OMG! It looks Just Like the Rendering : Travel + Leisure Design Awards

O.K.  So . . . Travel + Leisure’s event happened about a year ago, but I am posting this now in tribute to my pals Emily and Sabrina over at the IAC Building where the party took place.  We were lucky enough to spend the last couple of days with them while we completed the very first wedding to occur in their home.  It was a FABULOUS one too!

Emily was explaining to one of her colleagues what we did for Travel + Leisure a year before, and it reminded me that this was one of the very first events where we literally stood back and had that epiphany:  “WOW – It really does look like the rendering we created, doesn’t it!”

  

Both a stylish entryway and photo backdrop, this oversized suitcase played double duty as a magazine dispenser/display unit for copies of the issue being celebrated. 

 

 

 

Beyond this giant suitcase, an elegant and modern cocktail pavilion was revealed.  The design was spare and sleek, relying upon mirrors for both the bars and the floating canopy above them to reflect and multiply the ever changing imagery appearing on the room’s stupendous digital screens.  I am really proud of the relative simplicity of our statement, and many of the guests told us that the décor looked like it was meant to be in Frank Gehry’s space permanently.  What a nice compliment!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can’t wait to share what we did for this weekend’s wedding, and I will as soon as we get the photos back.  Mirror played a big role again, but there were many other very cool surprises too.  In the meantime, a BIG shout out to Emily and Sabrina:  We ADORE working with you both.  Thank you for truly wonderful collaborations and for having us be a guest in your stunning home.

Fondly,

D.