Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2013 Show

One million flowers blanketed the walls of Christian Dior's July show during Paris Fashion Week. The Bureau Betak-event included a room covered with red roses.
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Ballroom walls displayed moving projections of a colorful koi pond.
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As part of Diffa's Student Design Initiative, five of New York's top design schools created installations for the showcase, under the direction of industry mentors and within a strict budget. Students from the Pratt Institute, working with mentor Arpad Baksa, used Pegboard, twinkle lights, and individually placed test tubes to create a sparkling rendering of a world map.
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Shelter From Rain

Guests arriving at USA Network's event atop the High Line in New York last summer found a receiving line of umbrella-wielding staffers, who provided shelter all the way to the entrance of the covered bash.
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Relaxing Hammocks

Bonnaroo attendees could relax in hammocks and enter to win V.I.P. passes in the "Great State Lounge" hosted by State Farm. The insurance company also provided what it called "Bonnaroo Roadside Assistance"—free services such as help with flat tires and dead batteries.
Photo: Erika Goldring
Brides, Bubbles, and Bliss

Carasco Photography hosted "Brides, Bubbles, and Bliss" at Chicago's Bridgeport Art Center on May 1. The event showcased tabletops from different vendors. Ashland Addison Florist created a hanging table strewn with hundreds of pink and white orchids.
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The "Lomo Wall," created with creative agency BBDO New York, consisted of 3,000 photos that were part of the American Red Cross's "Storytellers" advertising campaign.
Photo: Eddie Arrossi

Cole Haan took to New York in 2012 to introduce its Chelsea Pump, marketed as a shoe that can be worn late into the night. As part of the brand’s “Don’t Go Home” campaign, it hosted dance parties at a venue where the stairs bore messages announcing reasons to stay out late.
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