{"id":18740,"date":"2011-06-15T18:50:59","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T22:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=18740"},"modified":"2011-06-15T18:50:59","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T22:50:59","slug":"how-to-set-a-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=18740","title":{"rendered":"How To Set A Picnic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>Yes, I&#8217;m being ironic, since I hadn&#8217;t anticipated lavish tableware displays from the outdoor-themed &#8220;The Art of Entertaining,&#8221; a one-day event held June 15, 2011, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southcoastplaza.com\/\">South Coast Plaza<\/a> in Costa Mesa, California.  Work had me on the freeways, so I stopped by to check out what I thought might be cutting-edge ideas for basically moving indoor activities outdoors for summer.  I obviously didn&#8217;t read the fine print.  It was mostly about luxe table settings by Hermes, Villeroy &#038; Boch, Lalique, Baccarat.<br \/>\nBrings a whole new level of meaning to &#8220;conspicuous consumption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Hermes display.  Looks like their &#8216;Siesta&#8217; line, but I didn&#8217;t verify.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc052.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc055.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Villeroy &#038; Boch&#8217;s &#8216;New Wave&#8217; table settings with tree peonies and herbs <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc027.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc028.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lalique<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc050.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc047.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Baccarat<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc044.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc046.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crate &#038; Barrel and Restoration Hardware, like a page ripped from their catalogues<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc015.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc058.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did find some interesting things at the display by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmohome.com\/about_us.html\">Emmo<\/a>, like this grill that can double as a table and a small table-top grill on a shadow-inducing side table.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc042.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc038.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Metal cut-out bowls and squishy vases.  Polycarbonate chairs, indoor or outdoor (but what about the sweatiness factor outdoors?)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc036.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/615sc040.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And from Emmo&#8217;s website, a swing whose seat has plantable pockets for vines to creep up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i52.photobucket.com\/albums\/g23\/botanizeme\/June%202011\/droog-swing-with-the-plants-A_size1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/big><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, I&#8217;m being ironic, since I hadn&#8217;t anticipated lavish tableware displays from the outdoor-themed &#8220;The Art of Entertaining,&#8221; a one-day event held June 15, 2011, at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California. 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