My good friend, Robert Fountain, was the winner of the Special Event Show tabletop competition. I was in love with those stunning hot pink silhouette dining chairs and the layering of patterned china. I must say that I’m not a fan of displaying soap on dinner plates – something about food and soap just don’t […]
Today was the start of the Special Event Show’s educational sessions. I had the pleasure of sitting in on Vok Dams’ CEO, Colja Dam’s seminar on Trends in events 2009. It was a highly intelligent session focused on strategy and peppered with innovative products. One of which was B[EYE]T, an incredible “live communication” technology for […]
Every few months I get a spark of inspiration when DIFFA hosts one of their Dining by Design events. Since there are no events in the Toronto-area (or anywhere in Canada), I have to resort to stalking Flickr for the latest pictures. I was lucky enough to have Nika Boyce share her beautiful captures with […]
If you’re in the New York City area, and even remotely interested in what are likely the hottest props and decor items in town, be sure to stop by David Monn’s warehouse sale. He’s making room for new items. So don’t miss your chance to own a piece of event design heaven. The sale will […]
image via smock Jodi Bos of In Any Event introduced me to edge printing. One of the most beautiful ways to finish a piece of collateral I’ve seen in a long time. The process of edging dates back to the 1450s and was used to prevent dust falling into the pages of books. It conjures […]