Special Events

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...

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...

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....

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: TOP OF THE PROPS

BY KELLY WARDLE

THERE'S NO DOUBT about the importance of inventive props for setting the scene at special events. The swagged fabrics, the specialty lighting, the props...

CONFETTI: GLOWSHAPES MAKE BRIGHT LIGHTING IDEA

GlowShapes are new sculptural lighting and display fixtures that add attention-grabbing design to event exhibits. The futuristic fixtures, available from...

GALAS: CIRQUE DE SOLEIL ENTERTAINS ITSELF

BY NATASHA GARBER

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...

ELEGANT LINEN, TABLETOP ITEMS CREATE THE TABLE D'HAUTE

BY KELLY WARDLE

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...