Galas: Tom Bercu Puts Fashion into Fundraiser

By Natasha Garber

The April fundraising gala benefiting children's charity Father Joe's Villages was a special occasion in more ways than one. Not only was the event a...

Rental Essentials: Rental Companies Create Beautiful Tabletops

By Christine Landry

Last month, we showed how rental companies develop attention-grabbing trade-show booths. In Part II, we zero in on the tabletop and dish on the details...

Brandstanding: Dramatic Environments Help Brands Come Alive

By Lisa Hurley

From trade-show exhibit floor to nightclub dance floor, engaging environments make brands come alive....

California Balloon Ban Deflates

A proposed ban on helium-filled foil balloons has withered in the California Legislature in the face of vehement protests from manufacturers, decorators and florists....

Foil Balloons Under Attack

Charging that helium-filled foil balloons caused more than 800 power outages in California last year, a state legislator is pushing a bill to ban them....

Confetti: Dorothy Draper-theme Event is Absolutely Fabulous

Elizabeth Arnold

Transforming raw office space into a society-worthy soiree might have given even legendary debutante-turned-designer Dorothy Draper pause. But Fort Lauderdale,...

Rental Essentials: Rental Pros Create Trade Show Showstoppers

By Christine Landry

Give trade show-goers something to talk about. These rental companies did just that at The Special Event 2008 in Atlanta and 2007 in Los Angeles. Their...

Galas: Ideas Puts Ballet Gala Soles on Ice

By Natasha Garber

When San Francisco-based Ideas Event Decor & Production opted not to bid on the San Francisco Ballet's 2008 opening night gala an event the company had...

Project Projection: Trends in Projections at Event

By Elizabeth Arnold

From washing over walls to putting words onto water, event professionals are finding new ways to use projections. Projections not only incorporate a 3-D...

The Last Word: Herb and Betsy Stone are Fine Linen's First Couple

By Natasha Garber

They tried full-service party rental not once, but twice. Herb and Betsy Stone built two successful event rental companies, Sisters in San Francisco and...