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On September 14, guests gathered for the annual Wolf Trap Ball to celebrate the end of the organization’s summer season, raising $1.73 million in support of the arts and education programs of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Held at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Northern Virginia near Washington, the design of this year’s event, which was hosted in partnership with the Embassy of Singapore and in cooperation with the National Park Service, was inspired by the culture of Singapore.

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For a private Halloween party planned by Event Du Jour in 2017, Revelry Event Designers created a dramatic vignette featuring a large candelabra, skeleton pillows and props, black furniture rentals, and an abundance of deep red roses from Celio's Design.

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HBO celebrated its 137 nominations—and big win for Game of Thrones—with a joint event with Warner Media at the Pacific Design Center on Sunday night. HBO’s Cindy Tenner and Ashley Covarrubias worked with longtime designer and producer Billy Butchkavitz to create an “HBO Nighclub” feel. Butchakvitz drew inspiration from the works of photographer Helmut Newton and artist Bjorn Wiinblad to design the event, which was built on top of the venue’s fountain plaza and had a gray, black, taupe, and gold color scheme. More than 2,000 guests attended.

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Angel Salazar Design (@angelsalazardesign) arranged florals for a Tiffany & Co. event in 2018. See more: Trend Spotted: Floral Installations In Cars

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The V.I.P. kickoff event took place June 20. Guests mingled and sipped cocktails under the rear of the structure, where they could view FlowerCult's floral installation.

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Award season parties this year tended to stay away from minimalist decor, with many incorporating complex, colorful patterns. HBO's annual Emmys party, for example, had a lush Garden of Eden theme with large floral patterns covering the carpeting, pillows, and other rentals. The event was a collaboration between the network's Cindy Tenner and Ashley Covarrubias and event designer Billy Butchkavitz; it was Butchkavitz’s 20th consecutive year producing the party.

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Eddie Zaratsian created lush red and yellow floral designs inside the dinner tent.

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At Engage!19, held at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, June 10 to 13, guests gathered for an afternoon pool party.

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For a private wedding, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington in March 2018, Favored by Yodit Events & Design created golden menus with cherry blossom frames to mimic the event’s theme.

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Engaging Invites recently launched a new product that incorporates a virtual-reality touchscreen into an invitation or brochure. It allows the recipient to interact with the embedded video with the touch of a finger, such as navigating around a venue’s floor plan. Pricing for the custom-made items varies depending on quantity and design needs.

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Rock the Bike, based in Oakland, California, brings bicycle-powered activities to events throughout the continental United States. The company offers the Recharge Station, a bike that can charge as many as eight phones at once, and offer a fun icebreaker and stress relief option at conferences such as Adobe Max in 2018 (pictured). An integrated 'pedalometer' shows attendees how hard it is to pedal to maintain consistent charging. The desk and wheels can be branded with company logos and custom colors.

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At Engage!19, held at the Baha Mar Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, June 10 to 13, guests gathered for an afternoon pool party.

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Hundreds of balloons filled the space, highlighting a performance by Dallas & Doll.

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“A custom fabricated greenhouse tucked away from the New York City streets. 2018 was the year of the weddings.” Pictured: Private wedding in New York

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The Lodge at Sonoma recently launched its Sonoma Bike Tour program, created in partnership with Mission Bicycle Company, a boutique bicycle shop in San Francisco. The program features an insider’s guide to spots in Sonoma within biking distance, and the Ultimate Wine Country Bike Tour Package (starting at $344) includes the use of two custom wine-colored bikes made exclusively for the lodge. Plus, guests can go on a scavenger hunt with stops and tasks at participating locations such as tasting the special “Vella” cheese at the Vella Creamery.

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At the WIPA event, Anything But Gray Events also evoked the 1990s with a colorful, graffiti-inspired print from BBJ Linen.

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For a private wedding, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington in March 2018, Favored by Yodit Events & Design created golden menus with cherry blossom frames to mimic the event’s theme.

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Novita Communications partnered with design studio Maiarelli Studio to create an installation that aimed to connect reading with the feeling of empathy. Instead of plates, open, overturned books, each covering the topic of AIDS, occupied the place settings and stacks of books served as table legs.

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It’s A Thing, a head and neck cancer nonprofit founded by Nicola Stephenson—president of experiential branding and communications agency Troika/Mission Group—held its first interactive exhibition and fund-raiser at RXR Realty’s Starrett-Lehigh Building October 24 to November 15. The organization partnered with street artist Mr. Brainwash, who curated more than 100 custom pieces of artwork for the exhibit. One installation showcased rows of vintage typewriters, which spool pages with words and phrases typed by attendees. Each piece of artwork created by Mr. Brainwash was intended to celebrate body functions made possible by the head and neck.

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The Patrons Pavilion featured custom-fabricated fringe chandeliers, weighing 12,000 pounds, highlighted by more than 3,000 cascading gold pendants. White leather seating and tall floral arrangements completed the look.

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The 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival in Northern California (pictured here in 2018) ended in tragedy when a gunman killed three attendees. The shooting and other recent attacks are prompting event producers to rethink their safety plans for staff and attendees.

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Ozy Fest was slated to have its fourth edition in New York's Central Park on July 20 and 21. The city canceled the event due to the heat wave.

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Rock the Bike, based in Oakland, California, brings bicycle-powered activities to events throughout the continental United States. The company offers the Recharge Station, a bike that can charge as many as eight phones at once, and offer a fun icebreaker and stress relief option at conferences such as Adobe Max in 2018 (pictured). An integrated 'pedalometer' shows attendees how hard it is to pedal to maintain consistent charging. The desk and wheels can be branded with company logos and custom colors.

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On September 14, guests gathered for the annual Wolf Trap Ball to celebrate the end of the organization’s summer season, raising $1.73 million in support of the arts and education programs of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts. Held at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Northern Virginia near Washington, the design of this year’s event, which was hosted in partnership with the Embassy of Singapore and in cooperation with the National Park Service, was inspired by the culture of Singapore.

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For a private Halloween party planned by Event Du Jour in 2017, Revelry Event Designers created a dramatic vignette featuring a large candelabra, skeleton pillows and props, black furniture rentals, and an abundance of deep red roses from Celio's Design.

Tricks and Treats: 28 Spooky Ideas to Inspire Your Next Halloween Event

HBO celebrated its 137 nominations—and big win for Game of Thrones—with a joint event with Warner Media at the Pacific Design Center on Sunday night. HBO’s Cindy Tenner and Ashley Covarrubias worked with longtime designer and producer Billy Butchkavitz to create an “HBO Nighclub” feel. Butchakvitz drew inspiration from the works of photographer Helmut Newton and artist Bjorn Wiinblad to design the event, which was built on top of the venue’s fountain plaza and had a gray, black, taupe, and gold color scheme. More than 2,000 guests attended.

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The Patrons Pavilion featured custom-fabricated fringe chandeliers, weighing 12,000 pounds, highlighted by more than 3,000 cascading gold pendants. White leather seating and tall floral arrangements completed the look.

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A rendering of how the space will look on Emmys night.

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Kehoe Designs provided decor for a tented dinner that followed the performance. Some 800 guests sat for dinner in an 80- by 220-foot tent erected on the lawn. The tent was constructed over the course of seven days and was accompanied by a 20- by 110-foot food prep area.

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Situated on the roof of the site-specific Clementine Hunter house was the composer and instrumentalist trio of Daniel Fishkin, Cleek Schrey, and Ron Shalom performing their 'Daxophone Consort' piece. Clad in feathered costumes designed by Yashi, the group used their musical instruments to project sounds ranging from gurgles and whistles to wild screams.

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The cocktail reception also featured projections. For the three nights before the gala, Control Video worked after the museum closed to use image mapping on the rotunda's architecture. The result showcased multiple artist renderings of prehistoric times.

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Produced by an in-house team, the pop-up, which ran from July 12 to 21 following a V.I.P. client pre-shop day, fans and shoppers could partake in the shop via a traditional 'drop' formula: get in line, leave a name, come back to wait your turn. Once inside, the neon green mania continued, powder-coated on everything from a living room vignette complete with live plants and special 8-bit video game playable on a, you guessed it, neon green TV set. As the design would have it, neon also played a major design component to its massive Louis Vuitton X retrospective exhibit that opened almost concurrently on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

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