Important new products and trends for special event professionals including in FX, special effects, floral, lighting, linens, props, tabletop items, technical support and tents
PARTY rental operators brought the questions and a distinguished panel of experts from the ARA's Rental Executive Advisor Program (REAP) supplied the answers at a discussion during the Rental Show, Feb. 6-9 in Orlando, Fla...
Dallas-based Scentsation creates custom-blended cosmetics that make pretty party favors for special events. The company brings unscented products such as body lotions and men's colognes to the party, where guests select from more than 40 oils in...
Video games hit the road with Kansas City, Mo.-based All Points Amusement Co.'s mobile arcade, which brings gaming action to events such as bar and bat mitzvahs and corporate team-building meetings. The 53-foot-long trailer pulls up to indoor or...
The new GloChair from Glendale, Calif.-based furniture company Lounge 22, introduced at The Special Event 2006, adds a spark to event seating. The patent-pending dining chair design features a sleek, glowing back that emits a soft blue-green light...
THOUGH his tenure with Classic Party Rentals has been relatively short, John Campanelli's outlook is firmly footed in the long term. With 17 months under his belt at the helm of the nation's largest event rental company, the former president of RR...
Guests will love bellying up to the bar when it's the chic Bubble Bar, part of the illuminated, inflatable furniture collection from Miami-based Bubble. The bar's inflatable design incorporates a solid tray surface and light source inside a...
Commemorate special occasions with customized guest books from the Guestbook Store, an online retailer that offers more than 20 leather and fabric styles, ranging from classic to contemporary, for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, birthdays...
A better business climate? Yes. Tougher competition? Yes again. When we polled the event rental industry for our annual New Year's forecast, we heard plenty of optimism tempered with a healthy respect for the challenges of the marketplace...
In this month's “Tech Tips,” event producers weigh in on the software programs they use to present their design ideas to clients — and the programs that keep them organized once they're on the job...