Moroccan on a Budget

Here's a smaller Moroccan inspired event on a budget. Vivid lighting was a key element along with two other signature pieces; an elegant striped canopy cascading over the room, and mini embellished umbrella centerpieces. Event design doesn't have to be complicated to be magical and eye-catching.

LeMay Grand Opening!

Last week we had the pleasure of decorating the preview gala for LeMay - America's Car Museum's grand opening! It was none other than a Great Gatsby theme with a 1920's dress code. We went art deco and did an opulent column entry that continued into the grand gallery with lush live palms. The dinning area was inspired by a vintage chrome color pallet with a mix of charcoal crush & silver organza linens. Centerpieces were a combination of diamond champagne over-sized martini glasses & 38" flute vases topped with black and white ostrich feathers. Classic mahogany bars were mixed in-between the classic cars - which were of course the best decor of all. Even Tonight Show host Jay Leno made an appearance at the event!

Timeless for the UW

Here's a sweet event from the weekend for the University of Washington's College of Arts & Sciences. It was an award ceremony celebrating 150 years of the school!

Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seattle, we took over all of the meeting & banquet rooms on the second floor. Each room was to represent a different UW theme, from The Academic Lounge (a Jeopardy game show!), to The Quad (a cherry tree motif), and even a Tailgate Lounge, seven environments where created.

Here are a few snap shots of our decor. Also, the premier of our new royal purple satin drape! We're expecting it to be a new color trend for this year!

YWCA WE Inspire Luncheon

For the past five years we have been working with Seattle's YWCA on their WE Inspire luncheon series. There are a few organizations PJ Hummel & Company cares dearly for, and the Y is a big one. Empowering women through tough times is very important.

The Seattle session with 2000 people happened yesterday with special guest Sheryl WuDunn. She looked wonderful in front of our white satin drape that covered the stage. In the lobby we created an arch over registration with 3' balloons matching the YWCA's branding. We also set out pieces from our Kickback line of furniture with sculptures of enormous 5' balloons to continue the circle motif. We rarely design with balloons, but when they are 5' tall no one can deny how awesome they are!

Light Box Centerpieces

Living in the Pacific Northwest, we certainly see our fair share of art glass, it's everywhere! Not to mention Tacoma born Dale Chihuly. So naturally many auctions, fundraisers, and social events use art glass as centerpieces.

While glass centerpieces are beautiful, the common complaint is that they disappear on tables in event lighting. The vibrant colors are muted, and the pieces are forgotten about.

Let us share our solution, and the newest addition to our centerpiece collection, our Light Boxes! These 12" square boxes have a 4.25" platform to raise and illuminate any glass piece. The boxes themselves are clean & simple black. They blend into any setting while the tops glow to perfectly showoff the artwork placed on top.

Only at PJ Hummel & Company, think about Light Boxes for your next event!

The Emerald City!

Today we're revisiting St. Joes Auction from last year. This is the event we won an Emerald City Applause Award (how fitting!...) for Best Industry Organization Team Effort Budget $25,001-$100,000. A combination of Hollywood Lighting, Blue Danube Productions, & PJ Hummel & Company transformed St. Joesph School's auditorium intro a magical Wizard of Oz Fantasy world for their annual fundraiser!

We created the delightful entry with our iridescent green drape and our over-sized red poppies. The lighting was spectacular with the school's architecture, beautiful entrance inside & out!

Inside the ballroom, we lined the walls with our 20' high white satin drape, which was then uplit in green - furthering the Emerald City theme. We also designed two 12' long diamond chandeliers with crystal orbs suspended inside, and lined with lush white feathers!

Thank you David Wentworth Photography for these wonderful shots!

Taste Washington 2012

For the fifth year in a row we've had the pleasure of decorating Taste Washington, Seattle's Wine & Food Weekend! This year the festivities were bumped up to TWO whole days! We're happy to see this sweet little event grow.

This year we did a farmers market vignette with vintage decor & real produce, wine propping for the Viking Stage, chocolate draping & centerpieces for the dessert bar(new drape color premier!!), and our favorite - the elegant VIP lounge.