This week's roundup includes a cognac-inspired art installation, dessert-friendly Instagram backdrops, and a dinosaur-theme DJ booth in New York and a Havana-inspired dining room in Chicago.
Coach celebrate the launch of its new collaborative Coach x Colette collection with a party at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on October 25, followed by a pop-up at the brand's SoHo story through November 1. Decor provided a photo opp for guests to imitate roaring like a prehistoric beast.
The inaugural Dessert Goals Festival took place in Brooklyn, New York, on October 23. Wowfulls’ Hong Kong-style egg waffle cones were a popular Instagrammed item. The event's hashtag was #omgdessertgoals.
The festival was held at the Dobbins St event space and featured props for photos including a doughnut pool float.
Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS hosted its 13th "Dining by Design" at Merchandise Mart in Chicago from November 2 to 3. Partners By Design designed Interior Investments' booth. The space was meant to evoke a café in Havana, Cuba, and featured wallpaper printed with palm leaves. Some guests ducked into the space during the opening-night "Cocktails by Design" event and had snacks and drinks at the low-top tables.
Art for Life Chicago designed a table for Knoll. With a graffiti-inspired design and a yellow, black, red, and white color palette, the piece was inspired by the Richmond Mural Project in Virginia.
The Ruder Group's table, designed by Nelson, reminded guests of the event's cause. On either side of the table letters spelled out "Strength" and "Courage." A design in the shape of the red ribbon that symbolizes AIDS awareness ran down the center of the table.
Lighting amplified the dinosaur and neon themes, even in details like temporary tattoos.
A colorful graphic scene decorated the DJ booth, suggesting a cartoonish representation of a prehistoric landscape.
French cognac Rémy Martin kicked off its new traveling pop-up experience at New York's Industria from October 21 to 23. The brand commissioned French kinetic artist Vincent Leory to create "Red Ripples," an installation inspired by the different colors of cognac as it ripples in a glass. The installation showcases movement caused by mirrored concentric circles connected by lightweight mechanisms.
Each tour ended with an "Opulence Reveal" in the Library room. The tasting experience featured an assortment of food reflective of the Rémy Martin XO cognac. Afterward, guests could enjoy cognac cocktails.
