David Stark is a renowned, New York based event producer as well as President and Creative Director of David Stark Design and Production. This full-service event design and planning firm is celebrated for the innovative, imaginative events it creates for a wide range of high-wattage celebrity clients such as Beyoncé Knowles and Jon Stewart, major corporations such as Target, TBS and Condé Nast, as well as high-visibility fund-raising galas for the nation's most elite not-for-profit organizations including The Museum of Modern Art and The Robin Hood Foundation.

Stark's first solo book release, Napkins with a Twist (Artisan, 2006), explores endless ways to set and accessorize the tabletop as well as how to relate it beautifully to overall party themes, décor, menus and planning. He previously released To Have & to Hold: Magical Wedding Bouquets (Artisan, 2005), a guidebook for the bride-to-be that offers tips on selecting the right flowers for the big day and beautifully illustrates how to personalize and choose them according to your personality, body type and wedding season. In 2003, David co-authored a floral design book, Wild Flowers: Projects and Inspirations (Clarkson Potter).

CBS' The Early Show, The Today Show, The View and Martha Stewart are several television shows that often call upon David to serve as a guest expert on décor, party planning, holiday decorating and home planting projects. David and his work are often featured in publications including Elle Décor, Glamour, Interior Design, InStyle, House Beautiful, and Town & Country to name a few.

David Stark currently resides and works in Brooklyn, NY and received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts.

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