Brooklyn Bridge Tops Tables in Los Angeles

In a new take on the "East Meets West" theme, a recent gala in Los Angeles channeled the Big Apple in a big way. New York University's Tisch School of the Arts hosted its West Coast Benefit Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in late October. A soundtrack of New York street sounds played in the ballroom, where dinner tables were set with mini replicas of the Brooklyn Bridge and tiny yellow taxis. The tabletop design was conceived by the school's development team; the overall design was from production designer John Iacovelli, a Tisch grad.