TABLETOP DESIGNERS SAY IT'S TIME TO SHINE

NO wallflowers these party guests! In the new year, new styles steal the spotlight with bold shapes, confident colors and luminous finishes, according...

CONFETTI: ICE SCULPTURES GIVE LICENSE TO CHILL

Kelly Wardle

FOR a branding event to launch the new packaging of upscale Canadian department store Holt Renfrew, Toronto-based event designer Nicholas Pinney wanted...

CONFETTI: TREE CENTERPIECE IS THE PICK OF THE CROP

Fruitpalm--a faux tree assembled from real fruit--creates a delicious display for dessert buffets. The Fruitpalm kit includes a custom non-pivot base, powder-coated...

GALAS: SURF'S UP AT CORPORATE EVENT

BY NATASHA GARBER

REPEAT events pose challenges for any producer. In the area of incentives, the pressure's that much more intense. Intended to show corporate employees...

CONFETTI: EVANTINE DESIGN CREATES A SHOWCASE

BY KELLY WARDLE

WHAT do you do if you have a 50,000-square-foot warehouse and design studio brimming with vases, candelabrum, furniture, linen and tabletop items? Throw...

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: LINEN GETS LIVELY

BY LEANNDRA MARTINEZ

THE fear of color is gone, and fun geometric patterns and interesting color combinations are making a splash in linen today, specialists say....

GALAS: HOLIDAY PARTY CREATES SOUTHERN COMFORT

BY NATASHA GARBER

THERE'S no place like home for the holidays. Especially when the home in question is a lavish Nashville, Tenn., estate set on spectacularly landscaped...

Special Events Magazine launches 2006 Tabletop Gallery competition

Are your tabletops tops? Special Events Magazine will select the best tabletop designs in two budget categories at The Special Event 2006, Jan. 10-13 at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas. The Tabletop Competition--a highlight of the show floor--is the industry’s premier presentation of creativity and skill in ...

CONFETTI: PAPER FLOWER POWER

BY KELLY WARDLE

Oversized paper flowers from Deltona, Fla.-based New Creations International are a charming twist on traditional tabletop floral arrangements. Created...

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: FLORAL PRODUCTS OFFER FRESH TAKES

BY KELLY WARDLE

MOTHER Nature may indeed be a first-rate floral designer in her own right, but even the most brilliant blossoms can fade in the course of a special event....