Callaway
Callaway draped its nearly 11,000-square-foot booth in huge poly silk banners to visually represent its slogan of "Don't Just Take Our Word For It." Each banner included dozens of comments from customers about its products and brand that the company gathered from Twitter, Facebook, emails, and in-person events.
Photo: Courtesy of PGA of America
Garb
Garb, a maker of children's golf apparel, brought its new "Garb Rig" to the show. A flat-screen TV mounted in the back of the Jeep Rubicon showed the company's marketing videos, while two drawers underneath held clothing samples. The company is driving the vehicle around the country to junior golf camps and tournaments.
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SAP is inviting customers to record testimonials in enclosed booths on the show floor.
Photo: Courtesy SAP
The Social Media Prize Machine rewarded attendees with prizes such as water bottles and candy bars when they "liked" the Dell Facebook page.
Photo: Brio Photography
Pedicabs to carry attendees to and from the convention center included advertising about Dell products and services.
Photo: Courtesy of Dell
Smithsonian Spark Lab
The Smithsonian sponsored a Spark Lab at the Ford space where children and their parents used different shapes of pasta, glue, and tape to create the Car of the Future. A nearby ramp allowed them to then test the strength of their creations.
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Noise Floor Presented by MTV
Guests who stopped by MTV's Noise Floor tent could post a photo to Instagram using the hashtag #MTVNoiseFloor and receive a printout to help build a mosaic.
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House of Extraordinaire by Perrier
The House of Extraordinaire by Perrier invited guests to sample water, blow bubbles, and win prizes inside a clear tent structure erected on the festival grounds.
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House of Extraordinaire by Perrier
A photo station imagined guests in a high-flying hot-air balloon.
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Bacardi's Untameable House Party
A New York-theme photo booth invited guests to pose next to the Statue of Liberty.
Photo: Courtesy of Bacardi
Several of Puck's menu items will take the form of Oscar statuettes.
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Vienna café chairs in teal, smoke grey, and orange, $30 each, available nationwide from AFR Event Furnishings
Photo: Courtesy of AFR
A human bowling activity—in which guests tried to knock over oversize pins from within a caged ball—was among the crowd favorites at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's A Time for Heroes family festival.
Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
For new sponsor King of Harts, organizers set up an area meant to resemble a camp site in Lake Tahoe.
Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
The booth included a s’mores-making station.
Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Cinema Makeup School provided a station where guests got temporary tattoos, feather eyelashes, and face paint.
Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
A mask-making station engaged the crowd and added a festive pre-Halloween element.
Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
A virtual surfing activation invited guests to experience the seaside activity indoors.
Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
At a sandbox station within a black-light room, kids dug for geodes. Adults cracked them open to show the crystals glowing in the dark.
Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Guests could design their own screen-printed bags to collect takeaways from various activity stations.
Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Items from the collection were used throughout the event decor, starting at the entrance. Setting a playful and colorful vibe, a line of knotted sheets also provided opportunities for younger kids to play peek-a-boo.
Photo: Courtesy of Target
Museum of Modern Art’s Party in the Garden
For this year’s annual benefit, which took place June 1, the Museum of Modern Art’s lobby and atrium area were once again transformed into a chic garden party. Drum-shaped chandeliers covered in greenery hung above the dining space, which was outfitted with primarily gray furnishings.
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Public Art Fund's Spring Benefit
Thought-bubble placemats inspired by Hank Willis Thomas' exhibition, "The Truth is I See You," served as tabletop decor at the arts organization’s fund-raiser, held April 19 at Metropolitan Pavilion West in New York. The messages morphed into different languages thanks to the optical illusion design.
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Ashley Botten of Ashley Botten Design used materials that may traditionally clash in a setting meant to explore how objects become connected.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
The setting from architecture and interior design firm Bortolotto let guests feel as if they were dining in a construction site overlooking the city's skyline.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
The setting from Parker Barrow was inspired by the futuristic film Blade Runner. The installation contained a variety of textures, including wood, glass, and leather.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Designer Guido Constantino's design was meant to feel "distilled, quiet, and skeletal." Window blinds surrounding the installation evoked skin encapsulating the experience.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
The team from Gensler aimed to create a minimal, futuristic dining experience. The installation contained a black-and-white color scheme, lights, and lots of empty space.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Commute Design used its instillation to showcase the beauty of handmade objects. The setting featured a hand-scraped dining table, and there were rules of Victorian dining laser-cut into the installation.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Designer Joel Loblaw brought elements of the outdoors inside. Inspired by childhood memories of camping or visiting a rustic cabin, the installation contained firewood, enamelware camping plates, and peat moss.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
The goal of ArchitectsAlliance setting was to demonstrate that design can "express a profound sense of connection." With white curtains surrounding a white table and bench, the installation held at its center a clear bowl filled with statements written on neon paper.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Paying homage to French architect and designer Jean Prouvé, design firm Vitra surrounded its setting with wire-metal framework. The table was decked with with pops of green foliage.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Designer Jenny Francis created a homey setting inspired by memories shared with her by family and friends. Francis is an architect and designer who works on homes, offices, boutique hotels, restaurants, and more.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
The architects from Moriyama & Theshima wanted to recreate the "sensual, elemental, essential" feeling of dining in the rain. The designers surrounded their table with clear beads, and topped the structure with an awning that resembled a rain shelter. Seating was clean, linear, and white.
Photo: Ryan Emberley
Design Agency built a whimsical setting filled with neon lights and mirrors. The goal of the installation, according to a company rep, was to let diners "experience many other angles of each other."
Photo: Ryan Emberley
