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Luxe Event Rentals is offering its new, LED color-changing chairs as part of its "Le Lumiere" collection. The customizable chair structure is available in white, silver, or black with LED insert panels. The brand-new pieces, exclusive to Luxe, come with a rental fee of $45-$85 for the armless version, or $195-$265 for the chairs with arms.

Luxe Event Rentals also showed off two dramatic new curving chaises: the “Epic,” displayed in white, and the “Horizon,” shown in pink.

AFR set up a central lounge space for attendees using its new grass furniture, which is just launching in Los Angeles. Turf-covered seating groups sat atop a turf floor, and colorful pillows made the look pop.

As an updated alternative to the traditional Chiavari chair, Empire Event Rentals is offering its new “Louie” chair, with 500 available for rental in Los Angeles. Available as of the last three months, the white cushioned chair can be used in combination with its colorful sequin equivalents as accent pieces for a look that pops.

Archive Rentals showed off its collection of vintage, reproduction, and one-of-a-kind pieces on the show floor, like a boat, oars, steamer trunk, and tufted leather sofas. Not on the floor but in Archive’s collection: big-ticket items like Airstream trailers, classic cars, and Vespas.

Blueprint Studios showed off its LCD bar, an oversize set piece with a screen fitted into the front. The piece is part of Blueprint’s media collection, and is fully customizable. Use it as a DJ booth, photo backdrop, registration area, or for other applications at events. It launched in March.

FormDecor’s booth included several new pieces available for rental, including its porcelain-top tables, “Angel” lamps, “Gold Finger” lounge chairs, and “Chrysalis” textured screens, which the company used as smart-looking backdrops for its setup.

Saki soy-seared tuna skewers, sous vide-style local Wagyu beef, and saffron-scented wild rice pilaf, by Disney Special Events and Catering Operations (321.939.7129, disneymeetings.com) in Buena Vista, Florida

Elegant Affairs Caterers offers passed mini Pop Tart lollipops in apple cinnamon, strawberry, and s'mores flavors.

Abigail Kirsch puts a twist on a childhood favorite, Cookies and Milk, featuring a peanut butter and jelly macaroon, bite-size cookies like mint Oreo, black and white, and warm chocolate chunk, served with a caramel malted milk shake topped off with a fortune cookie.

BMW returned as the automotive sponsor this year with an all-white lounge area for guests—with a touch of color from this edible logo.

#4 Entertainment & Media Event
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Primetime Emmy Awards honor TV’s best. The crowd moves from the show to the academy’s splashy annual Governors Ball for about 3,900 guests; the ball is billed as the largest formal dinner in the U.S. Next: September 23, 2012