After 18 years of planning and designing some of the most talked about weddings in Los Angeles, Ryan Larson is recognized as an expert at “making a tabletop sing,” as she says.
Her newest collection was chosen by G and G Goodfellows as one of the Best New Designs in Table Top in 2018. Tin Parade’s recent debut at the Ambiente trade show in Germany was warmly received by an international market.
A big win for Tin Parade this past season was being chosen for an Artist Residency under West Elm at their flagship store in Santa Monica, California USA. Besides being an artistic platform, Ryan used the opportunity to do a number of interesting, creative, and entrepreneurial collaborations with other woman owned businesses.
A passion and expertise for designing jaw dropping weddings is what led Ryan to found Tin Parade Party.Gift.Home, and launch her own line of entertaining goods. A year after launching, Tin Parade jumped to six figure sales. And now, five and a half years later, Tin Parade's goods have been sold in places like Nordstrom, Paper Source, Anthropologie's BHLDN and fashionable boutiques across North America and beyond.
Ryan designs each of Tin Parade's products with a core principle: High quality. Ryan loves to note that nothing Tin Parade makes is disposable and therefore, won’t quickly end up in a landfill. She is inspired by interior design, and art and holds a degree in history. It’s this appreciation of the past that guides her in creating things she hopes will become family traditions year after year. Her newest Napkin Wrap collection is no exception, combining metal, fabrics and leather into a distinct embellishment for your table setting.
"I just want to keep creating special things that are unique and haven't been done to death, but still feel classic somehow. I love that the Napkin Wraps are a twist on a classic Napkin Ring but really fresh at the same time," says Ryan.
Having laid out some of the most beautiful table tops in the event industry, Ryan truly believes that the world of tabletop is ready to evolve with novel ideas and new traditions. That is what excites her most every time she imagines her next collection.