Lamps

The cocktail reception took place in the rotunda. Two lounge areas had lamp shades bearing the colorful, horizontal streaks that decorate the facade of the "Fast Forward ... Inventing the Future" exhibition.

Lamps with rings of real white roses crowned tables.

All-white lounge areas held lampshades printed with snowflakes; the bases of the lamps appeared to be filled with glistening snow.

Venetian masks and gold lamps decorated tables in the V.I.P. area, located in the Henry N. R. Jackman Lounge.

The producers projected the show's logo on walls next to rustic elements like lamps with branch and tree trunk bases.

Minimal lighting, dark decor, and black drapes over the windows helped create the secretive, speakeasy ambiance organizers wanted.

The 2011 In Style and Warner Brothers party got a luxe, library-inspired look. This year, designer Thomas Ford is expected to give the party an underwater look and feel.

Rhona Frazin, president and C.E.O. of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, said the planning team aimed to "bring the library into the space that we were in." At the end of the evening, guests could take home the Toni Morrison books that topped each table.

Solutions With Impact topped tables with tall lamps wrapped in animal prints at the African-themed Michael "Pinball" Clemons Foundation gala for Free the Children in March.

Lincoln Park Zoo's passport-themed Midwinter Party in March used oversize travel-stamped shades and slender, Moroccan-inspired lamps by Heffernan Morgan.

In February, Corinthian Events topped a table with a Ping-Pong ball-filled glass lamp at Big Night 11, the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay fund-raiser.

In January, Bulgari hosted a benefit at Ron Burkle’s Beverly Hills manse. Mitie Tucker Event Production transformed the dinner tent into a private library with images of bookshelves lining the walls, tables covered in faux crocodile, and lamps and books as centerpieces.

About 650 guests saw how the Miami Airport Convention Center could be transformed for guests. This space, the East Hall, became a Spanish cabaret.

Centerpieces were illuminated lamps with text from the play.

Ten-foot fringe lampshades added thematic flair to the lounge areas, where lava lamps glowed on end tables.

Decor at Patrón's event incorporated the tequila brand's logo, including a lamp made from Patrón bottles.

The Flower Firm's decor included oversize lampshades emblazoned with a photo of an Amur tiger. Sound Investment's lighting created a leafy, jungle-like canopy on the ceiling of the tent.