

Sponsor Macy's created an origami-inspired paper dress for a mannequin.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom created a wall of grass, pink, and white tufted squares to serve as the backdrop of the balcony bar.
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At the Children’s Aid Foundation’s Teddy Bear Affair, November 5 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, manager of events Meg Sethi staged vignettes representing the seasons. For spring, clear umbrellas and glittering beads hung as the sound of rain played.
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At Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry’s Columbian Ball, four- to eight-foot-tall steel centerpieces with Piet Mondrian-inspired colored panels sat on tables, while additional square fabric structures in bright hues hung from the tent’s ceiling.
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To add some branding to the Z100 & Coca-Cola All-Access Lounge at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in December, sponsor Coca-Cola fashioned a chandelier from aluminum bottles.
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Los Angeles-based artist Jorge Pardo created special-edition lanterns to hang above the tables at the Hammer Museum’s gala in September. The lanterns were later sold through the Gagosian Gallery.
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Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces

Many of the tables this year opted against traditional floral centerpieces. David Stark's whimsical installation for sponsor Benjamin Moore, based on the brand’s new Color Stories paint collection, played off the slogan “A whole new chapter in paint color technology is being written.” The library-inspired setting featured a table made from actual books, with handcrafted pop-up books serving as a centerpiece.
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Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces

Goil Amornvivat, Thomas Morbitzer, and Tietz-Baccon created intricate C.N.C.-cut walls depicting spaceships, unicorns, trains, pirate ships, dragons, and more. Cloud-shaped benches surrounded a multidimensional clear-top table displaying a tiny town of mirrored houses holding LED candles.
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Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces

Students from the New York School of Interior Design (working with design mentor Clodagh) used rope to create a dramatic setting. In lieu of any type of centerpiece, a chandelier of Lucite and filament bulbs was reflected in a mirror running down the table's center.
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Diffa Trend: Patterned Fabrics

Several tables incorporated patterned fabrics. Marimekko's "Color Therapy" exhibition balanced the company's colorful patterned fabrics with plain white chairs and plates.
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Diffa Trend: Patterned Fabrics

Jonathan Adler's design for Kravet featured his yet-to-be-released new fabric collection. The upholstered chair "walls" formed vase cut-outs when pushed together, referencing the centerpiece of various ceramic and porcelain vases on the fabric-covered table.
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Diffa Trend: Residential Design

Interior designer Libby Langdon's table for Liebherr showcased a chandelier made from wine bottles and filament bulbs. A lush centerpiece of greenery, succulents, and moss completed the homey style.
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