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 a party to show it all off, of course. That was the idea behind the “Perfect Celebrations” ev...
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...
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. That's where the latest floral products come in. Whether they make blooms stand out in a da...
Oversized paper flowers from Deltona, Fla.-based New Creations International are a charming twist on traditional tabletop floral arrangements. Created from special textured paper, the blossoms feature petals that are individually wired to allow f...
THINK YOUR AVERAGE well-heeled corporate event crowd is tough to please? Well, how about a roomful of peppy preschoolers on a full-blown sugar high? Or a dance floor dripping with teenage ennui? While they may not know filet mignon from frankfurt...
BEAUTIFUL FOOD AND drinks are a joy to behold — but they do, in fact, need something to hold them. That's where china, glassware, flatware and linen come in. Innovations in these products feature eye-catching designs that create the ideal canvas ...
WHEN YOU'RE CIRQUE du Soleil, you've got a reputation to uphold — one for a level of sensory excitement unmatched on the global entertainment scene. That duty doesn't diminish when it comes to putting on a party, especially one celebrating the...
GlowShapes are new sculptural lighting and display fixtures that add attention-grabbing design to event exhibits. The futuristic fixtures, available from 3DL Design in Mundelein, Ill., are made from lightweight wood frames covered with colored fi...
THERE'S YOUR BASIC backyard barbecue, and then there are barbecues that really sizzle. The Moet & Chandon BubbleQ, held on Feb. 25 as part of Miami's South Beach Wine & Food Festival, was definitely one of the latter, notes Kelly Murphy. The co-o...
