a Francophile and beret-clad models.
At Pitti Uomo, a men’s trade shows in Florence, Italy, Dexter and Byron Peart found a way to leave a memorable impression on editors and retailers. In lieu of building a trade show booth, the co-founders of the accessories brand Want Les Essentiels de la Vie collaborated with interior designer Maria Rosa Di Loia to build a greenhouse-like showroom reminiscent of a small residential home.
Closing down a stretch of Broadway near Union Square, King launched its mobile game Candy Crush Soda Saga with a public performance that recreated the game's visuals on New York's streets in November. A spray of purple soda covered a New York taxi as part of the performance.
At Thinkery's Imaginarium gala, held in Austin, Texas, in September, staff wore necklaces with Scrabble pieces that spelled out their names. They were used instead of traditional name tags.
Looking for tabletop decor that extends beyond typical flower arrangements? For an event for Munchkin baby products in Los Angeles in November, Jeannie Savage of Details Details used toys on the tabletops to "evoke childhood memories," she said, for the bloggers, event planners, and influential mom guests in attendance.
