The Best Ideas of 2007 (Part Two)

Paint swatches as decor

David Stark designed curvaceous installations using paint swatches for the American Patrons of Tate's benefit in New York.

Actors dressed as French nobility added period cred to the Los Angeles launch of House of Ruinart's vintage champagnes.

Washington's Corcoran Ball took over nine galleries in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, each with a distinct look created by Occasions Caterers and Jack H. Lucky Floral Design, ranging from traditional to avant-garde designs.

Whimsical, fabric-covered rattan pods by Do Lab at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival provided shady gathering places for concertgoers.

A rock 'n' roll-themed Bumble and Bumble event produced and designed by Neverstop in Los Angeles had an industrial feel, with seats, makeup tables, and even a DJ booth made from wooden crates.

Rabin Rogers Inc. produced the Sundance Channel's L.A. launch party for its new environment-focused shows, where graffiti artist Kofie created an abstract painting (with nontoxic paint) inspired by the event's earthy color scheme.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Reebok's Freestyle shoe, the shoemaker's New York bash, designed and produced by Strategic Group, featured vignettes of the '80s footwear planted in a bed of birthday candles.

New York's Lincoln Center celebrated the upcoming renovation of Alice Tully Hall with a gala designed by Roy Braeger filled with construction-site motifs and stacked band members.

For New York Fashion Week in February, Jack Spade distributed frankfurter- and hamburger-shaped cookies as a playful commentary on model malnutrition.

In keeping with the forest theme at the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix premiere in Los Angeles, hedges and potted shrubs topped with sheets of glass served as tables and bars.