tablescape

The Minnesota Opera 2018 Season Gala takes design inspiration from its opening show.

This Kate Spade-inspired vignette makes a colorful splash at ILEA and NACE Designer Showcase.

When planning a gathering, make sure to check a destination’s calendar of events for festivals, concerts and noteworthy exhibitions. Leslie Heins and Lisa Cook, owners and event architects of Denver-based Affair with Flair, demonstrated how this can be done with a social occasion, which easily could have been a corporate event in conjunction with the Denver Art Museum’s recent blockbuster “Dior: From Paris to the World” that wrapped up in March 2019.

Bold Colors & Playful Details

A vintage travel theme helps launch Colorado chapter of WIPA.

Peter Pan and Wendy vignette delivers happy thoughts at ILEA Denver Designer Showcase.

Creative director Kim Dodrill takes inspiration from the season.

The International Live Event Association – Denver Chapter hosted its 12th annual Designer Showcase on Feb. 21 at Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel in Lone Tree. The event highlighted collaborative efforts of members and other event colleagues in the form of four trendsetting vignettes, each illustrating a city where an ILEA chapter is located. 

INSPIRATION
The simple elegance of the venue inspired designer James Maroldi of Dish Catering to design a refined table.

DETAILS
Maroldi was charged with the task of creating a table that was distinguished yet functional for a full-day pharmaceutical product launch meeting at the Lambertville House in the river town of Lambertville.

Girlie elegance and sophistication were the theme of a recent bat mitzvah planned by Elm Events. Bat mitzvahs, the coming-of-age celebrations for 13-year-old Jewish girls, walk a tightrope—they must celebrate a teen girl in a way that pleases her friends and adult family alike. Hundreds often attend the parties, which follow a religious ceremony and often raise the bar for personalization and opulence.