One of the city's most popular floral and event designers, Todd recently branched out into retail, too.

Raised in Melbourne, Todd worked in set design in his native Australia before arriving in the U.S. on vacation in 1992; he says he was so smitten by the city upon his arrival, he decided to stay permanently. He spent a few years planning events around town before founding a firm of his own, Antony Todd Studios, in 1995. That same year he landed his first big gig when the White House press office contacted him about creating floral arrangements for a UN summit. (One small hitch: While he was busy working with the Secret Service to coordinate decorations at the gala, he wasn't even a legal US resident.) For his first few years in business, Todd was renowned for his exquisite floral designs. Since then, he's built a thriving event planning business and branched out into interior design and retail, too. Todd's client list is a long one. The "ingenious and disarmingly charming" Todd (at least according to his website) has done work for Graydon Carter, Martha Stewart, Amy Sacco, Condé Nast, Miramax, and MoMA, among others. [Image via Getty]