TORONTO Volume 6, Issue 3 Winter 2010-11 © 2010 BizBash Media
At the inaugural Paws for the Cause fund-raiser—a benefit for the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals—the event team, led by founder Laura Serra, called on 10 Canadian fashion designers to dress 10 local personalities and 10 dogs. About 250 people attended the runway show and cocktail party at Red Bull 381 Projects on October 28. A nine-image photo series, presented by sponsor Olympus, featured stylish Torontonians with their pets; it was used for event marketing and decor. DJs Greg Ipp and Ian Worang spun tunes from a Red Bull-branded Grill Chef barbecue-turned-DJ booth. Designers Cailliane and Samantha Beckerman, dressed in their own label, walked the runway with their dog Cubby. More photos and details are on BizBash.com.
On the Cover Clockwise from top left: A touch screen game at Samsung’s Vancouver Olympics pavilion, photo by Grant Harder for BizBash; a flying machine at Red Bull’s 2010 Flugtag tour kickoff in Miami, photo courtesy of Red Bull; cellophane chandeliers at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s summer dance, photo by Tay Kaune; digital grafitti at the re-opening of Chanel’s SoHo New York store, photo courtesy of Tangible Interaction; a white neon installation at the opening party for the Hermès men’s store in New York, photo by Clint Spaulding/Patrick McMullan; an artistic interpretation of Lexus’s new hybrid car at the company’s Dark Side of Green environmental debate in Miami, photo by Red Eye Productions
FROM THE EDITORS 4 Tracking the year’s trends READERS’ FORUM 11 What was the best idea you saw in 2010? THE SCOUT 15 Wintry curtains made of ice 16 Passed bites for holiday gatherings 17 Festive glasses and small plates for rent 18 A Canadian aerial-dance cirque company 20 Innovative ideas for stage design 21 What are clever ways to integrate trade show sponsors? 22 11 ideas and products to have on your radar
PHOTOS: GARY BEECHEY FOR BIZBASH
VENUES 24 Five new Toronto venues EVENT REPORTS 28 Toronto International Film Festival’s party circuit 30 Fashion Television’s 25th anniversary bash 31 From New York: Park Avenue Armory’s carnival-themed gala 32 Coast to Coast: HBO’s vintage Atlantic City-inspired Boardwalk Empire launch parties 34 Rethink Breast Cancer’s discothemed Boobyball 35 From Los Angeles: Discovery’s experiential Hub network launch event 36 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche’s allnight art celebration
37 From Washington: Glenn Beck’s 300,000-person Restoring Honor rally 38 From Chicago: Subway postconference gala’s three fresh pavilions 39 Sun Life Financial’s five-city fireworks show 40 Design Exchange’s seventh annual Black & White gala 41 From Miami: Thrillist’s branded hotel and weekend getaway 42 Canadian Opera Company’s Cinderella-themed benefit 47 Best of 2010 The top trends, ideas, designs, and events that shaped this year THE DIRECTORY 63 New venues TED KRUCKEL 64 The limits of social media
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