Massachusetts General Hospital's Storybook Ball
The 2011 event in Boston had a Batman theme. In a subterranean carnival area, black-and-white signs for sponsors hung above the games. Winners received prizes from the designated sponsor.
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Kool Party Rentals displayed its new illuminated programmable dance floor, arched towers, curved bars, and custom-wrapped cocktail tables with vinyl appliqués that serve as blank canvases for communicating event or brand messages.
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All guests walked through the "sponsor experience," where a chandelier spelled out "thank you" when viewed from the right angle.
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Wordy Decor: Trust for the National Mall Benefit
Monument names on the National Mall as well as significant events were rendered in oversize letters and suspended from the ceiling at the Trust for the National Mall's annual benefit luncheon in May.
Photo: Tony Powell
Wordy Decor: Human Rights Campaign's National Dinner
A chandelier that looked like abstract art spelled out “thank you” when viewed from a certain angle at the Human Rights Campaign's National Dinner, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in October.
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Circus Theme: Rethink Breast Cancer's Boobyball
Rethink Breast Cancer's Boobyball fund-raiser, held at Toronto's Kool Haus in October, featured carnival mirrors, a fake elephant, and a hot-air balloon, along with classic big-top performers such as a clown and juggler. Vintage circus signage, like the Stila Cosmetics and Ardell Lashes display, was used throughout the pink-hued space.
Photo: Jenna Marie Wakani
Another photo booth for the evening included the kissing booth, which allowed guests to share the photos to their social networks.
Photo: Jenna Marie Wakani
The event's theme—the Art of the Possible—was projected on the venue's façade.
Photo: World Red Eye
Paper Acorn created the luminaries, which lined the carpet leading to the arrivals area and bore the symphony's logo, as well as the table numbers.
Photo: World Red Eye
The DJ booth sits at the edge of the brown, gold, and black main dining space.
Photo: Igor Yu Photography
A white diamond granite counter tops the main bar, which is fronted with intricate metal panels and has griffin details on the brass foot rails.
Photo: Igor Yu Photography
Graphic ceiling treatments add to the Art Deco feel.
Photo: Igor Yu Photography
The lounge area, separated from the main dining room with hand-painted half walls, has red mohair ottomans, leather club chairs, and low glass tables.
Photo: Jeff Kauck
The main stage is 700 square feet and is equipped with theatrical lighting.
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To highlight the Art Deco theme, the design team also projected geometric shapes onto the walls of the garden court.
Photo: Christine A. Butler
Black and gold accents highlighted another full bar, and a birdcage containing a crystal chandelier hung overhead, adding another on-theme element.
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At the entry, a partial wall featured a complex Art Deco pattern surrounding the host company's name.
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The downstairs space was decorated in tones of gold and black, used to effect in the draped walls. Seating vignettes included chesterfield sofas and black wing chairs.
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The 1920's era themed event featured a variety of textured seating to add to the club style atmosphere.
Photo Credit: DCi/Local Focus Photography
An oversized central bar was a focal point for guests to order specialty crafted cocktails.
Photo Credit: DCi/Local Focus Photography
Clips of old black-and-white movies played on white draping hung behind furniture from AFR Event Furnishings.
Photo: Angel Tagudin
Logos for Nike and St. Alfred lit up the walls of the basement lounge area, which required a three-day setup and an outside power source.
Photo: Josh Sears
Custom black wood bars bore the Six Points crest. Blue Plate provided throwback cocktails like Manhattans and Sidecars. Bar snacks such as citrus-cured olives and paprika-dusted nuts were also available.
Photo: Josh Sears
Event Creative designer Bridget Allen said that Nike and Experient tasked her with designing "a contemporary interpretation of a classic Chicago speakeasy." Design elements included crystal chandeliers and mirrored tables.
Photo: Josh Sears
Lounge areas inlcuded white leather furniture, gray accent pillows, and simple flower arrangements in shiny black vases.
Photo: Josh Sears
A large sign of the show's name marked the entrance to the New York premiere party for Boardwalk Empire. Produced by Invision Events for HBO, the event took place Wednesday, September 15, at the Rockefeller Center Rink Bar, Sea Grill, and Rock Center Café.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash
To create the atmosphere of an art museum, producers designed the lounge areas that ran down the center of the room in an all-white palette, helping the surrounding vignettes pop. Glass display cases held memorabilia and props from Food Network and Cooking Channel shows.
Photo: Marion Curtis/StarPix
Blueprint Studios offers custom branding options for its illuminated quad towers. The towers can serve as a light source for cocktail party guests, as well as a branded statement piece at meetings.
Photos: Courtesy of Blueprint Studios
FWR Rental Haus’s lightbulb sign can function as a freestanding artsy centerpiece, or it can hang as a branded bar backdrop. (The board can be single- or double-sided.)
Photos: Courtesy of FWR Rentals
Guests, including Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, and Emeril Lagasse, entered the event by walking down a long hallway dubbed the “Hall of Masters,” which was lined with 36 blown-up portraits of the network’s biggest stars.
Photo: Courtesy of Food Network
