Photo art for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs

We found this great action for Photoshop that jazzes up photos to turn them into hip and energetic art. We thought it would be a great treatment for event decor. Blown up and hung around the room, this styled art would be a cool way to set an energetic tone.

We played with a pic of our dog too!

Custom Lampshades to fit an elegant base

For a recent sophisticated Bar Mitzvah designed by Table Sensations we were asked to design a custom lampshade to fit elegant lamp bases that served as centerpieces.
Sourced online to accent the event decor, the lamps were  adapted with a taller harp and the electric cords cut. To raise them up a little they were placed on upturned glass vases.
The shades were in fact 2 tiered with the rectangles cut out to expose the second blue shade below. The battery-operated lights were installed in the top of the inner shade and were turned on remotely.

It was a challenging and creative project for us and we enjoyed figuring out how to adapt commercial lamp bases to our custom shades.

Illuminated Decor for The Steppingstone Foundation's Spring Fling

This colorful fundraiser  "EAT LEARN DANCE"  was produced to raise awareness and funds for The Steppingstone Foundation in its efforts to prepare underserved students for college success.
Designed by Liz Marson of Liz Marson Events , the evening was
staged in three parts.
To begin the evening, guests were met by a living red carpet that welcomed them to the "Learn" part of the evening. With the help of graphic designers at Instant Sign Center, Liz designed elegant informational banners highlighting the purposes and goals of the foundation. We built complimentary lit column centerpieces that featured some of the major points as well as the three dimensional LEARN lettering.

Living Red Carpet

 

 

Double-sided Fan created by Illuminaria

Banners, Centerpieces and Dimensional Lettering

After enjoying the informational part of the evening, guests were invited into a large tent to EAT and DANCE.
Using the invitation artwork as a springboard, we designed wineglass shades, food and bar signs as well as a large drum shade with fringe trim that was hung in the entrance way to the tent.

Drum Shade with Fringe

Custom Lampshade Bar Sign

Wineglass Shades with Trim

Wineglass Shades on Customized Table Top

Wineglass Shade with Beaded Trim

From all reports, the event was a smashing success. We loved working with the colorful graphics and were happy to be able to help bring visibility to the Steppingstone Foundation's efforts in the Boston Area.

Thanks to Liz Marson for including us in her team of vendors.
Thanks to  Maura Wayman Photography for these great photos.

Photo Cube Centerpieces

We recently found this photo from an event long past, but we were reminded how great these photo cubes are.
At only 4" x 4" square, they pack a great visual punch to personalize a table top beautifully.

Colorful Centerpieces for JDRF Gala "Writing the Recipe for the Cure"

We very much enjoyed the design process to produce these illuminated centerpieces.  Working with art specifically created for the JDRF fundraising Gala by artist David Russo, our goal was to marry his art to a base that would hold shades that featured both his whimsical art and the important messaging for JDRF.

 We look forward to seeing photos taken by the professional photographers who attended the event, but for now these give an idea of the colorful decor in the room.

To see more of David Russo's work, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/DavidAnsonRusso

Thank you to all at JDRF who trusted us with their centerpiece decor again this year. We are honored to work with them in their unwavering commitment to funding the best in diabetes research.
http://newengland.jdrf.org/

Centerpieces in production for JDRF Gala this weekend

Working in the studio on a beautiful Spring day. So happy to be working on such a colorful job and for such a worthy cause.
Here's hoping the event will be a huge success. We will follow up with pics from the event with the centerpieces lit up and surrounded by matching decor.

Illuminated Mitzvah Centerpieces for Twins at the Aquarium in Boston

Recently we created illuminated shades that sat atop ice sculpture bases for a Bat Mitzvah at the Aquarium in Boston. The twins, Rose and Sam, had chosen penguins as their motif, and the dancing duos were seen on the lamps, votive covers and other decor throughout the room. The top of the shades featured a cut out penguin holding the table numbers -  a fun way to steer guests to the correct table!
The ice sculptures were a novel way to hold the shades and glistened beautifully below the shades. The bases were created by Don at Brilliant Ice Sculptures, and lasted perfectly for the entire evening.
See more of Don's brilliant work at, visit http://www.brillianticesculpture.com/default.htm