Rhona Frazin, president and C.E.O. of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, said the planning team aimed to "bring the library into the space that we were in." At the end of the evening, guests could take home the Toni Morrison books that topped each table.
Photo: Johnny Knight
The 2011 In Style and Warner Brothers party got a luxe, library-inspired look. This year, designer Thomas Ford is expected to give the party an underwater look and feel.
Photo: Nadine Froger Photography
Minimal lighting, dark decor, and black drapes over the windows helped create the secretive, speakeasy ambiance organizers wanted.
Photo: Angel Tagudin
The producers projected the show's logo on walls next to rustic elements like lamps with branch and tree trunk bases.
Photo: Rebecca McAlpin
All-white lounge areas held lampshades printed with snowflakes; the bases of the lamps appeared to be filled with glistening snow.
Photo: Nancy Behall
Ten-foot fringe lampshades added thematic flair to the lounge areas, where lava lamps glowed on end tables.
Photo: John Kreis Photography
In February, Corinthian Events topped a table with a Ping-Pong ball-filled glass lamp at Big Night 11, the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay fund-raiser.
Photo: Matthew Teuten
