In Defense of Decadence

"We were invited to collaborate on this styled dinner by our dear friends at Comparti New York, one of our favorite boutique catering partners. They had already planted the seeds for the gathering with The Altman Building and Armarium, but looked to us to help develop the theme and build our our dream team of vendors. As we explored the venue and what we wanted to achieve with the dinner, it became a priority to demonstrate how easily the venue's raw, industrial space could be dressed to offer a unique alternative to a more traditional ballroom setting. During a brainstorm, Comparti's Mac Osborne referenced a piece in The New York Times entitled "In Defense of Decadence" celebrating the intentionally overly flourished menu and service at Le Cirque. We decided that we wanted to recreate a similar deliciously over-the-top dining experience for our guests, and thus the event name and concept took off from there." - Erica Taylor Haskins, Tinsel Experiential Design