5. Design Exchange Black and White Gala

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In 2011, the Design Exchange Black and White Gala had decor inspired by honourees Karim Rashid, Hani Rashid, and Lise Ann Couture and drew more than 1,000 guests. Next: fall 2012
In 2011, the Design Exchange Black and White Gala had decor inspired by honourees Karim Rashid, Hani Rashid, and Lise Ann Couture and drew more than 1,000 guests. Next: fall 2012
Photo: George Pimentel

Zellers threw a farewell party produced by Candice & Alison in November as the Toronto retailer got ready to shutter all its stores after 61 years of business. A massive, four-sided bar was covered in enlarged newspaper clippings from 1951, the company's opening year.
Photo: Mauricio Calero

At the Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual Art Party in New York, producers MKG hung black and white lanterns over the main bar.
Photo: Carolyn Curtis/BizBash