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April 13, 2012
Resource Furniture's table by interior designer Marie Aiello was an immersive, under-the-sea experience. A 7-and-a-half-foot-tall NanoLumens LED screen wrapped around the space, displaying high-resolution videos of people swimming in the ocean. A mix of air plants, pincushion proteas, and cockscomb ran down the center of the table, and a Torde Boontje LED Blossom chandelier hung from above.
Resource Furniture's table by interior designer Marie Aiello was an immersive, under-the-sea experience. A 7-and-a-half-foot-tall NanoLumens LED screen wrapped around the space, displaying high-resolution videos of people swimming in the ocean. A mix of air plants, pincushion proteas, and cockscomb ran down the center of the table, and a Torde Boontje LED Blossom chandelier hung from above.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
One of the more ambitious installations was the two-story tree house that Evette Rios designed for hayneedle.com. Constructed by John Zukowski of C&C Design Construction Group, large tree trunks functioned as steps leading up to the table. An alcove with a hammock and a grass-covered floor was tucked underneath the structure.
One of the more ambitious installations was the two-story tree house that Evette Rios designed for hayneedle.com. Constructed by John Zukowski of C&C Design Construction Group, large tree trunks functioned as steps leading up to the table. An alcove with a hammock and a grass-covered floor was tucked underneath the structure.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Led by Isabel and Ruben Toledo, New York University students put together a table with a shabby-chic theme.
Led by Isabel and Ruben Toledo, New York University students put together a table with a shabby-chic theme.
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The focus of Domus Design Collection’s installation for The New York Times was a giant, living wall of textured greenery. Also cool: a Waterford Crystal chandelier intertwined with an umbrella hung above the table.
The focus of Domus Design Collection’s installation for The New York Times was a giant, living wall of textured greenery. Also cool: a Waterford Crystal chandelier intertwined with an umbrella hung above the table.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces
Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces

DESIGNLUSH's setting was an homage to 1970s fashion designer Paco Rabanne. Housed inside a golden pool cabana, the focal point of the look was a two-tiered, rectangular gold paillette chandelier commissioned from Le Lebow, the Paris firm that made the paillettes for Rabanne's mini dresses. The table displayed wine bottles coated in real gold using a process adapted from industrial use.

Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces
Diffa Trend: Alternative Centerpieces
The ubiquitous QR code took center stage at the Input Creative Studio table. The illuminated tabletop was cut to resemble a QR code, with neon Lucite towers growing out of the center. Recyclable takeaway containers—a commentary on the temporary nature of digital society—took the place of traditional place settings.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Neutral Palettes
Neutral Palettes
Several of the tables had organic, neutral palettes. Ralph Lauren Executive Vice President and CRO Alfredo Pares (who received the inaugural David Rockwell Diffa Service Award this year) hosted an natural-looking table designed by Mark Cunningham Inc. A woven Kwangho Lee lighting fixture dripped into a metal bowl filled with oversize leaves.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Diffa Trend: Neutral Palettes
Diffa Trend: Neutral Palettes

A burlap-wrapped filament bulb fixture lighted Marc Blackwell's bar-height table for La Crema. Moss centerpieces inside glass cloches completed the rustic yet elegant look.

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Photo: Jane Kratochvil Photography for The Dumbo Arts Festival 2011
Diffa Trend: Residential Design
Diffa Trend: Residential Design

Roger Thomas's setting for Maya Romanoff had the feel of a fancy dining room in a penthouse apartment. The organic centerpiece—a mound of moss dotted with mushrooms, quartz, and orchids—contrasted with the luxe gold place settings.

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Diffa Trend: Residential Design
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.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
Diffa Trend: Residential Design
Diffa Trend: Residential Design
Arpad Baksa Architect recreated a New York City apartment rooftop party that included faux pigeons and hanging glass globes filled with viburnum.
Photo: Ronnie Andren for BizBash
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