Last year, luxury Italian shoe brand Tod's used a farm stand to display its Gommino loafers at a charity luncheon in Amagansett, New York. The brightly colored footwear was color-coordinated with edible items, including red peppers, lemons, oranges, and broccoli.
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At Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS' Dining by Design event in Chicago last year, Steelcase by Nelson set up a playful installation that encouraged guests to take home bags of fresh produce in a farmer’s market-like color-blocked display.
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Picnic Lunch
To encourage attendees to mingle, organizers provided blankets and picnic baskets filled with food for six and invited them to find others to share it.
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At Trovata's show, models in paint-dipped sneakers left colorful footprints on the white catwalk.
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Refined Pallet
A rustic, three-piece bar made from wood pallets is now available to rent in the Washington area from Amaryllis. The footprint of the U-shaped bar is about 15 feet long and 6 feet deep, and open crevices on the façade can hold floral arrangements.
Photo: Rodney Bailey
Last fall’s New Yorkers for Children gala had a "light the way" theme, inspired by the nonprofit's mission to improve the lives of young people. David Stark handled the decor, embellishing a photo backdrop of a forest scene with white birch trees, lush greenery, and a path lit by lanterns.
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David Stark’s table designs at the fall gala for New Yorkers for Children included high and low glass containers filled with moss, ferns, and candles.
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For the island-themed CTIA Wireless Foundation’s Achievement Awards dinner, held in Washington in July, florist Volanni used banana leaves in tall, thin glass cylinders.
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