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The Nordic area also included an ice bar with the American Express centurion mascot. The bar offered tastings of Akvavit, a Scandinavian-flavored spirit. Akvavit infusions included caraway, anise, and citrus.

Paper airplanes were woven into the design of the event, including hanging ones that were inscribed with the hashtag #AmexPlatinum.

The London-theme design included a colorful neon replica of the city's signature red telephone booth as part of a city-street installation. Guests could listen to music when picking up the phone.

VivaTerra’s office-friendly wall art, $59, grows plants including the Oncidium Twinkle. The tiny orchids bloom yearly, and only need to be sprayed or watered once a week.

To commemorate Harper’s Bazaar’s 150th anniversary, the magazine hosted what it dubbed the 150 best-dressed women around the world at a January event at L.A.’s Sunset Tower hotel, where candles in glass vessels of varying heights surrounded the pool.

For the Blaffer Art Museum’s annual gala in Houston in 2016, a ceiling installation used NASA space blankets to mimic the look of a meteor shower using only a simple, repeating material.

At its seventh annual film benefit in 2014, the Museum of Modern Art honored writer and director Alfonso Cuarón. The Academy Award-winning director's movie Gravity served as a design inspiration for the event’s interpretive design: Suspended from the ceiling of the museum’s lobby hung large metal sculptures trimmed with LED lights. The effect was dramatic, although the decor pieces took simple geometric forms in only black and white.

In November, Rolex feted the 40th anniversary of its Awards for Enterprise in Los Angeles. The presentation took place at the Dolby Theatre, and afterward a large screen lifted to reveal the dining area, which was set up right on the Dolby’s stage. Producer and designer Bounce-AEG played up the fact that the dinner took place on an actual theatrical stage, choosing Edison lightbulbs as the major design feature: Suspended at all different heights over diners, the lights resembled a starry sky. The decor element added drama while being simple and unfussy.

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