Murphy Auditorium

Classics & Textures

We love working at the Murphy Auditorium in Chicago, with its ornate architecture and striking design.  Collections of white flowers in silver cups seemed the perfect fit. Amaryllis, roses and calla lilies mixed together with some textural assistance from some Dusty Miller and eryngium… also known as sea holly. Candles “floated” high and low around • Read More »


Ornate Architectural Inspiration

In designing the dinner set-up for a pharmaceutical research and development company, we used the ornate architecture and rich colors of Chicago’s Murphy Auditorium as inspiration for setting the tone for the event. Warm, striking blossoms like bronze cymbidium orchids, burgundy amaranthus and red amaryllis spilled from glass containers. The stage hosted large urns painted • Read More »