Top 10 Blogs for Event Design Inspiration

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As top event designers know, inspiration can come from anywhere, whether it’s another event or beyond our industry — the window dressing at a Miami boutique, a Swedish photographer thought-provoking images, or a shelf created by a European design student.

To help spark unconventional ideas, ES rounded up our favorite design blogs for creative inspiration. Here’s what we found.

1. David Stark Sketchbook
   David Stark’s ability to see event possibilities in everything from a runway collection, to a “make your own clock” contest, to a graffiti artist whose medium is tape is a constant source of new ideas.

2. ready2spark
   Event industry blogger Lara McCulloch of Regal Tents draws from many sources to offer provocative design ideas, and applies her marketing mind to branding, social media and more. (@ready2spark)
   
   
   
   
   

3. The Haystack Needle
   Photo: Jen Jafarzadeh L’ItalienBrooklyn, N.Y.-based writer Jen Jafarzadeh L’Italien offers an eclectic mix on her lifestyle blog, covering home design and décor, entertaining, art, sustainability and more — such as the Stripey Straws from Jack and Lulu at left.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

4. design * sponge
   Peak into the world of design * sponge to soak up creative ideas from interior design, crafting, graphic design, DIY design and beyond. (@design_sponge)
   
   
   
   
   

5. inside the D * LSH studio
   Here, the ladies of D * Lish Design, a Southern California-based design studio specializing in event materials, let you inside the minds of two inventive, impeccably stylish designers. (@DLSHdesign)
   
   
   

6. Material Girls
   Interior design is one discipline that fuels event design (and vice versa), and interior design blog Material Girls constantly serves up fresh ideas about space, furnishings and décor from Los Angles to New York. (@material_girls)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

7. Sunday Suppers
   Karen Mordechai Photography for Sunday Suppers, karenmordechai.comCreated by New York-based artist and photographer Karen Mordechai and private chef/caterer Casey Solomon, Sunday Suppers brings together friends, artists and couples in an educational cooking/dining experience. Beautiful photos and creative design (such as the vintage wallpaper as a table covering shown at right) make for a delectable inspirational snack.
   
   
   
   
   

8. Designage
   Photo: Kelsey KeithSpace and furnishings come together to suggest new ways of thinking about design on Kelsey Keith’s Designage blog. (@kelseykeith)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

9. COCOCOZY
   Los Angeles-based blogger Coco applies her unique eye and sense of style to all things interior design. (@COCOCOZY)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

10. DesignDawgs
    Premier Los Angeles-based design mind David Merrell and his DesignDawgs are always sniffing out innovative design ideas from the world of events and beyond. (@designdawgs)