A bar for Zignum Mezcal cocktails featured green and white logo projections.
Photo: Adinayev
An attendee appeared in silhouette in front a shipping container onto which the III Points logo—an upside-down triangle—was painted alongside a mural bathed in blue light. The logo represented the three points of the festival: music, art, and technology. Shipping containers were used during the event as decor, and doubled as trailers.
Photo: Adinayev
Longtime III Points curator Haiiileen constructed a wall of compartments featuring mannequin parts in standout neon lights at the entrance of the Main Frame stage, which became a popular backdrop for selfies and photos.
Photo: Adinayev
An LED hula hooper lent a spectrum of light to the reflective III Points sculpture by Dalva.
Photo:Â Skyler Greene
Tens of thousands of spectators came out to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay park in June. To create an exciting, multimedia show for the celebration, Christie Digital and Asia-based Hexogon Solution created vivid digital projections of flowers and bubbles, which were displayed across the gardens’ eight “supertrees”—tree-like vertical gardens measuring as tall as 165 feet. The 20-minute projection display used 120 light fixtures and 24 flame projectors.
Photo: Rachel Pick
For the opening of the USC Village complex in Los Angeles in October, Bart Kresa Studio mapped two buildings on the main piazza, as well as the 150-foot-tall clock tower. The five-minute projection-mapping feature was set to a song by Leonard Bernstein that was performed by the university’s full orchestra and choir.
Photo: Gabor Ekecs
The design transformed throughout the feature. WorldStage and Panasonic created the projection system, and Images by Lighting handled lighting design.
Photo: Gabor Ekecs
The Temple House in Miami works with United Projection to offer 3-D projection mapping services for corporate and social events. For one wedding ceremony, the room was transformed into a pink cherry blossom forest. As the bride walked down the aisle, motion graphics caused rose petals to “fall” slowly from the trees, creating a romantic effect.
Photo: Jonathan Scott
Bart Kresa Studio created four animated looks for the Game of Thrones season 7 premiere party in July. The evening began with a dragon gliding across the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The image then transformed into flames, eventually subsiding to reveal a frozen tundra with the face of the show’s Night King villain. Later in the evening, the projection transformed into the faces of the show’s stars, and then eventually into a mystical forest projection inspired by the show. The images rotated throughout the night. Click here to watch a video
Photo: Gabor Ekecs
Vancouver-based Go2 Productions used projection mapping to create a 360-degree, immersive audiovisual experience at Metropolis at Metrotown, British Columbia’s largest mall, in 2016. Projected content, colorful 3-D illusions, and a mirrored floor and ceiling created a striking, infinity room-like experience for attendees. Click here to watch a video
Photo: Courtesy of Go2 Productions
At a wedding for Qatar’s royal family in November 2016, Megavision Arts transformed a 53,000-square-tent into a memorable, moving work of art. Crews built a 30- by 360-foot plywood wall in front of the tent and covered it in white muslin fabric to serve as the projection surface. The result was that as the guests drove up to the event, they saw a massive, undulating 3-D black-and-white animation accented with a custom musical score. Click here to watch a video
Photo: Courtesy of Megavision Arts
For a corporate event at the Temple House, the projection changed for each course of the meal, cycling through cities in Asia, Europe, South America, and the United States where the company had offices. For the Istanbul, Turkey-theme course, projections showed the Basilica Cistern. Cuisine from the region was served, and servers dressed in on-theme costumes. Music was also paired with the various projections and courses.
Photo: Jonathan Scott
For the 2015 Hallmark event, Kinetic Lighting bathed the venue in softly swirling patterns reminiscent of roses.
Photo: Sean Twomey/2me Studios
Russell Harris Event Group produced a winter wonderland-themed party for Fox in 2010. The designers covered the patio at Los Angeles's Villa Sorriso in blue carpeting and hung LED tubes in the trees, creating an effect that simulated falling snow.
Photo: Dan Scott/American Image Gallery
The Washington National Opera Ball took over the ceremonial building at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in 2010. Event producer Sandi Hoffman of Sandi R. Hoffman Special Events transformed the lobby into a winter landscape with plush white carpets and white birch trees lining the hallway.
Photo: Tony Brown/imijphoto.com for BizBash
Chicago's Shedd Aquarium held a Russian winter-themed gala in 2010. Heffernan Morgan designer John Hensel incorporated wintry touches into the decor, illuminating the pathway to the cocktail reception with snowflake-shaped gobos.
Photo: Eddie Quinones for BizBash
Photo: Show Ready Photography
Fox’s Emmys Party
Fox Broadcasting once again teamed up with FX, 20th Century Fox TV, and National Geographic to host a Monday-night party. Held at Vibiana, the event was designed and produced by Sterling Engagements. The colorful bash had a geometric theme, with pink lighting and ceiling projections by Kinetic Lighting.
Photo: Maya Myers Photography
Fox’s Emmys Party
Sterling Engagements also extended the look to Vibiana’s outdoor area, where lounge seating was defined by golden backdrops with a linear design. The outdoor pendant installation was done by Amber Event Production, and greenery from Jackson Shrub helped amplify the space.
Photo: Maya Myers Photography
Best Event Decor—Budget Under $250,000
Winner: Orthopedic Institute for Children’s Stand for Kids Gala
Submitted by CL22 Productions
Gala guests were taken on a technicolor voyage through a modern-day setting that was a combination of “boho chic” and whimsical Venetian carnival. Vibrant-color tents filled with on-theme accessories such as umbrellas, beaded masks, and fringed lace shawls allowed attendees to play dress-up. An opalescent stage featured cascading crystals, multi-colored jewels, and crystal lanterns while eclectic lounges boasted a mix of seating in a variety of patterns and textures like weathered leather and burnout velvets.
Submitted by CL22 Productions
Gala guests were taken on a technicolor voyage through a modern-day setting that was a combination of “boho chic” and whimsical Venetian carnival. Vibrant-color tents filled with on-theme accessories such as umbrellas, beaded masks, and fringed lace shawls allowed attendees to play dress-up. An opalescent stage featured cascading crystals, multi-colored jewels, and crystal lanterns while eclectic lounges boasted a mix of seating in a variety of patterns and textures like weathered leather and burnout velvets.
Photo: Courtesy of CL22 Productions
Best Event Lighting Design
Winner: San Francisco MoMA Directors Circle Dinner
Submitted by Got Light
For the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s Directors Circle Dinner in March, Got Light used lighting to create a surreal underwater effect inspired by artist Vija Celmins. Custom-made drape created an illusion of rippling waves, and LED uplighting slowly shifted through shades of blue. The goal was to transport guests, most of whom were the museum’s top donors, into a “soft, ethereal world,” according to organizers.
Submitted by Got Light
For the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s Directors Circle Dinner in March, Got Light used lighting to create a surreal underwater effect inspired by artist Vija Celmins. Custom-made drape created an illusion of rippling waves, and LED uplighting slowly shifted through shades of blue. The goal was to transport guests, most of whom were the museum’s top donors, into a “soft, ethereal world,” according to organizers.
Photo:Â Irja Elisa for Show Ready
The Boston Purple Party 2018
In November, Tyger Productions transformed the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts into a sparkling purple space for the Boston Purple Party 2018, benefiting the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. The gala's co-chair Ty Kuppig of Tyger Productions and his team suspended floor-to-ceiling panels of reflective paillettes to create a more intimate setting within the large venue.
Photo: Tyger Productions
Library Lions Gala
The New York Public Library hosted the 2018 Library Lions Gala in November, with honorees Ron Chernow, Francis Ford Coppola, Jessye Norman, Claudia Rankine, and Elizabeth Strout. The event raised more than $2.7 million. Once again, event designer David Beahm transformed the Rose Main Reading Room into the gala’s dining room with floral projections by L&M Sound and Light cast on the walls and table decor that included white blooms.
Photo: Angela Pham/BFA
Enunciation is a sculpture made with stainless steel, LEDs, and acrylic. The exterior mirrors its surroundings with the metal’s reflective quality, while the interior displays color palettes inspired by nature. The sculpture was created by U.S.-based mixed-media artist Taylor Dean Harrison.
Photo: Justine Apple Photography
