The New York Public L i b r a r y
presents
An Art Book Series Event
David Stark Design:
Ordinary to Extraordinary
Wednesday May 19, 2010
6:00 p.m.
Margaret Liebman Berger Forum
Room 227 (2
nd
Floor)
Stephen
A.
Schwarzman
Building
476
Fifth Avenue
5th Avenue
and
42nd
Street
New York
,
NY
10018
212-340-0871
www.nypl.org
(directions)
Room 227 opens to public at 5:30 p.m.
All events are FREE and subject to last minute change or cancellation.
In this event
New York
’s renowned event planner and designer, David Stark of David Stark Design and Production, will inspire us with a visual tour and discussion of his firm’s most public and celebrated projects. He focuses on pushing the boundaries of event design into the realm of cutting edge installation art, while also concentrating on eco-friendly approaches. He often incorporates everyday materials and recycled items into his designs. Stark and his team are known for the innovative, imaginative events they create for a wide range of high-wattage celebrity clients such as Beyoncé Knowles and Jon Stewart, major corporations such as Target, TBS and Condé Nast, as well as high-visibility fund-raising galas for the nation’s most elite not-for-profit organizations including The Museum of Modern Art and The Robin Hood Foundation.
David Stark Design
is a visually stunning monograph that documents David Stark Design and Production’s design philosophies, conceptual process, and breadth of work put forth since the Company’s inception in 2005.
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and the
School
of
Visual Arts
,
David Stark began his career as a painter before starting his own business as an event designer. His previous books include
Napkins with a Twist
(Artisan, 2006),
To Have & to Hold: Magical Wedding Bouquets
(Artisan, 2005), and
Wild Flowers: Projects and Inspirations
(Clarkson Potter).
The program series
An Art Book
is a celebration of the essential importance and beauty of art books. The events showcase book presentations and discussions by world renowned artists, critics, curators,
historians,
and writers.
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