Here's an idea for stylishly dividing up a large event space: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation celebrated with its annual Breath of Life gala at the National Building Museum in Washington in 2011. Streamers divided the National Building Museum atrium into three spaces.
The Adobe Max conference took place in Los Angeles in October. At an after-party at L.A. Live on October 7, guests used recycled materials to create artwork hanging from a truss, which was built as guests added to it. A pulley system raised it throughout the night.
Adding humor to the step-and-repeat at the A.S.P.C.A. Humane Awards luncheon in November was a freestanding, hand-drawn fire hydrant with the animal welfare organization's logo on it. The event, held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York, honors animals as well as people who advocate for them.
