Testimonials
“Anyone who has attended a big gala in San Francisco knows what this man is capable of: His mind is brilliant as it relates to creativity and creating a space that makes people smile and appreciate what they’re experiencing.”
Mayor London N Breed (Nobhill Gazette)
“Event designer Riccardo Benavides crafted celestial decor with the Milky Way of stars spinning high in the Rotunda Dome. After the patron’s and major philanthropists dinner, guests dashed across to the Opera House to see a dramatic selection from the coming season’s productions.”
Diane Dorrans Saeks
“The creative genius of event designer J. Riccardo Benavides transformed the venue into a captivating landscape of wonder and sophistication.”
Haute Living Magazine
“Gala designer J. Riccardo Benavides exquisitely set his ‘Spellbound’ stage — a thematic nod to the Ballet’s ‘Cinderella’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ productions — transforming the marble rotunda into a magical forest replete with twinkling LED-lighted trees [and] Instagrammable costumed fairies.”
Catherine Bigelow (SF Chronicle)