The lighting at Conservation International's New York benefit had media bigwigs Charlie Rose and Barry Diller following fish. Frost Lighting's Hans Shoop and Patricia Byer decorated the floor of the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Biodiversity with gobos of fish swimming in the direction of dinner, giving guests a subtle suggestion to walk toward the museum's famed Hall of Ocean Life.
The just-renovated hall made a fitting venue for the dinner, considering the group's mission to promote global biodiversity. And the freshly scrubbed whale hanging above the dining tables brought the visual impact. "We prefer to use most of the funds raised to support our work in the field, so we wanted to spend a minimal amount of money on the decor," said Fran Miller, Conservation International's director of individual giving. "This was easy to accomplish since the museum has been newly renovated, and is so beautiful." Bill Tansey covered the tables with blue, green and red tablecloths, and used wooden boxes of grass decorated with paper butterflies as pretty, simple centerpieces.
—Chad Kaydo
The just-renovated hall made a fitting venue for the dinner, considering the group's mission to promote global biodiversity. And the freshly scrubbed whale hanging above the dining tables brought the visual impact. "We prefer to use most of the funds raised to support our work in the field, so we wanted to spend a minimal amount of money on the decor," said Fran Miller, Conservation International's director of individual giving. "This was easy to accomplish since the museum has been newly renovated, and is so beautiful." Bill Tansey covered the tables with blue, green and red tablecloths, and used wooden boxes of grass decorated with paper butterflies as pretty, simple centerpieces.
—Chad Kaydo
Frost Lighting decorated the floor of the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Biodiversity with gobos of fish swimming in the direction of dinner.
The just-renovated Hall of Ocean Life made a fitting venue for the dinner, considering the group's mission to promote global biodiversity.
Bill Tansey used wooden boxes of grass decorated with paper butterflies as pretty, simple centerpieces.
