To celebrate its 95th birthday, Saks created a pop-up, luxury carousel at New York’s Rockefeller Center from September 6 to 10. The carousel, which was produced by Endeavor Global Marketing, featured props and imagery inspired by the brand and New York. Street teams handed out special tokens for the carousel to passersby throughout the city a day before it opened.
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Experiential, Activations & SponsorshipsSeptember 13, 2019
The 2020 Color of the Year was revealed via a pop-up display nestled in the woods of Calistoga Ranch.
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Experiential, Activations & SponsorshipsSeptember 11, 2019
The 11th annual Artists for Peace and Justice (A.P.J.) Festival Gala, a major annual event during TIFF, took place September 7 at the Windsor Arms Hotel. The event raised more than $1.1 million to support education in Haiti.
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CanadaSeptember 11, 2019
Got Light (@gotlightsf) used 642 LED tubes to create an eye-catching design at the California Academy of Science's 2017 Big Bang Gala.
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AudiovisualSeptember 10, 2019
Kehoe Designs provided decor for a tented dinner that followed the performance. Some 800 guests sat for dinner in an 80- by 220-foot tent erected on the lawn. The tent was constructed over the course of seven days and was accompanied by a 20- by 110-foot food prep area.
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Event DesignSeptember 10, 2019
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GatherGeeksSeptember 10, 2019
The projections at each place setting consisted of three different stories, including one that featured Las Vegas-inspired imagery.
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AudiovisualSeptember 9, 2019
One year after Bud Light introduced the Victory Fridges—which were unlocked at local Cleveland bars when the Browns won their first game in two years—the beer brand reintroduced the fridges in a pop-up store themed after the N.F.L. team. On September 3 and 4, the so-called B.L. & Brown’s Appliance Super Store was decked out in blue and orange and offered fridges that were available for purchase. The pop-up opened with a chain-cutting ceremony led by W.W.E.’s the Miz, former Browns players, Mayor Frank Jackson, and the Bud Knight mascot.
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Experiential, Activations & SponsorshipsSeptember 6, 2019
The Los Angeles premiere of The Game Changers, director Louie Psihoyos's new documentary on the rise of plant-based eating in professional sports, took place at the Arclight Hollywood on Wednesday night. A greenery-filled after-party featuring vegan catering was held at the Sunset Room, with production by Kate Mazzuca and flowers and plants by Floral Crush Studio.
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Los Angeles / Southern CaliforniaSeptember 6, 2019
For its 26th year of partnership with the U.S. Open, American Express worked with Momentum Worldwide to create an interactive fan experience at the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The experience pays homage to the sporting event’s home of New York, with a variety of interactive stations that replicate aspects of the city. Stations include Borough Ball, a game of pong that allows fans to become players on a game board, designed to reflect each of New York’s boroughs. Another station features digital murals, designed by Brooklyn-based artist Askew One, where fans can use digital spray paint cans to create their own art.
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Experiential, Activations & SponsorshipsSeptember 5, 2019
The Peach Pit pop-up on Melrose was initially developed by Fox and PopSugar to promote August's BH90210 premiere. Based on the success of its two-day run, CBS Consumer Products asked the Saved by the Max team to transform it into a fully functioning restaurant, open to the public through the end of this month.
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Event Production & FabricationSeptember 5, 2019
The Anchor Club, an indoor-outdoor space with views of the 18th and first fairways and the second-hole green, featured an air-conditioned first floor and open-air second floor.
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Experiential, Activations & SponsorshipsSeptember 4, 2019
The Dr. Seuss Experience, opening at Square One in Mississauga in October, will feature numerous interactive rooms inspired by stories such as The Lorax.
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CanadaSeptember 4, 2019
HGTV Magazine’s sixth annual Block Park, held in New York in August, featured an HGTV logo made from sand. Rubik Marketing designed and produced the event.
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Event DesignSeptember 3, 2019
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GatherGeeksSeptember 3, 2019