I really should have posted this several days ago, but I just came down off of cloud nine after a lovely afternoon and evening spent in Hollywood on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Kodak Theater and the Architectural Digest Oscars Green Room.  

Sunbrella was one of the Green Room sponsors this year, providing fabrics for the stars’ paparazzi-free zone. Additionally, we were invited to sit in on part of an Oscar’s rehearsal, tour the famous Green Room and meet esteemed designer Roger Thomas, known for his designs of the luxurious Wynn Properties worldwide.

For this year’s Green Room design, Roger drew his inspiration from old Hollywood glamour.  This was the 82nd year of the Oscars, and Roger’s designs harkened back to the event’s beginnings when the country was in a depression and people looked to Hollywood for escape and glamour.

Roger, a self proclaimed history buff, modeled his design after the classic Hollywood starlet with ashen hair and dark eyes. The colors in the room – from upholstery to draperies to rugs – reflected that inspiration. He created several intimate conversation spaces in the room with comfortable furniture that would allow guests to perch while awaiting their turn on stage.  Check out the LA Times article on Roger’s design methods.

The tour was lead by Adrienne Karner Byrne, Promotion Director, Architectural Digest, and we were joined by Randi MacColl, Associate Publisher, Architectural Digest; Jeff Petersen, Executive Director, Architectural Digest as well as our Sunbrella partners and dear friends, Barbara and Joe Ruggiero, Catherine and Richard Frinier.

Pictured (L to R): Adrienne Karner Byrne, Randi MacColl, Amanda Williams, Roger Thomas, Catherine and Richard Frinier, Me (Gina Wicker), Barbara Ruggiero, Robert Hernandez, Joe Ruggiero and Jeff Petersen.

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